Senior Director, IT, Cloud Services

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences, we’re dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients’ lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale, enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team, your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

In the pivotal role of Senior Director, IT, Cloud Services , you will be at the helm of orchestrating and defining the roadmap for our elite global DevOps, Architecture, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams. Your leadership will be instrumental in fortifying and optimizing our cloud infrastructure. We are in pursuit of a visionary leader who possesses a profound understanding of cloud technologies, a passion for automation, and a commitment to building robust systems.

How you’ll make an impact :

Recruit and nurture top technical talent to build an innovative, team-focused, and high-performing culture.

Lead the strategic vision for our team, managing :

Public and Private Clouds

Servers & Storage Solutions

Virtual Desktops & Application Publishing

Disaster Recovery

Observability Tools

Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps)

Developer Toolsets

Streamline function roadmaps to align with business objectives reflecting industry trends.

Oversee key metrics for availability, cost, performance, and reliability.

Promote technical quality , adopting best-in-class technologies and practices.

Negotiate contracts, manage relationships, and evaluate third-party solutions.

What you’ll need :

A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field and 14+ years of experience as a Developer, Cloud Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer, demonstrating ability in managing high-performing teams.

What else we look for (Preferred) :

Led global IT / engineering teams exceeding twenty members.

Expert-level knowledge and certifications in one or more public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Experience architecting multi-cloud, resilient solutions driven by clear Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Experience leading high-performing teams working with large-scale automation frameworks built on modern programming languages like Python, Java, Go, and Terraform.

Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).

Ability to convey complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $182,000 to $259,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).Applications will accepted while this position is posted on our Career website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.