Cloud Governance Lead

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Hosting Architecture Governance Lead to drive change in their Cloud Platforms function. This exciting role involves leading a team of Cloud Architects, optimizing cloud technology for cost and performance, and acting as the Technical Design Authority. You will collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives while enhancing governance processes. With a focus on sustainability and efficiency, this position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of cloud services in a supportive and flexible working environment. Join this mission-driven team to make a significant impact!

Benefits

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on products

Free Aviva shares

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven ability to engage stakeholders and advise on complex challenges.
• Expertise in cloud technology for cost and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Architects and Security Architects.
• Act as Technical Design Authority for applications on the Cloud Platform.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Cloud Technology Optimization

AWS Services

Azure Services

Cross-functional Collaboration

Technical Design Authority

Job description

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We are looking for a Hosting Architecture Governance Lead to join our Hosting Platforms function within Group Enterprise Technology. This role offers a unique opportunity to expand your technical expertise across multiple domains, engage with diverse business needs, and tackle technology challenges while driving change at pace.

At Aviva, we are on a mission to simplify processes for our Cloud Platform consumers and customers. Our goal is to deliver an exceptional service that is low on consumer effort and high on satisfaction. Cloud is central to this mission, and we need a leader to guide this function through its next stage of evolution.

A bit about the job:

As the Cloud Governance Lead, your key responsibilities are:

• Lead and mentor a team of Cloud Architects and Cloud Security Architects, ensuring high-quality design and managing the Hosting Governance Team.
• Promote the use of standardized design patterns, adherence to standards, and identify opportunities for cost efficiency and sustainability.
• Act as the Technical Design Authority for applications on Aviva’s Cloud Platform, overseeing platform services and technical evaluations.
• Build relationships with other Architecture Design Authorities, stay updated on Aviva Change Programme initiatives, and ensure alignment with Group Architecture governance processes.
• Maintain and update Cloud Design Patterns, Standards, Principles, and Terms of Use, enhance governance processes, and educate the community on governance and technology direction.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to understand and advise on complex challenges/requirements across Aviva Businesses to enable project deliveries.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Expertise in leveraging cloud technology to optimize cost, sustainability, performance, and reliability.
• Extensive experience with AWS and/or Azure services, including Cloud architectural principles and Well Architected frameworks.
• Skilled in providing guidance, consultancy, and support, offering subject matter expertise, and troubleshooting complex cloud issues.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• National salary circa £75,000, London salary circa £95,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.