Job Purpose 

Lead the Cloud Engineering team in a senior techno-commercial role focused on cloud infrastructure. The role is accountable for delivering and operating public cloud, hybrid and private cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure and on-premises virtualization. It is also expected to drive enterprise-grade infrastructure migration and modernization with an automation-first and AI-first approach.

The Job

• Lead, grow and inspire the Cloud Engineering team, building a culture where automation and AI are part of everyday work.
• Take full ownership of cloud migration and modernization projects, from start to finish.
• Design and deliver public cloud (AWS and Azure), hybrid and private cloud infrastructure.
• Build modern platforms using Kubernetes, CI/CD and DevOps practices, and drive platform engineering across the team.
• Keep customer environments running smoothly, and make sure issues are resolved quickly and service commitments are met.
• Replace manual work with automation and AI to improve speed, quality and reliability.
• Keep improving the reliability, security and cost-efficiency of the services we deliver, applying FinOps practices to control and optimize cloud spend.
• Support the sales team on bids and proposals and help grow our managed services business.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and partners, and as the go-to person for complex issues.

The Person

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field.
• 12+ years in IT infrastructure, including 5+ years in cloud and 3+ years leading teams.
• Strong hands-on experience across public cloud (AWS and Azure), hybrid and private cloud, including on-premises virtualization.
• Proven track record of leading large cloud migration and modernization projects.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps and platform engineering.
• Strong experience with open-source technologies.
• Good understanding of AI and how it can be used to improve infrastructure and operations.
• An automation-first mindset, with experience using modern automation tools.
• A FinOps mindset, with a strong focus on managing and optimizing cloud costs.
• Strong business sense, with experience in service delivery and working to customer commitments.
• Knowledge of tools that complement cloud, such as monitoring, backup, security and cost management tools, is an added advantage.
• Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, VMware, ITIL or project management) are an advantage.
• Excellent leadership, people and communication skills.