Strategic Private Cloud Consultant
Core
Design, build, and evolve a strategic client's new Private Cloud capability as part of a wider Hybrid Multi-Cloud strategy, providing a cloud-like consumption experience across a brownfield enterprise environment.
Role type
Senior Private Cloud Enterprise Architect
Builds
A coherent, implementable, and supportable Private Cloud platform integrating container and virtualized workloads, automation, self-service, security, and resilience.
Domain
Enterprise IT, Cloud Infrastructure, Hybrid Multi-Cloud
Required skills
Private Cloud architecture, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, enterprise virtualization, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, platform engineering, API-driven service catalogues, FinOps, security architecture, hybrid cloud architecture
Preferred skills
VMware Cloud Foundation, Cisco UCS/FlexPod, NetApp storage, Rubrik backup, ServiceNow/CMDB integration, LogicMonitor, Zero Trust, confidential compute
Technologies
Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, VMware, Cisco UCS, NetApp, Rubrik, Terraform, Ansible, ServiceNow, LogicMonitor, Cisco ACI
Responsibilities
Act as senior strategic and technical advisor for Private Cloud; Co-create Private Cloud architecture and service-design decisions within the client's governance framework; Provide architectural leadership for the OpenShift-based Private Cloud platform; Guide integration of compute, virtualization, container platforms, storage, backup, and networking; Support migration and workload-onboarding patterns between Data Centre, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud; Review and challenge Private Cloud engineering designs and major technical changes.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC