Manager Cloud Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent
Contract Duration:

Why you will love working here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to makeaviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive.

• Our Values are not just words on a page - they are the energy behind everything we do: ONE IATA - We collaborate across teams, TRUSTED - We do the right thing, INNOVATIVE - We make tomorrow better, INCLUSIVE - We embrace diverse perspectives.
• With over 30,000 courses available, we believe in continuous learning and support your growth in an ever-changing industry.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion are our priorities. We are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies.
• We encourage community involvement through volunteering and strive to make tomorrow better for aviation and our communities. We offer time off so you can support causes important to you.
• We promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you get your birthday off!

About the team you are joining

As Manager, Cloud Engineering, you will lead the management and optimization of IATA’s cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS. Reporting to the Tech Lead Cloud Engineering, you will ensure adherence to IATA’s Unified Infrastructure standards, drive automation, and enhance the DevSecOps lifecycle.

What your day would be like

Oversee day-to-day operations of GCP, AWS, and on-premises environments.
Optimize cloud performance and costs across platforms.
Design and implement scalable and secure cloud solutions aligned with business needs.
Participate in projects and RFPs that require cloud Infrastructure or general IT operational needs.
Manage infrastructure deployments using automation tools (Terraform, ArgoCD, Helm, etc.).
Support CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot OS, application, and network issues.
Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to deliver well-architected solutions.
Deploy and support the infrastructure for full stack applications
Maintain identity and DNS services (Active Directory, Azure Entra ID, Cloudflare).
Partner with internal teams and IT providers for application onboarding, operations and monitoring with Datadog.

We would love to hear from you if

Degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience.
More than 5 years of experience in cloud engineering including hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (, GKE, VPC, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, Vertex AI). GCP certification is a plus.
Proven hands-on AWS experience ( EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS/ECS, API Gateway). AWS certification is a plus.
Proficiency in DevOps tools (Terraform, ArgoCD, Helm), scripting (Python, PowerShell) and monitoring (Datadog).
Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows environments.
Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and supporting Apache Kafka and AMQP-based messaging platforms (such as RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ) in cloud environments (AWS/GCP) is a plus.
Ability to mentor other team members and collaborate in a diverse, international team.

Travel Required: N

Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at . We are looking forward to hearing from you!