• Own and operate AWS and Azure cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. • Lead cloud administration including incident management, monitoring, patching, and system health. • Establish and enforce cloud governance, IAM, security controls, logging, and audit readiness. • Drive disaster recovery and business continuity planning and execution. • Own cloud cost management, forecasting, and optimization. • Partner with Finance to manage cloud budgets and implement best practices. • Lead DevOps and platform teams supporting CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and automation. • Champion DevOps best practices to improve deployment speed, reliability, and operational efficiency. • Partner with Engineering to enable self-service and developer productivity. • Support SOC 1&2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other compliance requirements. • Collaborate with Security on IAM, SSO, encryption, monitoring, and incident response. • Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed team. • Manage relationships with AWS, Azure, and key vendors/MSPs. • Communicate cloud strategy, risks, and progress to executive leadership.