Our client in the Communications Technology sector is seeking a professional Manager: Cloud Network Engineering Lead on a contract duration of 5 months.
Role Overview
The Manager: Cloud & Network Engineering Lead is responsible for designing building and managing cloud and network infrastructure that underpins the enterprises digital platforms and services. This role ensures high availability scalability and security of infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments while aligning with enterprise engineering and security standards. The role provides strategic leadership for cloud transformation networking and connectivity bridging infrastructure with application engineering.
- Educational Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Networking or related technical discipline (mandatory).
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc in IT/Networking/Cloud MBA) advantageous.
- Professional Certifications (preferred/required):
- Cloud: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
- Networking: Cisco CCNP/CCIE VMware NSX Palo Alto Networks Juniper certifications.
- DevOps/Automation: Terraform Kubernetes Ansible.
- Security: CISSP CISM or cloud security specialist certifications.
- Relevant Experience
- 812 years experience in cloud and network engineering with at least 35 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience in cloud migration hybrid cloud operations and enterprise-scale networking.
- Strong background in network security zero trust architectures and cloud security frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with SD-WAN firewalls VPNs load balancers and network observability tools.
- Track record of implementing infrastructure automation and cost optimization.
- Experience managing mission-critical infrastructure in regulated industries (banking fintech telecom healthcare).
- Core Skills & Competencies
- Deep expertise in cloud platforms networking and infrastructure automation.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills for cloud and network teams.
- Excellent knowledge of governance compliance and cybersecurity.
- Strong vendor negotiation and management capabilities.
- Ability to balance innovation operational stability and cost efficiency.
Required Experience:
Manager