Head of Cloud

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and take ownership of the Group's cloud strategy, operating model, and roadmaps across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and key SaaS platforms.

• Lead the Cloud Competency Centre along with Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps capabilities.

• Establish standards, guidelines, reusable patterns, and clear service ownership.

• Ensure that cloud platforms, landing zones, and engineering services are secure, resilient, scalable, automated, observable, and cost-efficient.

• Promote infrastructure as code, policy as code, CI/CD practices, secure pipelines, test automation, golden paths, and developer empowerment.

• Oversee the migration and modernization of Operating Company infrastructure, applications, and platforms into sanctioned Group cloud environments.

• Maintain cloud operations, ensuring resilience, backup, disaster recovery, continuity testing, and ongoing service improvement.

• Collaborate with the FinOps Lead to manage cloud budgets, consumption, commitments, allocation, forecasting, and optimization.

• Cultivate strategic partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Managed Service Partners, systems integrators, and specialized suppliers.

• Manage operational, technical, supplier, security, and financial risks, while supporting audit and assurance activities.

• Foster relationships across Architecture, Cyber Security, Product Engineering, Service Delivery, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and Operating Company stakeholders.

• Build a high-performing, inclusive, and accountable global team through guidance, coaching, succession planning, and capability development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated senior leadership experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure, or DevSecOps within a complex enterprise environment.

• Proven experience in leading global teams, including managers, engineering leads, and senior technical specialists.

• A strong track record in capability and talent development.

• Experienced in defining cloud strategies, operating models, governance, and transformation roadmaps.

• Extensive enterprise knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure.

• Familiarity with landing zones, cloud governance, automation, observability, infrastructure as code, policy as code, and cloud security.

• In-depth understanding of DevSecOps and the software delivery lifecycle.

• Knowledge of CI/CD, secure pipelines, automated testing, vulnerability management, and compliance automation.

• Experience leading cloud migrations, modernization efforts, or data center exits across various business units or Operating Companies.

• Strong background in operational service management, resilience, continuity, risk, and compliance.

• Commercial acumen and experience in managing budgets, cloud consumption, contracts, suppliers, and technology cost optimization.

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex technical issues into clear outcomes, risks, costs, and investment priorities.

• Experience in managing strategic relationships with Cloud Service Providers, Managed Service Partners, and systems integrators.

🏝️ Benefits

• Short-term incentive opportunity.

• Pension/retirement plans.

• Life assurance coverage.

• Salary finance (payroll deduction loan scheme).

• Medical plans.

• Health screening services.

• Critical illness insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Paid time off/holidays.

• Employee assistance program.

• Discounted gym/health club memberships.

• Transportation assistance programs (e.g., cycle to work, travel loans, car leasing).

• Onsite catering/lunch vouchers.

• Retail discounts.

• Spotlight global recognition program.