Cloud Architect

Cloud Architecture, Willing to Travel, Forecasting, Leadership, Computer Programming, Strategic Planning, Cloud Computing, Customer Support/Service, Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud, * 10+ years experience in a senior management position directing complex large-scale technology programs and projects.

• 7+ years experience providing leadership and expertise during planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for enterprise level programs and projects.
• Experience directing teams of architects, programmers, analysts and testers in a variety of small to large-scale projects.
• 10+ years experience developing strategic and tactical Clientls and objectives and long-range roadmaps for mission-critical systems, including cloud technologies, and the necessary standards and processes to support these Clientls and objectives.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud vendors, platforms, hybrid cloud and multi-cloud solutions
• Understand private, public and managed cloud scenarios
• Private as well as public-sector experience, preferably in state government.
• Strong system analysis skills, experienced across the complete project lifecycle.
• Familiarity with ITIL based service delivery methodologies.
• Experience with cloud solutioning and migration projects.
• Experience managing programs and projects in an environment involving multiple datacenters: in-house datacenter, colo datacenter, hosted datacenter, Software as a Service, and cloud datacenter.
• Experience with migration of applications to the cloud.
• Strong communications skills, having the ability to communicate well with all levels of staff – both technical staff and executive management.
• 7+ years of vendor management experience
• Experience developing consensus with disparate groups, sometimes with competing agendas.
• Experience developing enterprise technical policies for management consideration., * Experience leading teams of technical experts and establishing a culture of innovation and excellence
• Experience performing program cost and procurement management functions
• Strong business acumen and the ability to determine ROI and TCO for both basic and enhanced functional requirements.
• Experience managing high visibility programs or project portfolios with multimillion dollar budgets.