Cloud Platform Engineering Manager

Cloud Platform Engineering Manager Farm Bureau Financial Services - 3.6 West Des Moines, IA Job Details Permanent | Full-time 3 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Infrastructure as Code (IaC) English Technology security practices Team management Full Job Description Are you passionate about building scalable cloud platforms that empower engineering teams and drive business impact? We're looking for a dynamic Cloud Platform Engineering Manager to own the strategy, delivery, and evolution of our enterprise cloud platforms. In this role, you'll lead a talented team, shape our cloud roadmap, and ensure our platforms are secure, resilient, and cost-effective - enabling faster delivery of mission‑critical applications that protect livelihoods and futures. This is an opportunity to lead at both a strategic and hands-on level, partnering closely with business and technology leaders to turn vision into execution. Who is Farm Bureau Financial Services? At Farm Bureau Financial Services, we make insurance simple so our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We're proud of our more than 75-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

What You'll Do:

Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing cloud platform engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development. Own the design, implementation, and day-to-day operation of enterprise hybrid cloud platforms that streamline and accelerate application delivery. Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices that enable consistency and scalability. Embed security, compliance, and regulatory requirements directly into cloud platforms through automated controls and standardized deployment pipelines. Ensure platform reliability by managing availability, resiliency, service levels, and incident response processes. Drive cloud financial excellence by overseeing budgets, FinOps practices, and ongoing cost optimization efforts. Partner with business and IT leaders to align cloud strategy and platform roadmaps with enterprise priorities and engineering needs. Lead complex, high-visibility initiatives such as cloud migrations, application modernization, and transitions to standardized cloud architectures. Qualifications Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) with 9+ years of relevant experience. Demonstrated success leading technical teams in complex environments, particularly in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering. Deep expertise in cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and modern cloud development practices. Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, observability, and resiliency principles. Azure certifications (AZ‑900, AZ‑104, AZ‑204, AZ‑305) are preferred. Excellent analytical, communication, and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to connect technical solutions to meaningful business outcomes. Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal. Reliable, regular attendance and a strong sense of accountability. What We Offer You When you're on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You'll hear about career development and educational opportunities, an enhanced 401K with a match, low cost health, dental, and vision benefits, life and disability insurance options, and paid time off, including holidays, volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and even an onsite medical clinic. Farm Bureau…. where the grass really IS greener!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship :

At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.