Global Cloud Strategy & Platform Lead

RS Group; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive base salary

Short-term incentive

Global recognition programme

Pension/retirement

Life assurance

Health plans

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance programme

Gym/health club discounts

Job summary

RS Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to own the group cloud strategy and operating model across AWS, Azure and strategic SaaS platforms. You will lead Cloud Competency Centre, Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps, setting standards, guardrails and reusable patterns for global teams.

You will ensure secure, scalable and cost-effective cloud platforms, drive IaC/CI/CD pipelines and oversee migrations, resilience, and continual service improvement across Operating Companies.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure or DevSecOps in a complex enterprise.
• Experience leading global teams, managers, engineering leads and senior technical specialists.
• Strong enterprise knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure, including landing zones, governance and security.
• Experience defining cloud strategy, operating models, governance and transformation roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the Group cloud strategy, operating model and roadmaps across AWS, Microsoft Azure and strategic SaaS platforms.
• Lead the Cloud Competency Centre, Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps capabilities, setting standards, guardrails, reusable patterns and clear service ownership.
• Ensure cloud platforms, landing zones and engineering services are secure, resilient, scalable, automated, observable and cost-effective.
• Drive infrastructure as code, policy as code, CI/CD, secure pipelines, test automation, golden paths and developer enablement.
• Lead the migration and modernisation of Operating Company infrastructure, applications and platforms into approved Group cloud environments.
• Maintain effective cloud operations, resilience, backup, disaster recovery, continuity testing and continual service improvement.
• Partner with the FinOps Lead to manage cloud budgets, consumption, commitments, allocation, forecasting and optimisation.
• Own strategic relationships with AWS, Microsoft, Managed Service Partners, systems integrators and specialist suppliers, holding them accountable for performance, value and knowledge transfer.
• Manage operational, technical, supplier, security and financial risks, supporting audit and assurance activity.
• Build trusted relationships across Architecture, Cyber Security, Product Engineering, Service Delivery, Finance, Procurement, Legal and Operating Company stakeholders.
• Develop a high-performing, inclusive and accountable global team through clear direction, coaching, succession planning and capability development.

Skills

Cloud leadership

AWS

Azure

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

FinOps

Job description

RS Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to own the group cloud strategy and operating model across AWS, Azure and strategic SaaS platforms. You will lead Cloud Competency Centre, Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps, setting standards, guardrails and reusable patterns for global teams.

You will ensure secure, scalable and cost-effective cloud platforms, drive IaC/CI/CD pipelines and oversee migrations, resilience, and continual service improvement across Operating Companies.