The ICS Department is looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to lead the Cloud Platforms team, which is responsible for architecting, building and maturing the public cloud platforms ecosystem for the organization globally. This position provides guidance in implementing new cloud capabilities and will be viewed as an expert in the public cloud workspace, standards, and practices. A key focus is creating, delivering—including the ideation, planning, execution, collecting requirements and operating cloud services and pipelines. The Cloud Platforms Solution Manager must possess a passion for cloud technology and have a customer-focused mindset .

This management position also approves solution architecture and manages all financial, technical and human resources supporting end-to-end cloud solution lifecycle ownership. This position provides vision and direction to customers on how cloud technologies can be used to increase user productivity, solve complex business problems, and support the mission of the organization.

This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

• Creates, implements, evangelizes, and trains on AWS and Azure cloud standards, patterns, platforms and tools
• Identifies cloud technology trends and collaborates on strategies to leverage technology for the organization’s benefit
• Presents strategic direction, roadmaps, technology requests to the organization and senior leadership
• Orchestrates cloud work with resources distributed throughout the organization
• Collaborates regularly with engineers, architects and senior leadership
• Works closely with Security and Risk to ensure the Church’s data and other interests are always protected
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve quality
• Establishes and maintains trusted partner and customer relationships:
  • Identifies customer stakeholders at all levels and meets with them on a regular basis
  • Influences the customer as a result of understanding and acting upon their needs
  • Partners with teams in the organization while developing cloud solutions
• Promotes and supports portfolio, division, and department strategies and goals
• Articulates portfolio vision and roadmap:
  • Translates business vision in terms that can be easily understood and communicates that vision to all stakeholders
  • Leverages solution/initiative roadmap to get buy-in from key partner and stakeholders
  • Sets and achieves solution/initiative goals and project milestones that support vision and align with division and department goals
• Executes portfolio and project plans. Develops proposed budgets with business justifications, time frame, and impact. Manages approved budgets
• Oversees product full lifecycle—ideation, planning, execution, collecting requirements and operational decommission
• Oversees product/solution success
• Demonstrates leadership and creates a high performing workforce. Utilizes the Leadership Pattern in all aspects of the role
• Reviews staffing needs and resource allocations with supported portfolios on a regular basis and addresses issues proactively
• Forecasts budgets
• The employee must regularly manage the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce)

• Must have experience designing and building cloud frameworks and pipelines on AWS or Azure
• Must have enterprise-scale technical experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs, cloud migrations and technology management
• Must have experience in establishing vision and can translate that vision into business solutions
• Demonstrated success building, deploying and operating enterprise-class solutions
• Certifications in AWS and/or Azure are a plus
• Strong communication skills
• Strong product and operational experience, including managing a budget, resource management and metrics
• Proven ability to manage solutions effectively and within budget
• Experience building and maintaining professional client and vendor relationships
• Understand business needs are preeminent, facilitated by technology
• Ability to manage full lifecycle solution delivery
• This job operates in a professional office environment