VP-IT- Cloud Management

About the RoleDesignation - VP-IT-Cloud Management Location - Pune Experience - 15+ yearsResponsibilitiesCloud Strategy & LeadershipDefine and execute enterprise cloud strategy aligned with business objectives.Lead cloud transformation initiatives, including migration of applications, infrastructure, and data to AWS.Establish governance frameworks, operating models, and cloud adoption standards.Drive innovation through adoption of emerging AWS services and cloud-native architectures.Collaborate with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technology teams.AWS Architecture & EngineeringDesign and oversee enterprise-scale AWS environments.Lead cloud architecture reviews and approve solution designs.Define standards forMulti-account AWS environmentsLanding zonesNetwork architectureHigh availability and disaster recoveryInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Containerized and serverless architecturesAWS Services ExpertiseMust demonstrate extensive knowledge and practical experience across AWS services includingCompute EC2Auto ScalingElastic Load Balancer (ALB/NLB)LambdaECSEKSFargateBatchStorage S3EFSFSxGlacierStorage GatewayDatabase & Analytics RDSAuroraDynamoDBRedshiftElasticCacheAthenaEMRNetworking VPCTransit GatewayDirect ConnectRoute 53CloudFrontGlobal AcceleratorVPN ServicesSecurity & Identity IAMAWS OrganizationsAWS Control TowerKMSSecrets ManagerSecurity HubGuardDutyInspectorMacieWAFShieldObservability & Operations CloudWatchCloudTrailSystems ManagerAWS ConfigTrusted AdvisorEventBridgeDevOps & Automation CloudFormationCDKCodePipelineCodeBuildCodeDeployTerraformGitHub ActionsJenkinsCloud Security & Risk ManagementEnsure adherence to security, privacy, and compliance requirements.Implement Zero Trust principles within cloud platforms.OverseeSecurity architecture reviewsVulnerability managementCloud security posture managementPenetration testing remediationIncident responseFinancial Management (FinOps)Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives.Establish chargeback/showback models.Monitor AWS spend and utilization.Optimize reserved instances, savings plans, and resource consumption.Operations & ReliabilityEnsure 24x7 availability of cloud services.Lead Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and cloud operations teams.Define and monitor SLAs, SLOs, and KPIs.Establish disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.Team LeadershipBuild and lead high-performing cloud engineering teams.Mentor architects, engineers, and operations managers.Manage vendors, cloud partners, and third-party service providers.Required SkillsTechnical ExpertiseExpert-level AWS architecture and operations experience.Strong understanding ofCloud-native architectureMicroservicesKubernetesContainersServerless computingDevOps and CI/CDEnterprise networkingIAM and cybersecurity controlsInfrastructure as Code