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Head of Cloud Engineering
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Director, Head of Cloud | Global Financial Services | London
We're partnering with a globally recognised financial services organisation undergoing a major cloud transformation and are seeking an experienced Director / Head of Cloud to lead its multi-cloud strategy across EMEA.
This is a rare opportunity to shape cloud strategy at enterprise scale, leading a high-performing engineering function while driving modernisation, AI adoption and next-generation infrastructure services. The role leads a team of approximately eight engineers and is responsible for defining cloud strategy, engineering standards, vendor relationships and cloud financial governance.
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What you'll be doing:
- ☁️ Define and execute a multi-cloud strategy across (primarily AWS & Azure)
- 🚀 Lead the transformation to a product-led cloud operating model
- 🤝 Partner with senior technology and business leaders across multiple international regions
- 💡 Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure modernisation and AI enablement
- 🔐 Ensure cloud platforms are secure, resilient and compliant within a highly regulated environment
- 📈 Own cloud roadmaps, investment planning, vendor management and cost optimisation
- 👥 Build, mentor and develop a cloud engineering team
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We're looking for someone with:
- ✔ Extensive experience leading enterprise cloud engineering teams
- ✔ Deep expertise across AWS & Azure
- ✔ Strong Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud engineering background
- ✔ Experience delivering large-scale cloud transformation programmes
- ✔ Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, DevOps and CI/CD
- ✔ Experience engaging with executive stakeholders and influencing technology strategy
- ✔ Financial Services or another highly regulated industry background is highly desirable
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