Senior Director, Cloud and DevOps Delivery

Are you an industry visionary and technologist at heart with a passion for leading complex Microsoft Cloud (Azure), DevOps transformation programs and building a Microsoft Practice Delivery? Are you able to guide and advise customers and teams on the technical and organizational challenges of Microsoft Cloud (Azure), Native Cloud development, and DevOps journeys? Do you have strong soft skills with solid stakeholder and program management experience? Do you want to transform businesses, so they can benefit from next-generation IT automation and can operate and grow successfully in the cloud-first IT world?

Then you have an opportunity to join as a Cloud and DevOps Practice Delivery Director to work with highly skilled and engaged teams across the globe on DevOps transformation and Microsoft Cloud (Azure) enablement strategies, Native Cloud development and migration opportunities. You will be working on a range of programs connecting program management, architecture, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Work hand in hand with client’s project and program counterparts to implement Cloud and DevOps transformation, develop Cloud Native apps, migrate enterprise workloads to the Microsoft Cloud (Azure)

• Drive Cloud Practice Growth and Revenue targets

• Assess customer Cloud and DevOps maturity, identify gaps and suggest improvements

• Assist in presales and transition deals into engagements e.g., from initial customer conversations, to contributing or owning a proposal, to executing first (or end-to-end) phases of delivery

• Collaborate and engage with Microsoft Corp. Sales, Partner, Channel, and Product Teams on joint engagements, opportunities

• Create a unified strategy for cloud transformation governance, automation, security, implementation, and operations

• Day-to-day lead the customer through the technical and organizational challenges of Cloud and DevOps transformation specific to Microsoft Cloud (Azure)

• Responsible and accountable for Microsoft Cloud (Azure) migration and DevOps transformation project's success, adherence to timeline and budget

• Drive quality and productivity of EPAM global delivery teams

• Familiarity with Microsoft incentives programs, processes, and executing milestone-based engagements funded via End-Customer Investment Funds (ECIF), Azure Migrate & Modernize Programs (AMM), Azure Innovate, etc

• Address risk and issues through concrete action plans by working with EPAM account and client engagement team

• Contribute to Microsoft Cloud Practice Thought Leadership and Visibility (e.g., Whitepaper creation, Service Offerings, Speaking engagements, etc.)

Requirements

• Avid technologist, with deep expertise in IT service delivery and program management

• Large-scale software development or application engineering with recent coding experience in some of the following languages: Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Objective-C, Node.js, .NET, Python, PHP, or Ruby

• Designing and building applications using container and serverless technologies

• Experience architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability, and high availability

• Deep expertise in solution architecture including web services, relational and nonrelational databases, and front-end and/or back-end technologies

• Good exposure to Agile software development methodologies and DevOps practices such as Continuous Integration (CI), and automated deployment

• Experience working with highly scalable, performant, and mission-critical architectures

• Strong hands-on experience in managing a complete set of activities related to the project delivery in a company such as SOW negotiation, project initiation, client management, project delivery and execution

• Able to stand up for the team during hard times, handling escalations, expert in conflict resolution, able to bring very fuzzy ideas and vision into tangible deliverables

• Ability to suggest competitive and innovative technical decisions, get client buy-in and deliver commitments

• Strong communication skills, and ability to present technical ideas in business-friendly language

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Relevant cloud certifications are highly desirable

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)

• Health Savings Account

• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)

• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions

• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off – the employee will be eligible to accrue 15-25 paid days, depending on specific level and tenure with EPAM (accrual eligibility may change over time)

• Paid Holidays - nine (9) total per year

• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection

• Accident Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Pet Insurance

• Employee Stock Purchase Program

• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program

• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program

About EPAM

• EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potentia