Cloud Director

• Develop and execute the enterprise cloud strategy aligned with corporate objectives and under the guidance of the Vice President of IT and senior leadership.
• Lead cloud architecture, engineering, operations, and governance across multiple cloud platforms.
• Drive transformation initiatives including cloud migration, application modernization, infrastructure automation, and platform scalability.
• Establish and oversee cloud governance models—including cost management, security controls, policy enforcement, and compliance frameworks.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Application teams to ensure cloud systems are secure, resilient, and compliant.
• Lead cloud reliability engineering (SRE), Dev Ops, and platform automation practices.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and vendors; recommend solutions based on business needs, ROI, and future‑state architecture direction.
• Define cloud operating models, delivery frameworks, and strategic roadmaps for enterprise cloud adoption.
• Build and lead a high‑performing cloud organization—including cloud architects, engineers, Dev Ops teams, and platform specialists.
• Drive enterprise‑wide cloud literacy, adoption readiness, and organizational change management.
• Establish KPIs, reporting dashboards, and operational health metrics for cloud platforms and initiatives.
• Represent cloud strategy, progress, and operational performance to executive leadership and cross‑functional forums.
• Manage vendor partnerships, strategic alliances, and cloud service provider relationships.
• Perform additional duties and initiatives that support ongoing business needs.

• Develops and implements strategic plans and objectives for the department/sub-function in an effective and innovative fashion
• Understands the business and can put together comprehensive department solutions
• Works with other leaders to establish strategic plans and works towards achieving them
• Provides leadership and direction to managers in their respective division/department
• Sees to department staffing needs (e.g. interviewing, hiring, new hire and ongoing training, annual evaluations, etc.)
• Participates in budget development and monitoring of expenses
• Level of signing authority established by company policy/guidelines

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (primarily AWS and Azure), including compute, networking, storage, security, identity, and platform services.
• Extensive experience with cloud architecture frameworks, infrastructure‑as‑code, automation, CI/CD, Dev Sec Ops , and SRE disciplines.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, zero‑trust principles, identity and access management, encryption, and compliance standards.
• Experience implementing cloud governance models, Fin Ops/cost‑optimization practices, and multi‑cloud management.
• Knowledge of modern application patterns (microservices, containers, Kubernetes, serverless) and integration ecosystems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise transformation and change management programs.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and executive influence skills.
• Advanced analytical, architectural, and problem‑solving abilities.

• 12+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, cloud architecture, infrastructure, Dev Ops, or related fields.
• 8+ years leading high‑performing technical or transformation teams.
• Proven track record implementing cloud solutions and transformations at enterprise scale.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field;
  Master’s preferred.
• Cloud certifications preferred (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect).

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