Practice Lead Cloud

NCS Philippines; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Philippines is seeking a seasoned Cloud Leader to drive strategy, governance, and delivery across cloud platforms in the Asia Pacific region. You will shape offerings, lead architecture, and ensure value delivery for clients and partners.

Responsibilities include defining practice strategy, leading cloud architects, overseeing pre-sales, managing delivery KPIs, and mentoring teams to build cloud capability across markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Cloud leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong background in cloud architecture, migration, DevOps, and security.
• Experience managing P&L, budgeting, and revenue targets.
• Proven track record in pre-sales, solutioning, and client engagement.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Cloud practice strategy aligned with company goals.
• Provide thought leadership on cloud architecture, migration, and DevOps practices.
• Support business development through solutioning, proposal development, and client presentations.
• Oversee cloud project delivery to ensure timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Lead, mentor, and grow cloud architects, engineers, and consultants.

Skills

Cloud leadership

Cloud strategy

Pre-sales

Client engagement

P&L management

Budgeting

Multi-cloud

DevOps

Security

Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD

Job description

About the role

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

As an integral member of the People & Culture (P&C) team, you will partner closely with Singapore Headquarters and Geographical Units (GUs) to support the execution of regional HR priorities and business initiatives. You will work with corporate leaders and regional P&C teams to implement talent strategies, drive organizational initiatives, and ensure effective delivery of HR programs across markets.

Key Responsibilities

Practice Strategy & Growth

• Define and execute the Cloud practice strategy aligned with company goals.
• Develop service offerings, go-to-market strategies, and value propositions.
• Drive revenue growth, profitability, and utilization targets.
• Identify new business opportunities and partnerships within the cloud ecosystem.

Technical Leadership & Architecture Oversight

• Provide thought leadership on cloud architecture, migration, modernization, and DevOps practices.
• Oversee solution design for cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in security, governance, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Establish cloud standards, frameworks, and reusable assets.

Pre-Sales & Client Engagement

• Support business development through solutioning, proposal development, and client presentations.
• Serve as executive sponsor or technical lead during key client engagements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable cloud solutions.
• Build strong relationships with key clients and strategic partners.

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Oversee cloud project delivery to ensure timelines, budget, and quality standards are met.
• Manage resource planning, skills allocation, and practice capacity.
• Establish KPIs and performance metrics for delivery teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the practice.

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and grow cloud architects, engineers, and consultants.
• Develop training plans, certification pathways, and career progression frameworks.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Recruit top cloud talent to strengthen practice capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Cloud leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong background in cloud architecture, migration, DevOps, and security.
• Experience managing P&L, budgeting, and revenue targets.
• Proven track record in pre-sales, solutioning, and client engagement.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Architect).
• Experience in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Exposure to enterprise transformation programs.