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Cloud Services Escalation Lead

Centric Software®
Campbell, CA
On-siteUSD 130,000 - 160,000 / year

About this role

About the Role Lead resolution of critical escalations across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. Serve as the final escalation point for complex, customer-impacting incidents. Coordinate cross-functional teams to troubleshoot outages and service disruptions, and drive rapid, reliable resolutions to protect customer experience. What You'll Do

  • Lead resolution of critical escalations across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments
  • Serve as the final escalation point for complex, customer-impacting incidents
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, support, product) during outages and service disruptions
  • Conduct deep technical investigations and root cause analyses across cloud platforms
  • Develop and maintain escalation protocols, incident runbooks, and postmortem documentation
  • Communicate incident status and resolution plans to internal and external stakeholders
  • Identify patterns in escalations and collaborate with engineering to implement preventive measures
  • Mentor support engineers and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and training initiatives
  • Influence product and infrastructure roadmaps to improve reliability and customer experience What We're Looking For
  • 8+ years in cloud operations, technical support, or infrastructure engineering
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP (multi-cloud architecture and troubleshooting)
  • Strong understanding of networking, security, and distributed systems
  • Proven track record in incident management and escalation handling
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to lead under pressure and drive clarity in ambiguous situations
  • Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, GCP Professional Cloud Architect) are a plus Nice to Have
  • Strategic mindset with a bias for action
  • Passion for operational excellence and customer success
  • Experience with ITIL, DevOps, and SRE principles
  • Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, Prometheus) Compensation & Benefits
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 - $160,000 (depending on location). Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training.
  • Compensation details may include additional variable incentives.
  • Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.

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