Cloud Lead & Data Center SME

Cloud Lead & Data Center SME

• Over 10 years of experience in leadership roles specializing in Cloud and Data Centre technologies
• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, private cloud) and on premises data center technologies
• Defines and implements cloud and data center strategies aligned with organizational goals
• Drives innovation in infrastructure design, deployment, and operational efficiency
• Evaluates emerging cloud technologies and recommends adoption strategies
• Provides technical guidance on architecture, deployment, and operational best practices
• Leads complex troubleshooting, performance tuning, and capacity planning initiatives
• Oversees day to day data center operations including monitoring, maintenance, and incident management
• Ensures robust high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans
• Manages vendor relationships and service contracts for critical infrastructure components
• Deep knowledge of IaaS, PaaS, hybrid cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Strong understanding of data center technologies including networking, storage, virtualization, compute, and server infrastructure
• Hands on experience with cloud migration, integration, and hybrid cloud strategies
• Expertise in disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity planning
• Proven leadership experience mentoring and guiding technical teams
• Ability to define and execute infrastructure strategies aligned with business objectives
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders on technical decisions
• Experience managing large scale cloud and data center infrastructure
• Knowledge of ITIL, operational best practices, incident and problem management processes
• Awareness of compliance, regulatory, and security standards (ISO, SOC, GDPR)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non technical audiences
• Strong collaboration skills for working with architects, project managers, and vendors
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation
• Scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation
• Exposure to AI/ML workloads in cloud environments
• Familiarity with edge computing or hyper converged infrastructure solutions
• Experience managing large scale infrastructure projects including budgeting and resource planning
• Knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies as applied to infrastructure teams