Serve as the primary technical leader for cloud transformation initiatives that enable scalable AI/ML workloads and digital commerce.
Define cloud architecture standards, migration strategies, and technology investment priorities aligned with the company’s digital transformation roadmap.
Guide application and platform leaders in evaluating workloads and determining migration approaches with long-term AI readiness and business value in mind.
Identify, evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and innovations, including generative AI and new AWS services to maintain competitive advantage.
Establish scalable cloud platform and Infrastructure-as-Code standards to enable consistent, repeatable, and secure deployments across teams.
Build and integrate CI/CD pipelines, embedding IaC into continuous integration and deployment workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
Drive automation to improve reliability, scalability, and speed of delivery.
Establish and maintain cloud governance frameworks that enable rapid experimentation while ensuring security and compliance.
Oversee operational excellence through automation, cost optimization, and reduction of human error.
Collaborate with SAP functional teams, AWS specialists, and implementation partners to deliver SAP ECC to SAP S/4 RISE on AWS migrations.
Own cloud financial management, including budget planning, cost optimization strategy, and vendor performance management.
Build and manage strategic relationships with cloud providers, implementation partners, and key vendors operational budgets, optimize cloud spend, and oversee vendor and partner relationships.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology or related work experience.
10+ years of IT infrastructure experience with 5+ years in cloud technologies.
3+ years in leadership roles managing technical teams.
Proven track record of successful large-scale cloud migrations (preferably AWS).
Experience with SAP infrastructure and migrations (SAP S/4 on RISE experience highly preferred).
Knowledge of AWS migration tools (Migration Hub, Application Migration Service, Database Migration Service).
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar).
Strong experience working with technology partners, system integrators, and managing operational budgets.
Experience successfully managing an operational budget.
Excellent prioritization, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Strategic thinking, conceptual problem-solving, and adaptability.
People management responsibility for reviews, performance management, training, and resource planning.
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement across technical and business domains.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud architecturecloud migrationAI/ML workloadsInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD pipelinesAWS servicesSAP infrastructureTerraformAWS CloudFormationcloud financial management

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsdecision-makingproblem-solvingadaptabilitycommunicationstakeholder engagementprioritizationpeople management