Somani Technologies - Head - IT Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities :

Cloud Strategy & Execution :

- Define and drive cloud strategy across Azure & GCP in line with business goals.

- Lead cloud migrations, hybrid cloud planning, and cloud-native architecture initiatives.

- Assess and adopt emerging cloud technologies for business value and resilience.

Platform Engineering & Automation :

- Oversee scalable infrastructure using Terraform and DevOps best practices.

- Lead Kubernetes adoption and CI/CD pipeline management (GitLab).

- Champion SRE and platform engineering to boost reliability and developer experience.

Security, Compliance & Governance :

- Embed security controls in infrastructure design and operations.

- Enforce IAM, tagging, and governance policies across Azure AD & GCP IAM.

- Lead audit responses and ensure compliance across cloud environments.

Operations & Cost Optimization :

- Monitor cloud performance, availability, and costs.

- Drive cost optimization, capacity planning, and incident management.

- Lead root cause analysis and post-mortems for cloud-related issues.

Leadership & People Development :

- Lead and grow high-performing cloud, DevOps, and security squads.

- Foster technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

- Mentor future leaders and build deep technical capabilities.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management :

- Align infrastructure with application and business needs.

- Manage cloud vendors and support contracts effectively.

What were looking for :

- Strategic thinker with a strong grasp of aligning technical roadmaps to business goals.

- Effective communicator and influencer, skilled at driving alignment across teams and senior stakeholders.

- Deep expertise in cloud-native infrastructure, especially on GCP and Azure.

- Strong architecture background in scalable systems, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

- Experience with multi-tenant platforms and platform-as-a-product delivery models.

- Proven leadership of high-performing, globally distributed engineering teams.