As the Engineering Manager accountable for Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning, you will lead a team of skilled engineers in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure solutions across cloud environments. In this strategic role, you will drive the adoption of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and cloud-native provisioning patterns to empower product teams, while also providing direction and oversight through the management of department objectives, budgets, and schedules. You will partner with both internal and external stakeholders, interpret organization-wide policies, and lead technical efforts to align cloud initiatives with organizational objectives. The role also supports business and technology goals by optimizing processes so that engineers can dedicate more time to coding and reduce the need for administrative tasks. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:  Designing Solutions + Reviews technical solution design and architecture and provide guidance and direction. + Takes part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions. + Reviews technical solution and supports the execution of the solution Developing Software + Has Developed software.   Can read code and stays up to date on best practices. + Ensures code reviews are completed Learning and applying new techniques + Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc. They need to make space so teams can take time for these activities. + Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business Collaborating within team + Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings + Helps break down barriers for the team + Engages in sprint demos; Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team + Partners with product team on roadmaps and backlogs, and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise. + Collaborates with product team for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups  + Creates a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas Collaborating across teams + Supports and empowers teams to broker solutions across products + Understands how the product integrates with other products and ensures consistency in approach to work towards a common goal / outcome. + Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams + Proactively identifies cross team challenges and works to empower teams in solve collaboratively Collaborating across the organization + Aligns the team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area Setting product/platform technology strategy + Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments + Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap + Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area. Infrastructure Strategy & Execution + Contributes to the definition and strategy for cloud infrastructure provisioning across AWS and on prem platforms. + Drives adoption of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated provisioning frameworks. + Collaborates with product teams, enterprise architecture, engineering enablement, information security, and platform teams to align initiatives for optimal developer experience. Defining Engineering standards/patterns + Collaborates with engineers to ensure adoption of engineering practices and be an advocate to bring the engineering disciplines. + Promotes engineering practices and continuous improvement approaches such as DevOps and observability + Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns DevOps + Defines and supports the development Lifecyle processes + Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems + DevOps continuously evaluated through observability, monitoring and alerting + Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve + Serves as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues  Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors + Serves as an advocate to the team to define criteria’s for selecting the right platform/technology + Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection. + Executes or manages the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships. C oaching Engineers + Holds regular 1:1s with team members and team meetings + Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience. + Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities. Recruiting/building talent + Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners + Plans in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process + Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization. + Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.  ​ + Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.  Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.   + Manages a team of direct and indirect staff  QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:   Required: + Certification in AWS + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience  + Deep expertise in cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code tools. + Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and modern infrastructure patterns. + 7 + years of progressively responsible positions in infrastructure engineering including portfolio strategy and roadmap development.  + 2 + years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical implementations with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.  + Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.  + Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.  + Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.  + Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.  + Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.    Preferred:  + Financial Services industry experience  + Experience working in a matrix management organization  + Experience with product development and management  + Experience with Kubernetes, service mesh, and cloud-native networking. + Familiarity with FinOps, cost optimization, and cloud governance. Qualifications + 7+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership or management role. + Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.). + Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD, and modern infrastructure patterns. + Proven ability to lead distributed teams and deliver complex technical projects. + Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. Pay Transparency Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $136,721.00 - $184,976.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits. The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion. Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex , gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state , or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants. Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation , please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.