Head of Cloud

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

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RS

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1937

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

B2B • Sales • Consulting

RS is a company that specializes in sales and consulting services, emphasizing the importance of delivering products that provide clear value to its customers. Since its founding, RS has aimed to be a leader in the sales industry, fostering a strong team environment that prioritizes employee development and customer satisfaction. The company showcases its commitment to quality and transparency, as well as its successful history with numerous completed projects and industry awards.

📋 Description

• 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 • Set 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 migration and modernisation of Operating Company infrastructure, applications and platforms into approved Group cloud environments • Maintain 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 • Manage operational, technical, supplier, security and financial risks, supporting audit and assurance activity • Build 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 direction, coaching, succession planning and capability development

🎯 Requirements

• Proven 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 record of capability and talent development • Experience defining cloud strategy, operating models, governance and transformation roadmaps • Strong enterprise knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure • Knowledge of landing zones, cloud governance, automation, observability, infrastructure as code, policy as code and cloud security • Strong understanding of DevSecOps and the software delivery lifecycle • Knowledge of CI/CD, secure pipelines, automated testing, vulnerability management and compliance automation • Experience leading cloud migration, modernisation or data centre exit across multiple business units or Operating Companies • Strong operational service management, resilience, continuity, risk and compliance experience • Commercial awareness and experience managing budgets, cloud consumption, contracts, suppliers and technology cost optimisation • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex technical matters into clear outcomes, risks, costs and investment priorities • Experience managing strategic relationships with Cloud Service Providers, Managed Service Partners and systems integrators

🏖️ Benefits

• Short-term incentive opportunity • Pension/retirement • Life assurance • Salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme) • Medical plans • Health screening • Critical illness insurance • Disability insurance • Holiday / paid time off • Employee assistance programme • Discounted gym/health club membership • Transportation assistance schemes (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing) • Onsite catering/lunch vouchers • Retail discounts • Spotlight global recognition programme