Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture - Nottingham/ hybrid - �100,000 to �120,000
We're currently hiring for a Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture to join a well-known brand based out of their Head Office in Nottingham. The Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture will join their expanding team of IT professionals to challenge how the cloud is used and improve the wider business utilize cloud capabilities.
The role will be split up of 20% strategic focused, 40% technical and 40% people/ stakeholder management. The Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture will also have a focus of setting up the cloud centre of excellence and aim to build a team with the focus of working to architect development strategies that will enhance the capabilities of automation, AI and support the overall services that the team will manage.
The Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture will benefit from hybrid working of 4 days onsite roughly per month and have a car allowance + a strong bonus scheme.
Responsibilities of the Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture:
- Challenge the current norm way of traditional on-prem thinking and strategies to improve the cloud capabilities.
- Use your leadership experience to manage 3 Cloud Architects
- Develop well architected cloud solutions, optimized for cost, operations, performance, reliability and security.
- Develop the cloud strategy along with the introduction of new technologies and public cloud services, cloud adoption plans, cloud application design, and cloud management and monitoring strategies
- Design target state Cloud Architecture, partnering with other areas, such as Cloud Network Architects, Cloud Solution Architects, Cloud Security Architects, and Cloud Engineering and Development teams.
Requirements of the Head of Cloud Strategy and Architecture:
- Strong background of Azure Cloud, architecture and strategy
- Experience with different enterprise applications and IT services, and software development, compliance and security, and IT operations disciplines.
- Experience with application and infrastructure cloud migrations, from on-premises-to-cloud, and from cloud-to-cloud.
- Experience with Azure public cloud architecture, Cloud strategy, networking, security, compliance workload types, migration patterns/tools and/or experience re-architecting applications for cloud platforms.
- Experience of leading Enterprise Cloud Strategies to ensure the Cloud team develops the right services to support the wider IT strategy.
- Knowledge of cloud design patterns, cloud cost models and cloud operations with experience suggesting improvements.
Benefits include; Retirement Savings Plan, Discretionary annual bonus, Generous employee discounts, Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and many more.
To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Dan Freeman , by exploring the VIQU IT Recruitment website .
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