Director, Cloud & Integrations Engineer

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...