Cloud Architecture Head - Europe

Job
Description:

 

The ideal candidate should be
able to independently assess the performance of individual IMS delivery
engagements in Europe and make cost effective suggestions for improvement.

 

The Cloud Consulting and
Implementation Architect is a client facing role in the project delivery cycle.
This role will work closely with clients, partners and other business units to
ensure consulting engagements are successful.

 

The role is responsible for
understanding the client’s business needs and clearly translating the Statement
of Work to the successful delivery of the Project.

 

The candidate will be expected
to work as part of a delivery team, working alongside overall project manager
to deliver a successful cloud consulting engagement.

 

Proven experience in cloud infrastructure Project
deals.

Strong client facing skills and a good listener.
Ability to push a point/right solution to different stakeholders (both
technical and non-technical).

A strong background in end to end infrastructure
technologies and architecture, ideally from more than one company.

Proven experience of delivering complex cloud Project
engagements.

Risk management.

Able to help deliver Projects for transition and
transformation strategies.

Ensuring plan execution and cloud consumption targets
are met.

Business acumen to lead customer facing cloud Project
engagements.

Good understanding of latest IT trends,
hardware/software, and processes.

Excellent English communication capabilities, both
written and verbal.

Strong presentation skills for use with senior
stakeholders in external organisations.

Broad understanding of the technology providers in
this space.

Facilitation of workshops and meetings to deliver
Project scope, timelines/milestones and accomplished tasks.

Ability to put themselves in the client’s shoes.

 

He/She will report:

 

Functionally to the Cloud Service Line Head &  Global IMS Practice Head,

Administratively to the Business Head in United
Kingdom.

 

Technical expertise areas:

 

The ideal candidate will
possess in depth working knowledge in most of the following:

 

Overall 15+ Years of IT Infrastructure experience
including 4 years as Technical Architect with focus on cloud technologies.

Experience establishing a cloud strategy firm-wide.

Experience developing, architecting and implementing a
firm-wide cloud strategy (AWS, Azure or similar).

Experience of working with Public cloud provider
solutions like AWS, Azure, Softlayer etc. including highly available and
disaster recovery architectures.

Experience with Infrastructure automation & DevOps
scripting - Ansible, Shell, Python etc.

Experience with Cloud Configuration management tools
using CloudFormation, Chef & Puppet.

Ability to understand and rectify gaps and pain points
across Infrastructure firm-wide.

Application analysis to determine readiness for the
cloud.

Possess knowledge of PAAS concepts and understanding
of Infrastructure platforms such as OpenStack, Cloud Foundry etc.

Possess experience with container services like
Docker, Kubernetes etc.

Excellent communication and presentation skills with
executives and business partners.

Ability to travel to client locations when needed.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Benchmarking: Independently prepare and
implement a comprehensive plan for determining Cloud delivery efficiencies,
including applicable efficiency parameters, comparison with industry benchmarks
and application migration strategies.

Evaluation: Investigate areas of service transformation,
deficiencies, make cost effective improvement suggestions, and follow up for
execution and compliance.

Documentation: Review, critique and improve
detailed documentation  to be presented
to customer, internal leadership and standards for Delivery organization.

Interfacing with other functions : Assist other functions like bid
management, resource management and practice groups in the delivery of their
responsibilities.

Team building and mentoring: Train, motivate, communicate and
engage with all peers and delivery organizations and help people learn, grow
and deliver to their peak capability.

 

Qualification:

 

Over
15 years IT Infrastructure experience –some of it in an IT leadership.

Experience
working with large client organization and helping them to adopt Cloud as a
Deliver, Technology and Business model.

AWS Architecture / Azure Architecture experience
ideally with the appropriate vendor certification.

Understanding of hybrid cloud solutions and experience
of integrating public cloud into tradition hosting/delivery models.

Networks including network security, VLANs,
firewalling, etc.

Strong understanding of cloud migration techniques (on
premise to Cloud Platforms).

Cloud
certifications.

Certification
in ITIL 2011 Foundation and/or PMBOK or equivalent, is mandatory.

 

Company Profile:

 

About NIIT Technologies

 

NIIT
Technologies Limited is a global information technology solutions organization,
servicing customers in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia.
It offers services in Managed Services, Application Development and
Maintenance, IP Asset or Platform Solutions, and Business Process Outsourcing
to organizations in the Financial Services, Travel & Transportation,
Manufacturing/Distribution, Healthcare and Government sectors. The company is
listed on the National Stock Exchange of India.

 

About NTL Managed Services

 

The
NIIT Technologies’ Infrastructure Management Services Division is a fast
growing entity in the organization with a robust delivery framework and focus
on innovation, NIIT Technologies’ Infrastructure Management Services empower enterprises
with new technologies to optimize their IT infrastructure.

 

Our
IMS offerings include:

Data Center
as a Service

Work Place as
a Service

Infrastructure
Operations Management

Cross
Functional Services

Landscape Management

 

For
more information, please visit,
www.niit-tech.com