VP, Cloud Agile Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Support Agile Scrum Teams through critical dependency commitments and Program Risk mitigation/closure
• Strong communication, analytical, tactical and technical skill set used to drive requirements, testing and production validation
• Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance of application release management, outage management and change processes and standards
• Aid in managing the Program Increment (PI) planning process including the management of Agile ceremonies, support ART backlog refinement/prioritization and coordinate planning with other ARTs
• Lead end-to-end cloud migration projects, including assessment, planning, migration, and post-migration support
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Infrastructure, Security, Application Owners, and Compliance to ensure smooth migration processes
• Design and implement Data Center Extension strategies to enable hybrid cloud environments and optimize infrastructure utilization
• Ensure adherence to financial sector regulatory requirements, security policies, and compliance standards during migration activities
• Develop migration documentation, best practices, and runbooks to streamline future cloud migration initiatives
• Monitor and resolve issues related to cloud migration and Data Center Extension to maintain uptime and performance
• Provide technical guidance and training to teams on cloud platforms and migration tools
• Evaluate and recommend cloud technologies and tools appropriate for the financial services environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience
• Proven experience in Data Center Extension and hybrid cloud architecture design
• Experience and knowledge working in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
• Jira and Jira Align experience; Epic conditioning, capacity planning, sprint progress, program and team dependency and risk tracking and program status reporting
• Ability to understand technical requirements of projects and effectively manage resources, vendors and test efforts
• Prior work experience in the financial services industry, with a clear understanding of related regulatory and security requirements
• Experience with performance tuning and cost optimization in cloud environments
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and work effectively across business boundaries
• Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect are highly desirable