Cloud Data AI/Foundations Manager

Your future role at a glance

• Location: Remote

• Department: Data Delivery and Governance

• Schedule: Days | Full-Time

• Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

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How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and grow a high-performing, diverse team of data engineers, DevOps specialists, and platform engineers.

• Operational Excellence: Own the reliability, high availability, and operational health of mission-critical, enterprise-level production data systems.

• Cloud Architecture & Delivery: Oversee the architectural design and deployment of scalable data solutions across the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem.

• Process Automation: Lead the strategy and execution for CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and robust observability frameworks.

• AI Innovation: Champion and integrate AI-assisted engineering practices to optimize development workflows, boost efficiency, and improve system resilience.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, analytics, and business teams to align technical deliverables with strategic goals, leveraging enterprise operational and analytics tools.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's

• degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences:

• Domain Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Data Engineering, DevOps, Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Data Operations.

• Leadership: 3+ years of technical leadership experience actively managing engineering or operational teams.

• Production Operations: Proven track record of managing enterprise-level production systems with stringent high-availability and operational excellence requirements.

• GCP Ecosystem: Deep technical expertise in core Google Cloud Platform services, specifically BigQuery, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Dataflow, Dataproc, and Cloud Storage.

• Automation & CI/CD: Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern observability tooling.

• Enterprise Tooling: Hands-on experience with enterprise operational and project management tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence) as well as BI/analytics platforms (Power BI, Looker).

• Engineering Culture: Active interest in AI-assisted engineering practices and a strong commitment to cultivating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.

Benefits that help you thrive

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options

• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance

• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits

• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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