Head of Cloud

Wissen Technology; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wissen Technology, a 2015-founded firms, seeks a senior cloud leader to build and head its Cloud practice in India with a strong focus on AWS. The role requires deep AWS credibility, large-scale transformation experience, and the ability to grow a high-quality team of cloud architects and engineers.

Collaboration with clients and global leadership will drive the cloud business. Ideal candidate brings 18+ years of technology leadership, hybrid work experience, and MCA/B.E/B.Tech/MTech education.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of technology leadership in cloud engineering, architecture or consulting.
• Deep and current AWS expertise across architecture, migrations and AI/ML services.
• Experience leading large cloud transformation programs for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Wissen's AWS Cloud practice in India across architecture, engineering, delivery and capability development.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for AWS architecture, cloud modernization and large-scale migration programs.
• Define AWS reference architectures, engineering standards, delivery frameworks and best practices.
• Lead solutioning and architecture for complex enterprise cloud transformation engagements.
• Build capabilities across AWS infrastructure, networking, security, containers, serverless, databases and AI/ML services.
• Drive DevOps, infrastructure as code, observability, resilience, security, and FinOps.

Skills

Cloud leadership

AWS expertise

Enterprise cloud transformation

Executive engagement

Team leadership

Education

MCA/B.E/B.Tech/MTech

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Wissen Technology is hiring for Head of Cloud

At Wissen Technology, we deliver niche, custom-built products that solve complex business challenges across industries worldwide. Founded in 2015, our core philosophy is built around a strong product engineering mindset—ensuring every solution is architected and delivered right the first time. Today, Wissen Technology has a global footprint with 2000+ employees across offices in the US, UK, UAE, India, and Australia. Our commitment to excellence translates into delivering 2X impact compared to traditional service providers. How do we achieve this? Through a combination of deep domain knowledge, cutting-edge technology expertise, and a relentless focus on quality. We don’t just meet expectations—we exceed them by ensuring faster time-to-market, reduced rework, and greater alignment with client objectives. We have a proven track record of building mission-critical systems across industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and more. Wissen stands apart through its unique delivery models. Our outcome-based projects ensure predictable costs and timelines, while our agile pods provide clients with the flexibility to adapt to their evolving business needs. Wissen leverages its thought leadership and technology prowess to drive superior business outcomes. Our success is powered by top-tier talent. Our mission is clear: to be the partner of choice for building world-class custom products that deliver exceptional impact—the first time, every time.

Job Summary:

Wissen is seeking a senior cloud technology leader to build and lead its Cloud practice in India, with a strong focus on AWS.

The role requires deep AWS technical credibility, experience leading large cloud transformation programs, and the ability to build a high-quality team of cloud architects and engineers. The leader will also work closely with clients, AWS and Wissen's global leadership to grow the cloud business.

• Experience: 18 - 24 Years
• Mode of Work: Hybrid
• Education Qualification: MCA/B.E/B.Tech/MTech

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Build and lead Wissen's AWS Cloud practice in India across architecture, engineering, delivery and capability development.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for AWS architecture, cloud modernization and large-scale migration programs.
• Define AWS reference architectures, engineering standards, delivery frameworks and best practices.
• Lead solutioning and architecture for complex enterprise cloud transformation engagements.
• Build capabilities across AWS infrastructure, networking, security, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, databases, data platforms and AI/ML services.
• Drive strong practices around DevOps, infrastructure such as code, observability, resilience, security, and FinOps
• Build and scale a strong team of AWS architects, engineers, and technical leaders.
• Establish certification, hiring and talent development programs for cloud engineering.
• Engage with CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Cloud and senior architects as a trusted technology advisor.
• Support account teams in shaping and closing large AWS transformation opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with AWS leadership, field teams and partner organizations and drive joint go to market and co-sell opportunities.

Required Skills:

• 18+ years of technology experience with significant leadership experience in cloud engineering, architecture or consulting.
• Deep and current AWS expertise across architecture, migrations, modernization, data and AI/ML services.
• Significant experience at AWS strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking, compute, storage, databases, security, containers, serverless and cloud native architectures.
• Experience architecting and delivering large scale enterprise cloud transformation programs.
• Strong software engineering and distributed systems foundations.
• Experience leading large teams of cloud architects and engineers.
• Strong consulting and client advisory experience with large enterprise customers.
• Experience supporting business development and shaping complex cloud transformation deals.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage credibly with CIOs, CTOs and senior technology leaders.
• US and India experience preferred.

Leadership Attributes:

• Deep AWS credibility with the ability to engage at architecture level.
• Builder mindset with a track record of creating and scaling cloud capabilities.
• Player coach who can operate at executive level while remaining technically engaged.
• Client orientation with the ability to translate technology expertise into business growth.
• High ownership for capability, delivery quality, talent and growth of the Cloud practice.
• Wissen Thought Leadership: https://www.wissen.com/articles