Cloud Platform Manager - Migration (Deputy General Manager)

Business Title : Cloud Platform Manager - Migration  

Global Function : Business Technology

Job Grade : Deputy General Manager

Role Purpose Statement:

The Cloud Platform Manager is a critical leadership role within Bunge's Global IT organization. You will lead and inspire a team of talented cloud engineers responsible for building, operating, and continuously evolving Bunge's next-generation Cloud Platform. This platform serves as the foundation for enterprise applications, data, AI, and digital capabilities, enabling secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions across the company.
In this role, you will drive the adoption of cloud engineering best practices, platform automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and platform-as-a-product principles. You will empower application and product teams through self-service capabilities, standardized cloud services, and reusable engineering patterns that accelerate innovation while maintaining governance, security, operational excellence, and cost efficiency.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and a passion for building high-performing engineering teams. You will navigate the challenges of a complex global environment while capitalizing on opportunities to leverage modern cloud technologies, automation, and engineering practices to transform Bunge's technology landscape and support its cloud-first strategy. This position plays a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, security, and continuous improvement of the enterprise cloud platform that powers Bunge's digital transformation initiatives.

Main Accountabilities:

• Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
  • Provide mentorship, coaching, and career development guidance to a team of Cloud Engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, operational excellence, and continuous learning.
  • Build and sustain a high-performing engineering organization focused on delivering secure, reliable, and scalable cloud platform capabilities.
  • Promote engineering best practices, technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Develop and Execute Cloud Platform Strategy
  • Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to define and execute the long-term vision and roadmap for Bunge's Cloud Platform.
  • Drive adoption of Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Platform-as-a-Product principles.
  • Ensure platform investments align with Bunge's cloud-first strategy, business objectives, security requirements, and operational goals.
• Oversee Platform Architecture and Engineering
  • Lead the design, development, implementation, and continuous evolution of secure, scalable, resilient, and reusable cloud platform services.
  • Establish and enforce cloud engineering standards, reference architectures, automation patterns, and operational best practices.
  • Guide technical decisions related to cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, observability, container platforms, developer tooling, and platform services.
• Ensure Security, Governance, and Compliance
  • Implement and enforce cloud governance, security, identity, compliance, and operational policies across platform environments.
  • Partner with Architecture, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure cloud services meet internal and external requirements.
  • Drive security-by-design and automation-first approaches to cloud platform operations
  • Manage Platform Reliability, Operations, and Optimization
  • Continuously improve platform reliability, availability, performance, scalability, and resiliency.
  • Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
  • Drive FinOps practices and optimization strategies to maximize platform efficiency and cloud cost effectiveness
  • Establish and track operational KPIs, SLOs, SLIs, and service health metrics.
• Collaborate with Stakeholders
  • Build strong relationships with application teams, product teams, enterprise architecture, security, infrastructure, and business technology stakeholders.
  • Enable application teams through self-service platform capabilities, reusable patterns, and standardized cloud services.
  • Partner with Product Owners and Delivery Leads to prioritize platform investments and engineering outcomes.
    Stay Current with Industry Trends
  • Research, evaluate, and adopt emerging cloud technologies, engineering practices, automation capabilities, and platform engineering trends.
  • Promote innovation through experimentation, continuous learning, and adoption of modern cloud-native capabilities.
  • Recommend and implement solutions that improve developer productivity, operational excellence, platform reliability, and business agility.
• Impact / Dimensions
  • Global Reach: Influences cloud platform strategy, engineering standards, and operational practices across Bunge's global technology landscape.
  • Business Impact: Enables business transformation by providing secure, scalable, reliable cloud platform capabilities that support enterprise applications, data, AI, and digital initiatives.
  • Team Leadership: Leads and develops a team of Cloud Engineers responsible for engineering and operating enterprise cloud platform services.
  • Technical Leadership: Serves as a recognized internal expert in cloud platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, automation, and platform architecture.
  • Platform Ownership: Helps define and execute the cloud platform roadmap, strategy, and operating model.
  • Operational Excellence: Directly impacts platform reliability, security, governance, performance, resilience, and cost efficiency across the enterprise.
• Major Opportunities and Decisions
  • Influence the future direction of Bunge's cloud platform architecture and engineering strategy.
  • Drive adoption of modern cloud engineering, platform engineering, automation, and developer experience practices.
  • Champion self-service platform capabilities that accelerate application delivery and innovation.
  • Develop, mentor, and retain high-performing cloud engineering talent.
  • Ensure operational excellence for cloud platform services at global scale.
  • Shape cloud governance, security, reliability, and FinOps capabilities across the enterprise.
  • Evaluate and adopt new cloud technologies, services, and engineering practices.
• Management / Leadership
  • Leadership Style: Collaborative, empowering, customer-focused, and results-oriented.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop cloud engineering talent while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
  • Lead cloud platform strategy, platform engineering practices, and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Drive technical discussions and engineering reviews to ensure best practices, architectural consistency, automation, and implementation quality.
  • Balance strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership and problem solving.
  • Contribute to workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational growth strategies.
  • Partner with peer engineering leaders to establish common engineering standards, ways of working, and platform governance.
• Key Relations
  • Internal
    • Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE)
    • Application Engineering and Product Teams
    • Enterprise Architecture
    • Cyber Security
    • Infrastructure and Operations
    • Data & Analytics Teams
    • Business Technology Leadership (BTL)
    • Delivery and Program Management Teams
  • External
    • Google Cloud and strategic cloud providers
    • Technology vendors and managed service providers
    • Industry groups and professional communities
    • Consulting and implementation partners
• Knowledge and Technical Competencies
  • Cloud Platforms
    • Extensive hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred), AWS, and/or Azure.
    • Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, infrastructure services, networking, identity, security, and governance
    • Cloud Engineering & Platform Engineering
    • Strong expertise in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Platform-as-a-Product concepts.
    • Experience building and operating enterprise-scale cloud platforms and shared services
    • Infrastructure as Code & Automation
    • Advanced experience with Terraform and cloud automation frameworks.
    • Strong understanding of GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment practices.
    • Containers & Modern Platforms
      • Experience with Kubernetes, GKE, container platforms, service mesh technologies, and cloud-native application platforms.
      • Understanding of developer platforms and self-service enablement models.
  • Reliability & Operations
    • Experience implementing SRE practices including SLOs, SLIs, observability, monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational readiness.
    • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Security & Governance
  • Deep understanding of cloud security, IAM, networking, policy management, compliance, and governance frameworks.
  • Experience implementing security-by-design and automated compliance controls.
• Software Engineering
  • Experience with Python, Go, Java, or similar modern programming languages.
  • Familiarity with API design, automation development, and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Financial & Operational Management
  • Experience with cloud cost management, FinOps practices, capacity planning, and operational optimization.
• Delivery Methodologies
  • Experience working in Agile, Product, DevOps, and Platform Engineering operating models.

Education & Experience:

•  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 3 years in a management role.
• Experience building and managing large-scale Public Cloud Platforms.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

•    We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
•    We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•    We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge