Practice Lead, Cloud and Data Center

Practice Lead, Cloud and Data Center
FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

Remote, United States

MGT is a leading provider of technology and advisory solutions serving state, local, and education government agencies (SLED) across the United States. Through client partnerships, MGT’s almost 1,200 employees impact communities for good by managing and securing critical networks, solving complex human capital and fiscal problems, elevating education systems, and advancing equity as a performance imperative. MGT partners with thousands of agencies as a trusted advisor delivering solutions that improve technology, operational, and economic performance to help communities thrive.

Founded in 1975, MGT initiated an ambitious restart in 2016, broadening the solutions portfolio to provide the most specialized solutions, tackling the most mission-critical problems that live at the top of the public agency leadership agenda. MGT drives over 20% compound annual organic growth and utilizes programmatic mergers and acquisitions to grow capabilities, attract top talent, and accelerate growth scale. Since 2020, MGT has successfully completed 13 acquisitions, driving over 60% compound annual inorganic growth.

Celebrating its 50th year in 2025, the firm attracts exceptional talent and empowers them to exceed client expectations as they navigate the dynamic demands of the clients we serve. Hear more about MGT’s culture in the words of our employees .

The Cloud & Data Center Practice Team Lead is responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of MGT's Cloud & Data Center Professional Services team. This role ensures successful execution of cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and data center modernization projects by coordinating engineering resources, maintaining delivery standards, supporting project execution, and serving as the primary technical and operational escalation point for the practice.

The Team Lead works closely with Project Managers, Delivery Leadership, Sales, and Engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with customer expectations. The position combines hands‑on engineering expertise with operational team leadership and resource management responsibilities.

• Coordinate day-to-day activities of the Cloud & Data Center practice to support successful project delivery.
• Manage engineering assignments, project workload balancing, and resource scheduling across active engagements.
• Monitor project execution to ensure adherence to scope, milestones, technical standards, and quality expectations.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, status reviews, and delivery escalations.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to identify risks, address resource constraints, and support issue resolution.
• Ensure implementation documentation, project deliverables, and closeout requirements are completed accurately and consistently.
• Support services leadership with project forecasting, staffing needs, and delivery capacity planning.
• Provide performance coaching, conduct performance reviews, deliver technical guidance, and support the professional development of team members.

• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex cloud and data center implementation issues.
• Provide technical oversight for cloud migrations, hybrid cloud architectures, virtualization platforms, storage solutions, backup and recovery systems, disaster recovery initiatives, and data center modernization projects.
• Conduct implementation reviews and quality assurance checks to ensure alignment with MGT standards.
• Assist engineers with troubleshooting, implementation planning, and resolution of…