IT Manager, Cloud Foundations | Platforms

At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all of our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience. Delta is focused on sustaining a strong IT operation, growing our capabilities, and maximizing optimization across each of our tech hubs to elevate the travel experience for our customers and empower our 90,000 Delta people. We're committed to fostering innovation, and we're excited to invite you to be part of our journey as we shape the future of technology at the world's best airline. Delta's Reliability, Architecture & Infrastructure Services for the Enterprise (RAISE) organization is hiring an IT Manager to lead our Cloud Foundations & Platforms team - the group responsible for architecting and governing the enterprise AWS environment that powers Delta's technology ecosystem. We are hiring for an IT Manager to lead our Cloud Foundations & Platforms team - the architects, innovators, and innovators behind Delta's enterprise AWS environment. In this role, you'll define the standards, automation, and governance that keep our cloud ecosystem resilient, secure, and ready for the future. About The Organization and Team: RAISE (Reliability, Architecture & Infrastructure Services for the Enterprise) powers Delta's global operations by delivering secure, reliable, and modern infrastructure platforms. Within RAISE, the Architecture Strategy & Cloud Experience organization serves as Delta's center of excellence for cloud architecture and platform enablement. The Cloud Foundations & Platforms team defines how Delta engineers build, scale, and secure technology - setting enterprise standards for AWS and hybrid-cloud environments that support the company's most critical systems. Why You'll Love This Team This team operates as Delta's Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE), uniting architecture mastery with engineering innovation. The Cloud Foundations & Platforms team defines how Delta does cloud: setting the standards, patterns, and best practices that elevate every system and every team that builds on top of it. In this role, you will lead engineers who shape Delta's AWS ecosystem - crafting the frameworks and automation that unlock speed, resilience, and security across the enterprise. It's a role for leaders who thrive on scale, complexity, and impact. Key Responsibilities Including but not limited to: • Define and execute strategy for Delta's AWS foundations, including networking, identity, security guardrails, and automation. • Manage private and public cloud platforms, enabling hybrid-cloud modernization and mission-critical migrations to AWS. • Oversee multi-account AWS environments leveraging AWS Organizations and Control Tower for compliance, scalability, and performance. • Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Operations to align modernization roadmaps and resiliency frameworks. • Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible Tower). • Advance DevOps maturity through self-service provisioning and cloud-native enablement. • Integrate observability and monitoring frameworks (CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic) for proactive reliability management. • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of AWS engineers and specialists, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. • Champion Delta's values of Care, Integrity, Resilience, and Servant Leadership in day-to-day operations. • Serve as a key voice in Delta's Cloud Center of Excellence, influencing enterprise standards and architectural best practices. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job