Cloud CoE Director

Position Title: Cloud CoE Director

Location: US - Erlanger, KY

Job Type: Full-Time

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About The AES Group

The AES Group is a premier technology consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, and other emerging technologies.

About The Role

Cloud CoE Director is accountable for defining and Governing clients Cloud Strategy, governance, and decision-making processes. It is also an organization dedicated to the development of new cloud services and capabilities. All major decisions and project activities related to cloud roll up to the Cloud CoE.

Cloud CoE Director is accountable for pursuing the imperatives of Cloud Financials Management and Optimization, Cloud Security, Cloud Automation, and Innovation. It drives major decision topics in areas such as multi-cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP).

The lead needs to understand financials management deeply and demonstrate an understanding of how to drive increased value and lower costs from cloud investments. He or she will need to understand and drive the Cloud Strategy overall.

The Cloud Center of Excellence Lead must be proficient in skills of technology consultation, communication, and relationship building. He or she will combine these soft skills with in-depth knowledge and insight and be able to establish him or herself as a trusted advisor to the business and IT Leadership.

This is a director-level position.

Key Responsibilities

• Director - Cloud CoE, comprising core Governance and Strategy functions, as well as tactical functions for cloud capability development and operations
• Be accountable for the overall strategy and performance of Cloud CoE
• Represent the Cloud CoE to Global Technology
• Collaborate with Procurement to manage vendor relationships
• Accountable for cloud talent strategy and management
• Accountable for ensuring cloud financials are managed per SteerCo direction
• Lead executive discussions on SaaS vendor governance and strategy
• Drive FinOps Strategy and function
• Drive Cloud Security Strategy, Cloud Automation and DevOps Strategy
• Responsible for Multi-Cloud Strategy
• Work with the Cloud Service Portfolio Lead to ensure new cloud services are developed and operated in an efficient manner
• Reports to Enterprise Architecture Tech Arch lead
• Responsible for defining the cross-functional priorities and imperatives of the Cloud CoE to be enforced in new cloud services (e.g., security, financial performance, reporting, monitoring, etc…)
• Understand customer demand and expectations from stakeholders, and appropriately plan for service development and delivery
• Understand business strategy and priorities (i.e., strategic capabilities), and work with Global Technology groups to align the cloud strategy
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and utilize this knowledge to educate both IT and the business on opportunities to build better target architectures that support the business strategy
• Oversee development of cross-functional technical services, including DevOps pipelines, test automation, infrastructure as code, digital-self-service
• Support vendor reviews, including vetting Application and Integration and SaaS vendors
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and utilize this knowledge to educate both IT and the business on opportunities to build better target architectures that support and drive business decisions
• Support IT Enterprise governance functions (RFI’s, vendor risk assessments, etc…)
  
  

Qualifications

• 14 years of IT experience
• Involvement multiple end-to-end enterprise solution programs
• 5 years’ experience in cloud technologies and/or governance, preferably Microsoft Azure
• 3 years involved in enterprise cloud strategy, leadership and governance
• 2 years’ experience in Cloud FinOps
• Experience in writing and defending business cases
• Experience in governing vendors, especially cloud service vendors
• Strong knowledge of cloud security technologies and strategies
• Ability to articulate the value propositions of cloud implementations, risks and challenges of cloud implementations
• Ability to conceptualize complex ideas into technology strategies
• Translate and map organizations need existing enterprise capabilities.
• Define and drive technology roadmaps to address capability gaps
• Track emerging and innovative technologies and drive architectural Principles and Standards to the next level of innovation and maturity.
• Deep understanding of cloud foundations including security capabilities, network capabilities, and application capabilities
• Solid grasp of IT governance, controls and IT solution development practices
• Solid grasp of modern cloud-related cloud technologies and trends including DevOps, Observability, Chart Automation, and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong interpersonal collaboration skills and ability to work across technology domains
• Excellent verbal skills and ability to communicate both upward and down. Ability to communicate with c-suite level executives
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive pay with a focus on your performance and outcomes
• Professional growth opportunities that enable you to connect and collaborate with industry leaders and drive business value for some of the world's most innovative and forward-thinking companies
• Open and collaborative environment where your contributions help shape The AES Group into something that works for you, not just a company you happen to work for
  
  

Let your future start with The AES Group and join our mission to create the most positive impact on society with the power of technology. Apply now.