MiGreatDataLake Cloud DevOps Manager
Deadline: August 18, 2026
District/Organization: MAISA
Position/Type: Other, full time
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000/annually
Position Details
Job Title: MiGreatDataLake Cloud DevOps Manager
Reports To: MiGreatDataLake Project Director
Start Date of Position: September 2026
Location: Remote with occasional daily travel and overnights across Michigan; Candidates must live in MI.
Sponsorship: Sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Position Summary: MAISA is seeking a strategic and highly technical Cloud DevOps Manager to lead our cloud infrastructure initiatives, specifically focusing on a massive, statewide enterprise implementation within the public K-12 education sector. In this role, you will bridge the gap between deep technical execution and high-level project leadership. You will manage a team of talented engineers, oversee the architecture of our AWS-native environments, and leverage Cloudwick Amorphic to drive advanced data and analytics capabilities. The ideal candidate understands the unique compliance, scalability, and stakeholder challenges of the K-12 public education landscape and has a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions across an entire state. (Please see the MiGreatDataLake Feasibility Study for more information.)
Qualifications:
- Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining robust environments using AWS native services.
- Platform Specifics: Demonstrated, practical experience managing and deploying Cloudwick Amorphic for enterprise data operations.
- Implementation Scale: Proven track record of successfully leading complex, statewide enterprise technology implementations from inception to completion.
- Industry Experience: Direct experience working within or extensively supporting the public K-12 education system, with a strong understanding of its unique data, privacy, and operational requirements.
- Leadership: 3+ years of direct employee management experience, including hiring, mentoring, and guiding technical teams.
- Project Management: Strong project management skill set, with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable, measurable project plans.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Cloud Architecture & Engineering: Architect, deploy, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure using AWS native features (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform).
- Data Lake Management: Lead the implementation and optimization of data lake and analytics solutions utilizing Cloudwick Amorphic to support statewide educational data initiatives.
- Enterprise Project Management: Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of a statewide K-12 enterprise implementation. Manage project scopes, timelines, budgets, and cross-functional deliverables to ensure on-time and successful rollouts.
- Team Leadership: Direct, mentor, and grow a team of DevOps engineers and cloud architects. Conduct performance reviews, manage resource allocation, and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
- Sector Strategy: Apply deep knowledge of the public K-12 education sector to ensure infrastructure meets strict compliance, security (e.g., FERPA, COPPA), and accessibility standards required by state and local education agencies.
- DevOps & Automation: Champion CI/CD best practices, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and automated security guardrails to streamline deployments and reduce operational overhead.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary technical liaison between technical teams, state education department officials, school district IT directors, and executive leadership.
Professional competencies desired:
- Certifications: Active, high-level AWS certifications heavily preferred (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional).
- Education: Advanced degree preferred (Master's or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Systems Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Methodologies: PMP, CSM (Scrum Master), or ITIL certifications are a strong plus.
- Desire to learn new technologies and skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Patience
- Empathy
Wages and Benefits:
- An annual salary of $90,000 - $110,000, 401k contribution, and medical benefits are included
Conditions:
- This is an at-will position and can be terminated by either party
- The position is dependent on renewal based on performance review and funding
How to Apply:
Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and resume by August 18, 2026 to:
John Severson, Ph.D.,
Ex. Director, MAISA
1001 Centennial Way, Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48917
Submissions can be sent electronically to: support@gomaisa.org
E-mail: support@gomaisa.org
Website: Link
Attachments: MiGreatDataLake_CloudDevOpsMgr_Job-Posting_8.4.26.pdf
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