Cutover Lead – Cloud Transformation (Azure & AWS)

Hexamatics Servvcom Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexamatics Servvcom Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Cutover Lead to plan, coordinate, and govern end-to-end cutover activities for cloud migration and infrastructure transformation across Azure and AWS. You will coordinate multiple teams, manage runbooks, risk reviews, and go/no-go forums to ensure a seamless transition with minimal disruption.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT infrastructure/cloud programs, 3+ years leading large-scale cutovers, and strong planning, communication, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in IT infrastructure, cloud, migration, or transformation programs.
• 3+ years leading cutover activities for large-scale cloud migrations.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects across Azure and AWS environments.
• Strong planning, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive cutover strategies, plans, runbooks, and execution schedules for cloud transformation and migration programs.
• Lead end-to-end cutover activities across Azure and AWS environments, ensuring successful transition of applications, databases, and infrastructure services.
• Coordinate dependencies across multiple workstreams, including infrastructure, networking, security, application, database, and business teams.
• Facilitate cutover planning workshops, readiness assessments, risk reviews, and go/no-go decision forums.
• Establish governance and reporting mechanisms to track cutover progress, milestones, risks, issues, and mitigation actions.
• Manage detailed cutover execution activities, including deployment sequencing, validation checkpoints, rollback planning, and post-cutover stabilization.
• Ensure all migration, deployment, and transition activities comply with change management and operational standards.
• Lead war-room activities during critical migration and production release events.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and provide timely status updates to project teams, management, and business leadership.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement of cutover methodologies and processes.

Skills

Planning

Organization

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

The Cutover Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing end-to-end cutover activities for cloud migration, infrastructure transformation, and application deployment initiatives across Azure and AWS environments. The role serves as the central point of coordination between business, application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and vendor teams to ensure seamless transition from legacy to target-state platforms while minimizing operational risk and business disruption.

Key responsibilities

Develop and manage comprehensive cutover strategies, plans, runbooks, and execution schedules for cloud transformation and migration programs

Lead end-to-end cutover activities across Azure and AWS environments, ensuring successful transition of applications, databases, and infrastructure services

Coordinate dependencies across multiple workstreams, including infrastructure, networking, security, application, database, and business teams

Facilitate cutover planning workshops, readiness assessments, risk reviews, and go/no-go decision forums

Establish governance and reporting mechanisms to track cutover progress, milestones, risks, issues, and mitigation actions

Manage detailed cutover execution activities, including deployment sequencing, validation checkpoints, rollback planning, and post-cutover stabilization

Ensure all migration, deployment, and transition activities comply with organizational change management and operational standards

Lead war-room activities during critical migration and production release events

Coordinate stakeholder communications and provide timely status updates to project teams, management, and business leadership

Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement of cutover methodologies and processes

About you

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Minimum 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud, migration, or transformation programs

Minimum 3 years of experience leading cutover activities for large-scale cloud migration or technology transformation initiatives

Proven experience delivering complex projects across Azure and AWS environments

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, databases, security, and application architectures

Experience managing cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple technical and business stakeholders

Demonstrated experience in risk management, change management, and service transition processes

Strong planning, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Telecommunications & Internet Service Providers 51-100 employees

Hexamatics is a leading regional provider of Human Resources Outsourcing (PEO and EOR) services. We provide the full suite of professional and comprehensive services through state of the art technology to help companies achieve peak performance with their human capital. Our offices span across Asia, from Singapore to Nepal, with the headquarters situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our clients include leading international and regional corporations in all industries. Through utilising our diverse offices and services, our team continues to successfully deliver projects all over the world.

Hexamatics is a leading regional provider of Human Resources Outsourcing (PEO and EOR) services. We provide the full suite of professional and comprehensive services through state of the art technology to help companies achieve peak performance with their human capital. Our offices span across Asia, from Singapore to Nepal, with the headquarters situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our clients include leading international and regional corporations in all industries. Through utilising our diverse offices and services, our team continues to successfully deliver projects all over the world.

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