Director, Cloud & Integrations Engineer
Company: Relay Graduate School of Education
Location: Remote (Remote)
Salary: $96,525 - $135,135 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-03-19
About this role
Director, Cloud & Integrations Engineer
Location: Flexible within the U.S.
Type: Full-time
Role Overview
Relay Graduate School of Education is seeking a senior, strategic Director, Cloud & Integrations Engineer to lead the evolution of our cloud platform, enterprise integrations, and API-first architecture.
As a director-level engineer, you will own the vision and execution of Relay's cloud, integration, and API ecosystem across our cloud infrastructure, while helping the organization responsibly adopt AI-driven capabilities that improve scalability, reliability, and user experience for students, faculty, and staff. You will balance hands-on technical leadership with architectural decision-making, mentorship, and cross-functional partnerships.
This role is ideal for a senior technologist who thrives at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, APIs, integrations, data, and applied AI, and who is motivated by mission-driven impact.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Platform Leadership
- Own the end-to-end architecture, reliability, security, and scalability of Relay's cloud environments (IaaS and PaaS).
- Set cloud standards, reference architectures, and best practices, ensuring alignment with security, compliance, and cost-optimization goals.
- Lead complex cloud migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives with minimal disruption to mission-critical systems.
- Partner with Technology leadership to define the multi-year cloud and integration roadmap.
API & Integration Strategy
- Establish and lead an **API-first, integration-driven architecture**, enabling scalable, reusable, and well-governed services across the enterprise.
- Design, build, and oversee APIs and event-driven integrations connecting SaaS platforms, core business systems, data platforms, and internal applications.
- Own API lifecycle management, including versioning, security, monitoring, documentation, and developer experience...