Seeking Senior Cloud Strategist for 12 month assignment with 6 month extension option for a new large Cloud Migration project with the Land and Resources I&IT Cluster.

High Level Project Description: LRC is looking to strengthen and scale cloud adoption through the hosting of our Ministry application portfolio by migrating applications out of OPS data center operations to a Microsoft Azure cloud data center.

 
Responsibilities: Plan any necessary changes for cloud migration or cloud use.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Cloud Migration Experience - 50%

• Experience developing\implementing enterprise cloud migration strategies utilizing Microsoft Azure.
• Experience and knowledge of enterprise security requirements. Experience applying government IT standards (either OPS Standards or other federal and\or provincial equivalents).
• Experience with creating cloud migration strategies, defining delivery architecture, creating the migration architecture, designing the orchestration plans, etc.
• Experience in creating and executing migration run books
• Experience to provide support to ensure that the appropriate level of change management is measured and evaluated
• Experience planning and guiding an organization in the various stages of using or migrating to cloud services
• Experience scrutinizing existing client environments & recommend solutions that enable a to-be cloud vision
• Experience assisting with sound practices in cloud brokerage and technical application management
• Supporting the crafting of cloud strategies using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS with the ability to analyze and synthesize analysis of alternatives
• Conducting financial and ROI analysis of infrastructure, operations, and management costs
• Acting as Cloud SME in the implementation of large, medium, and small cloud projects
• Providing hands-on support of mission areas in the rationalization and cloud readiness assessment of existing applications

Communication and Leadership Skills - 25%

• Experience creating high quality, client facing assets targeting Cloud solutions and presenting them to key stakeholders.
• Experience developing & designing architecture, roadmaps, implementing strategies & transformation plans for clients to migrate to cloud.
• Working with stakeholders to embed an agile, cloud-native process in all cloud acquisitions to enable the agency to quickly and effectively harness the power of cloud computing
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
• Actively participating in business development and internal improvement activities

Desirable Skills - 25%

• Strategic thinking.
• Experienced with cloud architecture, infrastructure ,cloud networking/integration
• DevOps knowledge and automation skills
• Security and best practices compliance know how Vendor and stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Project management skills
• Knowledge and experience with various cloud technology/providers
• Analytical thinking skills

Must Haves:

• 5+ Years experience developing\implementing enterprise cloud migration strategies utilizing Microsoft Azure.
• Experience and knowledge of enterprise security requirements. Experience applying government IT standards (either OPS Standards or other federal and\or provincial equivalents).
• Experience with creating cloud migration strategies, defining delivery architecture, creating the migration architecture, designing the orchestration plans, etc.
• Experience in creating and executing migration run books
• Experience to provide support to ensure that the appropriate level of change management is measured and evaluated
• Experience planning and guiding an organization in the various stages of using or migrating to cloud services
• Experience scrutinizing existing client environments & recommend solutions that enable a to-be cloud vision
• Experience assisting with sound practices in cloud brokerage and technical application management
• Supporting the crafting of cloud strategies using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS with the ability to analyze and synthesize analysis of alternatives
• Conducting financial and ROI analysis of infrastructure, operations, and management costs
• Acting as Cloud SME in the implementation of large, medium, and small cloud projects
• Providing hands-on support of mission areas in the rationalization and cloud readiness assessment of existing applications

Nice to Have:

• Previous Public Sector experience is an asset.

Note of interviews and start date:

• The client is aiming to schedule interviews by April 29th.
• Due to timing constraints, the preferred start date is May 6th.