Sammaan Capital - Assistant Vice President/Deputy Vice President - Cloud & Platform Operations

Job Title: Assistant Vice President/Deputy Vice President - Cloud & Platform Operations

Location: Gurgaon, Haryana

Reporting To: Head - IT Infrastructure

Job Purpose:

The Deputy Vice President - Cloud & Platform Operations will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations and transformation of cloud and hybrid IT platforms, ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the operations, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud and hybrid environments.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of all platforms.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational issues.
• Plan and execute migration of on-premises workloads to cloud platforms.
• Define architecture and operational procedures for cloud services.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams for smooth migration and minimal downtime.
• Recommend and implement best practices for hybrid cloud and on-prem systems.
• Optimize cloud and platform performance, cost, and security.
• Support automation, DevOps, and modernization initiatives as required.
• Manage a team of cloud engineers, platform admins, and operational staff.
• Set clear operational goals, KPIs, and SLAs for the team.
• Drive process improvements and standardization across cloud operations.
• Implement cloud security controls, compliance standards, and operational policies.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage disaster recovery readiness.
• Maintain operational documentation, procedures, and reporting.
• Evaluate and implement cloud management tools for operational efficiency.
• Provide operational reports, metrics, and dashboards.
• Collaborate on cloud strategy, roadmap, and long-term platform planning.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI) and hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of on-premises infrastructure (VMware, storage, networking, servers).
• Experience in cloud migration projects and operational optimization.
• Knowledge of IT security, compliance, and risk management practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 15 years in IT infrastructure operations, with at least 5 years of hands-on cloud experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• Certification: Cloud Solution Architect (AWS/Azure/OCI) or equivalent.