Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Cloud Infrastructure ArchitectLocation: San Francisco, CADuration: 24 + monthsMandatory Qualifications:10+ years’ experience in a senior management position directing complex large-scale technology programs and projects.7+ years’ experience providing leadership and expertise during planning, forecasting, implementation, and identification of resource requirements for enterprise level programs and projects.Experience directing teams of architects, programmers, analysts, and testers in a variety of small to large-scale projects.10+ years’ experience developing strategic and tactical goals and objectives and long-range roadmaps for mission-critical systems, including cloud technologies, and the necessary standards and processes to support these goals and objectives.Private as well as public-sector experience, preferably in state government.Strong system analysis skills, experienced across the complete project lifecycle.Familiarity with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) based service delivery methodologies.Experience with cloud solutioning and migration projects.Experience managing programs and projects in an environment involving multiple datacenters: in-house datacenter, colocation datacenter, hosted datacenter, Software as a Service, and cloud datacenter.Experience with migration of applications to the cloud.Strong communications skills, having the ability to communicate well with all levels of staff -- both technical staff and executive management.7+ years of vendor management experience.Experience developing consensus with disparate groups, sometimes with competing agenda.Experience developing enterprise technical policies for management consideration.Desirable Qualifications:Experience leading teams of technical experts and establishing a culture of innovation and excellence.Experience performing program cost and procurement management functions.Strong business acumen and the ability to determine return on investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for both basic and enhanced functional requirements.Experience managing high visibility programs or project portfolios with multimillion dollar budgets.Education: Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related or Engineering field.