Cloud Facilitator

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Cloud Facilitator team is responsible for creating virtual teams to accelerate the Cloud Onboarding process to support the Entity transformation and key business projects to help accelerate cloud adoption and migration.
The incumbent will work closely with Cloud Product teams, Vendors and Entities to identify the support required to quickly enable Projects and Business teams to use cloud products and solutions, to support the introduction of new technologies, cloud and Agile practices and to enable business applications and data in the cloud. 
The Cloud Facilitator is a scrum master that has effective communication skills and is readily available and accessible to business units whose project the incumbent will be responsible to deliver.
The Cloud Facilitator will also be responsible for being part of a cloud engineer’s team in order to deliver requested solutions in Cloud platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver Cloud products in line with the organization’s roadmap.                                      
• Participate in the implementation of Cloud native global products.        
• Be responsible for informing the usage, performance and optimization of Cloud native services.         
• People management skills, decision making, provide technical assistance and strategic direction for business.     
• Bring solutions within hybrid Cloud and on-premise environments.    
• Lead and/or be a member in Agile teams in the delivery of solutions.
• Leading Agile teams will be done as a Scrum Master.
• Perform the requirements of the Scrum Master in terms of planning of PI’s, Funnel and Backlog requirements.
• Manage dependencies and deliverables.
• Create and update the outputs/documentation required as the Cloud Broker and the Scrum Master.
• As a Scrum Master, hold teams/team members accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for delivery.
• Manage stakeholders with clear and timeous communication,  facilitate the decision-making process and document accordingly, to meet Audit, Risk  and other Governance requirements.
• Work according to Cloud governance frameworks and ensure that the deliverables comply with all relevant delivery standards.
• Prepare and distribute progress reports; manage risks and issues; correct deviations from plans; and perform delivery planning for assigned features.

 TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Ideal candidate must have a good knowledge in the following technical skills:  

• Scrum Master Certification
• Azure & AWS Architecture Frameworks & Best Practices.
• Cloud Cost Optimization /FinOps.
• DevSecOps software development lifecycle principles and the ability to apply knowledge in a dynamic environment using Agile methodologies to migrate applications to the cloud

COMPETENCIES:
Ideal candidate must have the following competencies:  

• Supervising Others.
• Conflict Resolution.
• Emotional Intelligence.
• Communication Skills.
• Manage Performance.
• Interviewing Skills.
• Team Building.
• Delegation.
• Self Starter.