We are seeking a seasoned Director - Infra & Ops Specialist with deep technical expertise in cloud infrastructure strong knowledge of traditional on-premises systems and hands-on experience in data center operations incident management and IT operations. This role bridges legacy infrastructure with modern cloud-native solutions supporting enterprise clients in large-scale transformation CloudOps and FinOps engagements.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement secure scalable and cost-efficient architectures on AWS Azure or GCP.
Lead cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure initiatives from on-premises to cloud platforms.
Support pre-sales through RFP responses technical solutioning estimations and client presentations.
Govern cloud infrastructure operations ensuring performance availability and resilience.
Establish and manage incident management processes including root cause analysis and reporting.
Oversee data center operations: capacity planning hardware lifecycle monitoring and vendor coordination.
Implement and monitor CloudOps practices-observability SRE configuration management and automation.
Drive FinOps practices to optimize cloud spend forecast usage and track ROI.
Collaborate across security DevOps and app teams for integrated solution delivery.
Create and maintain reusable scripts automation templates (IaC) and architectural frameworks.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
10 years of IT experience with 4 years in enterprise cloud environments and strong on- premises background.
Deep understanding of data center infrastructure-servers storage networking virtualization (e.g. VMware).
Experience in IT operations NOC/SOC environments and 24x7 infrastructure support models.
Proven expertise in cloud security networking IAM and DR/HA architecture design.
Experience with incident response change management and SLA-driven service delivery.
Proficient in cloud tools (CloudWatch Azure Monitor) automation (Terraform Ansible) and monitoring stacks (Prometheus Grafana).
Preferred Skills:
Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Azure Architect Expert or GCP Architect
Familiarity with ITIL ISO 27001 or similar operational standards
Experience managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Knowledge of FinOps practices and cost management platforms (e.g. CloudHealth Apptio Azure Cost Management)
Domain experience in automotive education