Experience: Senior leadership (typically 15+ years)

Role Summary: Shape cloud strategy offerings, lead strategic engagements, and grow practice capabilities. Influence C-level stakeholders and drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Advisory

• Define and evolve cloud strategy offerings including assessment frameworks, governance models, and modernization playbooks.
• Lead strategic engagements across cloud migration, repatriation, FinOps, and hybrid cloud adoption.
• Develop and present executive-level business cases, investment strategies, and transformation roadmaps.
• Advise clients on cloud governance and operating models, organizational change, and capability building.

Technical

• Architect enterprise-scale cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, integrating security, compliance, and performance.
• Lead modernization strategy including cloud-native rearchitecture, container platforms, and serverless adoption.
• Oversee cloud cost optimization programs using FinOps principles and tooling.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for strategic fit.

Leadership & Practice Development

• Build and scale high-performing teams across cloud strategy and engineering.
• Mentor Managers and contribute to succession planning and leadership development.
• Drive internal capability development through reusable assets, accelerators, and training programs.
• Represent the firm in industry forums, conferences, and thought leadership initiatives.

Cloud Provider Alignment

• Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, OCI, and/or GCP; experience with multi-cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Strategic relationships with cloud providers and ecosystem partners.

Certifications (any one)

• AWS/Azure/OCI/GCP Architect Expert
• Any specialty certification (Big Data, Networking, Security, DevOps, FinOps, etc.)

Industry Exposure

• Extensive experience across multiple industries with a focus on regulated environments.
• Ability to contextualize cloud strategy for BFSI, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Manager – Cloud Strategy & Engineering

Experience: 10–14 years

Role Summary: Own client relationships and lead large-scale cloud transformation programs. Drive strategic outcomes and ensure delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Advisory

• Define cloud strategy and transformation roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
• Lead development of cloud governance models, FinOps frameworks, and operating models.
• Drive cloud repatriation analysis and hybrid cloud strategy formulation.
• Present strategic recommendations to client leadership and influence decision-making.

Technical

• Architect scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Oversee modernization strategy including replatforming, refactoring, and containerization.
• Lead TCO analysis and ROI modeling for cloud investments.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud tools for observability, automation, and cost management.

Leadership & Delivery

• Manage multi-disciplinary teams across geographies and workstreams.
• Ensure delivery excellence through structured governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Support practice development through reusable assets, accelerators, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to pre-sales, solutioning, and proposal development.

Cloud Provider Alignment

• Deep expertise in at least one cloud platform; multi-cloud experience preferred.
• Experience with cloud security and compliance tooling

Certifications

• Cloud Solutions Architect (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, Private Cloud) or Any specialty certification (Big Data, Networking, Security, DevOps, FinOps, etc.)

Industry Exposure

• Proven experience in leading cloud programs in BFSI, healthcare, or manufacturing.
• Ability to tailor cloud strategy to industry-specific constraints.

Senior Consultant – Cloud Strategy & Engineering

Experience: 6–9 years

Role Summary: Lead workstreams within cloud strategy and transformation programs. Own deliverables and guide junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Advisory

• Lead cloud readiness assessments and develop migration roadmaps.
• Build TCO models and business cases for cloud adoption, repatriation, or hybrid strategies.
• Design cloud governance frameworks tailored to client maturity and regulatory needs.
• Develop FinOps strategies including tagging policies, chargeback models, and optimization levers.
• Contribute to containerization and modernization strategy including platform selection and refactoring approaches.

Technical

• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP; multi-cloud exposure is a plus.
• Strong experience in cloud advisory and architecture.
• Exposure to cloud-native design patterns and modernization approaches.

Cloud Provider Alignment

• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.

Certifications

• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect – Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Any specialty certification (Big Data, Networking, Security, DevOps, etc.)

Industry Exposure

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., BFSI, pharma) with compliance-aware cloud designs.

Consultant – Cloud Strategy & Engineering

Experience: 2–5 years

Role Summary: Execute components of cloud strategy, assessment, and migration planning engagements. Deliver client-ready outputs with increasing autonomy.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Advisory

• Conduct application and infrastructure assessments using structured frameworks.
• Support cloud migration planning, architecture documentation, and cloud repatriation analysis.
• Assist in developing cloud governance models and FinOps recommendations.
• Contribute to modernization strategy including containerization and refactoring options.
• Analyze cloud spend and usage data to identify optimization opportunities.

Technical

• Hands-on experience with one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP).
• Understanding of cloud-native services and pricing models.
• Exposure to cloud migration tools and automation frameworks.

Cloud Provider Alignment

• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.

Certifications

• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect – Associate or Azure Administrator are preferred.

Industry Exposure

• Exposure to industry-specific cloud use cases (e.g., BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing).

Analyst – Cloud Strategy & Engineering

Experience: Entry-level (0–2 years)

Role Summary: Support cloud strategy and engineering teams with foundational research, analysis, and documentation. Learn and apply core concepts across cloud platforms and advisory engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Advisory

• Assist in data gathering for cloud assessments (applications, infrastructure, databases).
• Support TCO modeling and business case development under guidance.
• Conduct research on cloud trends, pricing models, and provider capabilities.
• Help prepare client deliverables including presentations, reports, and dashboards.
• Learn and apply basic concepts of cloud governance, FinOps, and migration planning.
• Shadow senior consultants in client workshops and internal reviews.

Technical

• Support analysis of cloud environments and infrastructure components.
• Assist in documenting cloud architecture and migration plans.
• Learn scripting and automation basics for cloud operations.

Cloud Provider Alignment

• Exposure to AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP fundamentals.

Certifications

• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Azure Fundamentals

Industry Exposure

General exposure to industry use cases through research and project support.