- Company Name
- Avance Consulting
- Job Title
- Cloud and Datacenter Lead
- Job Description
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Job Title: Cloud and Datacenter Lead
Role Summary: Lead and shape the organization’s cloud and data center strategy, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. Drive innovative infrastructure design, automation, and best‑practice adoption across hybrid environments. Provide technical guidance, vendor management, and operational oversight for mission‑critical services.
Expactations: 10+ years of senior leadership in cloud and data‑center technologies. Proven expertise in AWS, Azure, GCP, and private‑cloud infrastructures. Strong background in networking, storage, virtualization, automation, orchestration, and monitoring. Deep understanding of security, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity. Excellent strategic planning, problem‑solving, and cross‑functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, document, and execute cloud and data‑center roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
- Lead architecture reviews, design decisions, and best‑practice implementation for hybrid, multi‑cloud environments.
- Oversee day‑to‑day operations, capacity planning, performance tuning, and incident management of data‑center resources.
- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate service contracts, and maintain cost‑effective procurement.
- Drive automation, orchestration, and monitoring initiatives to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Ensure robust high‑availability, disaster recovery, and business‑continuity plans that meet regulatory and security standards.
- Mentor and counsel technical teams on architecture, deployment, and operational excellence.
Required Skills:
- Deep technical authority in AWS, Azure, GCP, and private‑cloud platforms.
- Extensive experience with networking, storage, virtualization, and server infrastructure.
- Proficiency in automation, orchestration (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes), and monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Datadog).
- Strong security and compliance knowledge, including SOC2, ISO 27001, and cloud‑specific frameworks.
- Excellent stakeholder management, vendor negotiation, and cross‑functional leadership.
- Strategic thinking and data‑driven decision making.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect preferred.
- Certifications in networking, security (e.g., CISSP, CISM) and virtualization technologies are a plus.
Culver city, United states
On site
Senior
28-10-2025