Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) Implementation Specialist

UDR Consulting; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UDR Consulting, INC in Charleston, WV is seeking a Cloud Center of Excellence Implementation Specialist to lead governance, strategy, and cross-functional collaboration across IT and business units.

The role emphasizes change management, training staff on cloud adoption, processing cloud requests with security in mind, and aligning multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT leadership or project management focused on cloud transformation programs.
• Proven ability to define cloud governance, strategy, and best practices.
• Strong communication, diplomacy, and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide adoption frameworks, operational guardrails, and compliance standards.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and develop cloud training programs for internal teams.
• Act as a communication bridge between IT operations, security units, and business stakeholders.
• Review and process public cloud account and infrastructure requests while enforcing security policies.

Skills

Cloud governance

Strategy

Change management

Communication

Multi-cloud

Job description

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) Implementation Specialist opportunity in Charleston, West Virginia.

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Governance & Strategy: Define enterprise-wide adoption frameworks, operational guardrails, and compliance standards.
• Change Management: Lead organizational change initiatives and develop cloud training programs for internal teams.
• Cross-Functional Bridge: Act as a communication link between IT operations, security units, and business stakeholders.
• Operations & Requests: Review and process public cloud account and infrastructure requests while enforcing security policies.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in IT leadership or project management focused on cloud transformation programs.
• Governance Knowledge: At least 3 years defining cloud governance, strategy, and industry best practices.
• Change Management: Minimum of 2 years experience in organizational change management and staff training.
• Core Skills: Strong communication, diplomacy, and technical familiarity with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• CCOE Implementation Specialist must have a minimum of five (5) years of IT leadership or project management experience, specifically within cloud transformation programs.
• CCOE Implementation Specialist must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience defining cloud governance, best practices, and enterprise-wide cloud adoption strategies.
• CCOE Implementation Specialist must have a minimum of two (2) years in organizational change management and developing cloud training programs for internal staff.
• CCOE Implementation Specialist should have exceptional communication and diplomacy skills to bridge the gap between IT operations, security, and business units.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business. An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities. UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.