Senior Delivery Manager - Cloud

EPAM Systems; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Chennai, India seeks a dynamic leader to head large-scale cloud transformation programs for Fortune 500 clients globally. You will steer end-to-end cloud delivery across migration, modernization, and cloud-native engagements, while mentoring a senior team of 25–30 Delivery Managers.

Responsibilities include defining delivery governance, risk mitigation, and quality frameworks; shaping RFPs with pre-sales and sales teams; and ensuring profitable delivery with strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• 18+ years in IT with 8+ years in cloud delivery leadership roles.
• Proven delivery ownership of large-scale Cloud Migration & Modernization programs.
• Hands-on experience with at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Own delivery excellence for multi-million-dollar cloud programs across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Delivery Managers across multiple geographies.
• Define and enforce delivery governance, metrics, risk mitigation, and quality frameworks.
• Partner with Cloud Architects and Account Managers for transformation planning and execution.
• Drive stakeholder engagement with CXOs, enterprise architects, and business sponsors.
• Shape RFPs and customer proposals in collaboration with pre-sales, solutioning, and sales teams.
• Support business growth through account mining, deal shaping, and delivery-led sales.
• Ensure optimal resource planning, P&L management, and forecast accuracy.
• Build and scale delivery frameworks for Cloud Migration, Modernization, and Platform Ops.
• Champion agile, DevOps, FinOps, and security best practices across engagements.
• Contribute to Cloud Practice strategy, capability building, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership and hands-on guidance in complex cloud technical designs and solutioning

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

People management

Delivery governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader responsible for leading large-scale cloud transformation programs and managing a senior team of 25–30 seasoned Delivery Managers. You will drive end-to-end cloud delivery excellence across migration, modernization, and cloud-native engagements for Fortune 500 clients globally.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery excellence for multi-million-dollar cloud programs across Azure, AWS, and GCP
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Delivery Managers across multiple geographies
• Define and enforce delivery governance, metrics, risk mitigation, and quality frameworks
• Partner with Cloud Architects and Account Managers for transformation planning and execution
• Drive stakeholder engagement with CXOs, enterprise architects, and business sponsors
• Shape RFPs and customer proposals in collaboration with pre-sales, solutioning, and sales teams
• Support business growth through account mining, deal shaping, and delivery-led sales
• Ensure optimal resource planning, P&L management, and forecast accuracy
• Build and scale delivery frameworks for Cloud Migration, Modernization, and Platform Ops
• Champion agile, DevOps, FinOps, and security best practices across engagements
• Contribute to Cloud Practice strategy, capability building, and cross-functional initiatives
• Provide thought leadership and hands-on guidance in complex cloud technical designs and solutioning

Requirements

• 18+ years in IT with 8+ years in cloud delivery leadership roles
• Proven delivery ownership of large-scale Cloud Migration & Modernization programs
• Hands-on experience with at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Excellent people leadership, conflict resolution, and coaching skills
• Demonstrated stakeholder management at CIO / VP / Director level
• Experience in shaping RFPs, proposals, and delivery-led growth initiatives
• Strong understanding of cloud-native, hybrid cloud, and legacy modernization approaches
• Sound knowledge of DevOps, agile, SRE, and operational models in cloud
• P&L accountability, budgeting, and delivery governance experience
• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, reference designs, security, networking, and scalability patterns

Nice to have

• Cloud certifications (AWS Professional, Azure Expert, GCP Architect)
• Exposure to industry frameworks (SAFe, ITIL, TOGAF, FinOps)
• Experience leading globally distributed teams
• Background in consulting or pre-sales solutioning
• Exposure to regulated industries (BFSI, Healthcare, Telco, etc.)