Executive Cloud Planning & Operations

Zong 5G; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zong 5G is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-grade public cloud services in Islamabad. You will shape cloud strategy, service portfolio, and migration programs, while ensuring security, compliance, and cost-optimization across multi- and hybrid-cloud environments.

The role requires driving cloud adoption, establishing playbooks, and collaborating with internal teams, customers, and partners to deliver scalable, reliable cloud

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures supporting applications, workloads, and data platforms
• Define cloud migration strategies, deployment models, and reference architectures
• Develop and maintain the public cloud service catalog and product roadmap
• Define SLAs/OLAs, implement automated compliance monitoring, reporting, and alerting mechanisms
• Ensure continuous performance measurement, reporting, and service improvement
• Manage provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle of compute, storage, networking, and security resources
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), orchestration, and automation frameworks
• Ensure 24x7 monitoring, alerting, escalation, and incident resolution
• Lead performance tuning, capacity planning, workload optimization, and cost-saving initiatives
• Manage change, release, and upgrade cycles following ITIL best practices
• Oversee service desk operations for incident, problem, and request management
• Lead cloud adoption and migration programs for internal and external customers
• Develop onboarding playbooks, workshops, and enablement programs
• Act as a trusted advisor for cloud adoption, optimization, and modernization initiatives
• Govern hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity including VPNs, private interconnects, and private links
• Establish API management, event-driven integration, and service mesh architectures
• Onboard SaaS and marketplace integrations with security and compliance validation
• Define and implement secure cloud architectures, IAM, encryption, firewall, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP, and logging controls
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and remediation programs
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and certification frameworks including: Local Cloud First & PDP requirements ISO 27001 / 27017 / 27018 PCI-DSS SOC 1 / 2 / 3
• Manage data governance, retention, archival, and secure deletion policies.
• Maintain audit readiness and regulatory compliance across cloud operations.
• Design and maintain DR architectures, multi-region failover, and backup strategies
• Conduct DR drills and validate RPO/RTO compliance
• Evaluate and onboard emerging technologies including AI, server less, edge, and sustainability-driven cloud solutions
• Collaborate with business units, customers, vendors, and cloud partners
• Manage SLAs, performance reviews, partner onboarding, and marketplace governance
• Establish customer feedback loops and continuous improvement programs

Job description

Job Purpose

• Responsible for planning, designing, operating, securing, and monetizing enterprise-grade public cloud services.
• The role ensures that cloud platforms, service portfolios, billing systems, integrations, security controls, and disaster recovery capabilities operate in compliance with regulatory, financial, and business objectives while delivering high-availability, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud solutions to internal and external customers.

Job Responsibilities

Cloud Strategy, Architecture & Service Portfolio:

• Design scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures supporting applications, workloads, and data platforms
• Define cloud migration strategies, deployment models, and reference architectures
• Develop and maintain the public cloud service catalog and product roadmap
• Define SLAs/OLAs, implement automated compliance monitoring, reporting, and alerting mechanisms
• Ensure continuous performance measurement, reporting, and service improvement

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations:

• Manage provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle of compute, storage, networking, and security resources
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), orchestration, and automation frameworks
• Ensure 24x7 monitoring, alerting, escalation, and incident resolution
• Lead performance tuning, capacity planning, workload optimization, and cost-saving initiatives
• Manage change, release, and upgrade cycles following ITIL best practices
• Oversee service desk operations for incident, problem, and request management

Customer Onboarding & Migration:

• Lead cloud adoption and migration programs for internal and external customers
• Develop onboarding playbooks, workshops, and enablement programs
• Act as a trusted advisor for cloud adoption, optimization, and modernization initiatives.

Integrations & Interoperability:

• Govern hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity including VPNs, private interconnects, and private links
• Establish API management, event-driven integration, and service mesh architectures
• Onboard SaaS and marketplace integrations with security and compliance validation

Security, Compliance & Governance:

• Define and implement secure cloud architectures, IAM, encryption, firewall, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP, and logging controls
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and remediation programs
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and certification frameworks including: Local Cloud First & PDP requirements ISO 27001 / 27017 / 27018 PCI-DSS SOC 1 / 2 / 3
• Manage data governance, retention, archival, and secure deletion policies.
• Maintain audit readiness and regulatory compliance across cloud operations.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery:

• Design and maintain DR architectures, multi-region failover, and backup strategies
• Conduct DR drills and validate RPO/RTO compliance

AI+ Services & Emerging Technologies:

• Evaluate and onboard emerging technologies including AI, server less, edge, and sustainability-driven cloud solutions

Stakeholder, Vendor & Partner Management:

• Collaborate with business units, customers, vendors, and cloud partners
• Manage SLAs, performance reviews, partner onboarding, and marketplace governance
• Establish customer feedback loops and continuous improvement programs