Cloud Platform Manager

Antons Recruitment Agency; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Cloud Platform Manager to oversee design and governance of cloud platforms. The role ensures secure, scalable cloud environments, optimizes costs, and enforces compliance. Candidates should have 5–8 years of experience in cloud management, with hands-on experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP, and strong skills in cloud security and DevOps practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead cloud strategies in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure or IT operations.
• Hands-on experience managing AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, and networking.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate enterprise cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Define and enforce cloud governance and operational standards.
• Oversee cloud architecture, stability, and performance.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure management

Cloud security and IAM

DevOps and CI/CD

Hybrid and multi-cloud architectures

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Manager to oversee the design, operation, and governance of enterprise cloud platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring cloud environments are secure, scalable, cost‑effective, and compliant with regulatory and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and operate enterprise cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).

• Define and enforce cloud governance, security, and operational standards.

• Oversee cloud architecture, platform stability, performance, and availability.

• Lead cloud migration initiatives and ongoing platform modernization efforts.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and risk management requirements.

• Manage cloud cost optimization (FinOps), usage monitoring, and capacity planning.

• Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and risk teams to support cloud‑based workloads.

• Implement and oversee CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Manage cloud vendors, service providers, and support contracts.

• Provide leadership, guidance, and technical oversight to cloud and platform teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform management, or IT operations.

• Hands‑on experience managing AWS, Azure, or GCP in enterprise environments.

• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, networking, and data protection.

• Experience with hybrid and multi‑cloud architectures.

• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience operating cloud platforms in regulated environments (banking, fintech, enterprise).

Technical Knowledge

• Cloud services (compute, storage, networking, databases).

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates.

• Container platforms: Docker, Kubernetes.

• Monitoring, logging, and incident management tools.

• Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning