Senior Manager IT Cloud
Cyfuture
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Job summary
Cyfuture is seeking a Senior Manager – IT & Cloud Operations to lead enterprise cloud infrastructure, OpenStack and Kubernetes environments, and datacentre operations in a challenging hybrid multi-cloud setup. You will drive automation, DevSecOps adoption, and cost governance while mentoring teams and aligning with business goals.
The role requires 8+ years in cloud and data centre operations, strong leadership, and relevant certifications.
Qualifications
- 8-10 years in Cloud, Linux, Data Centre, Infrastructure Operations, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
- Minimum 5 years in team leadership roles and enterprise-scale operations experience.
- Hands-on experience managing production-scale Kubernetes/OpenStack environments.
- Certifications like CKA, RHCE, OpenStack, Terraform Associate are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Operations & Platform Engineering for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Lead OpenStack, Kubernetes, Linux and cloud-native architecture modernization.
- Drive scalability, resilience, and self-service provisioning of infra.
- Define uptime, availability, and platform governance standards.
- Manage lifecycle of cloud infra including provisioning, migration, and decommissioning.
- Lead Linux-based environments and multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters.
- Advance DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, and container orchestration adoption.
- Own OpenStack private cloud deployment and data centre operations.
- Oversee security posture, DevSecOps adoption, IAM, and governance.
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Job description
- 8+ years in Cloud, Linux, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and Data Centre operations with leadership experience and certifications like CKA, RHCE, AWS Architect
- Lead hybrid cloud operations, Kubernetes and OpenStack platform management, DevSecOps adoption, automation, FinOps, security governance, and stakeholder management
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JD - Senior Manager- IT and Cloud
Job Title: Senior Manager IT & Cloud Operations
Company Website: www.cyfuture.com ; https://cyfuture.ai/ ; https://cyfuture.cloud/
We are looking for an accomplished Senior Manager – IT & Cloud Operations having 8+ years of experience into Cloud and Data Centre to lead enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, Linux platforms, Kubernetes operations, data centre operations, storage platforms, DevSecOps transformation, and service reliability initiatives.
This role will own the end-to-end lifecycle of infrastructure and platform services including cloud operations, OpenStack environments, Kubernetes platforms, automation, observability, security governance, and cost optimization (FinOps) while ensuring enterprise-grade availability, scalability, compliance, and operational efficiency.
The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in hybrid cloud, Linux ecosystem, cloud-native platforms, storage architecture, SRE practices, and large-scale managed operations environments.
- Own enterprise Cloud Operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Lead platform modernization initiatives using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Linux, and cloud-native architecture.
- Drive infrastructure scalability, resilience, and self-service provisioning.
- Define operational standards for uptime, availability, and platform governance.
- Manage enterprise cloud lifecycle including provisioning, migration, optimization, and decommissioning.
- Lead architecture and operations of large-scale Linux-based environments.
- Manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters for multi-tenant workloads.
- Drive adoption of microservices architecture, container orchestration, and service mesh.
- Establish Kubernetes governance covering cluster security, upgrades, and reliability.
- Enable containerized application delivery using CI/CD and GitOps practices.
- Own deployment and operations of OpenStack-based private cloud environments.
- Lead Data Centre Operations including compute, virtualization, storage, networking, backup, and DR.
- Ensure Tier III/Tier IV operational readiness and business continuity.
- Manage capacity planning, performance optimization, and infrastructure lifecycle.
- SAN / NAS
- Object Storage
- Distributed Storage Platforms
- Backup & Recovery
- Establish storage governance for performance, redundancy, and business continuity.
- Drive infrastructure standardization and automation.
- Build and scale DevOps and SRE operating models.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks.
- Drive CI/CD transformation and release automation.
- Establish observability platforms and proactive incident management.
- Improve deployment velocity and reduce MTTR.
- Own cloud and infrastructure security posture.
- Drive DevSecOps adoption across infrastructure and application pipelines.
- Lead:
- Vulnerability Management
- SIEM Integration
- IAM Controls
- Zero Trust Frameworks
- Security Automation
- Ensure audit readiness and compliance adherence.
- Establish cloud cost governance and optimization models.
- Optimize utilization across compute, storage, and network.
- Own SLA management and operational KPIs.
- Lead cross-functional teams across:
- Cloud Operations
- DevOps
- Security Operations
- Partner with business, sales, pre-sales, and customer stakeholders.
- Support technical solutioning and enterprise transformation initiatives.
- OpenStack
- VMware
- KVM / Hybrid Cloud
- Docker
- Service Mesh
- SAN / NAS
- Object Storage
- Veeam / Commvault / NetBackup
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- GitOps
- Grafana
- ELK
- APM Platforms
- SIEM
- IAM
- Vulnerability Management
- B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA or equivalent.
- 8-10 years of experience in Cloud, Linux, Data Centre, Infrastructure Operations, Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
- Minimum 5 years in team leadership roles.
- Hands-on experience managing production-scale Kubernetes/OpenStack environments.
- Proven exposure to automation, FinOps, security, and operational governance.
- CKA / CKAD
- RHCE / RHCSA
- OpenStack Certification
- Terraform Associate
- ITIL
- CISSP (Good to Have)
- Platform Thinking & Cloud Operations Excellence
- Automation-First Mindset
- Reliability Engineering & Incident Leadership
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