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# Cloud & API Platforms Practice Lead (AVP)

- **Company:** Perficient
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, IBM Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Boomi, Zapier, Apigee, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Api Management, TIBCO (Software), Mulesoft
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f7b0342e91866d36

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Terraform?

## Description

The Cloud & API Platforms Practice Lead (AVP), in Perficient's Services/Delivery Organization, blends broad solution and practice leadership with technology expertise. In this role, you will be the GTM expert for Cloud & API Platform solutions that span both API Platforms (including Mulesoft, Apigee, Boomi, Workato, Tibco, etc.) and Cloud Automation (Terraform, etc.). You will guide the GTM strategy for the practice organization. The Practice AVP will focus on growing Perficient's overall capabilities and partnerships while working with enterprise clients on modern digital transformations. This role will also be responsible for evaluating and growing Perficient's IBM Cloud capabilities., * Oversee the growth of the Cloud & API Platform Practice, including managing partnerships, by defining and executing go-to-market strategies in-line with Perficient and partner direction

 * Maintain and expand API partner relationships, serving as a key point of contact for the Platform API solutions inside Perficient
 * Maintain and expand IBM Cloud solutions, serving as a key point of contact for IBM Cloud Infrastructure Automation technologies inside Perficient
 * Act as a subject matter expert, actively guiding technical solutions, sales enablement and innovation in this space
 * Own Platform evangelism and presales conversations, partnering with account teams to shape new opportunities.
 * Work with clients to strategize their Cloud Infrastructure and API solutions,
 * Mentor architects and consultants, influence practice direction, and represent Perficient in the growing Cloud ecosystem.


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