Cloud Centre of Excellence Lead - Azure, FinOps, IoT - £80,000
A leading international IoT service provider specialising in critical connectivity solutions for Fire, Security, Telecare, and CNI sectors are seeking a Cloud Centre of Excellence Lead to establish and drive their cloud governance strategy across their rapidly expanding global operations.
The Cloud Centre of Excellence Lead's responsibilities will be:
* Establish and lead the Cloud Centre of Excellence as a central governance and advisory function within IT Operations.
* Define and implement cloud strategy, policies and best practices aligned with business objectives across multi-country operations.
* Develop cloud operating models including account subscription structures, role-based access controls and security baselines.
* Lead adoption of FinOps practices to monitor, optimise and report on cloud spend across the organisation.
* Establish security policy baselines and ensure compliance across all cloud deployments and acquisitions.
* Act as key advisor to product teams and engineering groups on cloud adoption and deployment patterns.
* Develop automation and orchestration solutions including reusable pipelines and infrastructure as code templates.
* Manage cloud financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and chargeback reporting.
The Cloud Centre of Excellence Lead will be expected to have experience with:
* Proven experience designing, implementing and governing cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
* Deep understanding of cloud security, networking, identity and compliance frameworks.
* Strong experience in cloud financial management (FinOps) and cost optimisation strategies.
* Solid background in cloud architecture, automation (Infrastructure as Code) and DevOps tooling.
* Knowledge of cloud governance frameworks such as Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework or AWS CCoE models.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills with experience working across technical and non-technical teams.
* Ability to manage change and drive cultural cloud adoption across organisations.
* IoT and/or Fire and Security industry experience at scale (100k+ devices) highly desirable.
* Azure or AWS certifications and FinOps Certified Practitioner preferred.
Are you an experienced cloud leader ready to establish and drive cloud excellence at a rapidly growing, award-winning IoT company protecting critical infrastructure globally? Please apply
Cloud Centre of Excellence Lead - Azure, FinOps, IoT - £80,000