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- This role will be a consultancy 12 months contract–based role (extendable based on project phase) for the IT Department.

- Open for Local/Expat Profiles

Job Summary

Provide strategic and technical consulting for the design, rollout, and operation of the organization’s sovereign/public cloud initiative. The consultant will advise both business and technical teams on RFP preparation, vendor evaluation, deployment strategy, GTM (Go-To-Market) planning, and long-term operational governance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Advisory & Strategy

• Develop cloud strategy roadmap aligned with national data sovereignty, compliance, and security policies.
• Define the architecture and service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) suitable for the sovereign cloud.
• Support business teams in building the business case, cost models, and ROI for the cloud rollout.
• Advise on ecosystem partnerships — including hyperscaler collaborations, local ISPs, data centers, and government stakeholders.

2. RFP & Procurement Support

• Assist in defining technical and functional requirements for RFPs (compute, storage, network, orchestration, billing, marketplace, etc.).
• Evaluate vendor proposals against performance, compliance, interoperability, and sustainability criteria.
• Provide recommendations for vendor selection and risk mitigation.

3. Deployment & Rollout

• Support the rollout of cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and security policies.
• Define cloud management framework: provisioning, monitoring, billing, and customer support processes.
• Work with infrastructure, network, and application teams to establish the multi-tenant and self-service capabilities.

4. Go-To-Market (GTM) Planning

• Collaborate with product and marketing teams to design cloud service offerings and pricing models.
• Define onboarding processes for government, enterprise, and SME customers.
• Develop operational SLAs and support models.

5. Operations & Governance

• Design and implement cloud operational governance, including resource management, monitoring, incident handling, and change control.
• Establish cloud financial management (FinOps) principles.
• Recommend best practices for compliance, data protection, and continuous improvement.

Education

• Prior experience in national cloud or sovereign cloud programs (government or telecom-led).
• Certification in Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP, or Huawei).
• Understanding multi-cloud orchestration, cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, OpenShift), and DevSecOps frameworks.
• Experience in cloud billing and marketplace operations.

Experience

• Cloud Experience: 10+ years in IT, with at least 5 years in cloud operations or architecture (Public Cloud, Private Cloud, or Sovereign Cloud).
• Technical Background: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., OpenStack, VMware Cloud Foundation, Huawei Cloud Stack, AWS Outposts, Azure Stack, or similar).
• Service Models: Deep understanding of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service design and operations.
• RFP & Delivery: Experience in drafting and evaluating large-scale cloud or data center RFPs.
• Governance & Compliance: Knowledge of data sovereignty, localization, and national cloud regulations.
• Business & GTM: Familiar with go-to-market strategy development, product catalog creation, and customer engagement for cloud services.

Key Skillsets:

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders; ability to lead workshops and write executive-level reports.