Practice Director, Cloud Services
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ToptalCloud services
Listing location: CanadaFull-TimeDirector
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Languages
- Resumes and communication must be submitted in English.
- Experience
- 15+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering and architecture, with at least 5+ years leading teams of solution architects or senior engineers within cloud or technology services. 3+ years managing a business or team.
- Required Skills
- AWSGCPKubernetesMicrosoft AzureCI/CDDevOpsTerraform
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA is preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering and architecture.
- At least 5+ years leading teams of solution architects or senior engineers within cloud or technology services.
- 3+ years managing a business or team, preferably with P&L or budget responsibility.
- Experience building and scaling hybrid cloud and DevOps service offerings.
- Deep expertise in hybrid and multi-cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with data center and virtualization platforms such as VMware, Nutanix, or Hyper-V.
- Knowledge of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, serverless computing, and microservices architecture.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, and automation frameworks.
- Expertise in DevOps and platform engineering practices, including DevSecOps, SRE, observability, and delivery metrics.
- Experience with cloud migration, application modernization, disaster recovery, and business continuity in hybrid environments.
- Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks and practices, including NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or CIS.
- Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization.
- Relevant AWS, Azure, GCP, CKA/CKAD, or Terraform Associate certifications are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, hire, and develop a team of solution architects.
- Define reference architectures, design patterns, and best practices for hybrid cloud and DevOps solutions, and review solution designs.
- Partner with Sales to assess client needs, shape proposals, and lead key client conversations.
- Develop repeatable offerings such as hybrid cloud architecture and migration, container platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, SRE, observability, and FinOps.
- Partner with Delivery to support successful implementation and guide engineering teams through complex technical decisions.
- Plan team capacity, manage workload and utilization, and track team metrics.
- Build relationships with technology and cloud partners and keep team certifications and partner alignment current.
- Stay current on industry trends and contribute to marketing content.
- Own architecture for strategic accounts, build proofs of concept, and contribute hands-on to critical engagements.
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