About the role

Senior Project Manager leading cloud infrastructure projects and optimizing cloud operations within Safe Software's Information Services team. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure service reliability and compliance.

Responsibilities

Oversee architecture, deployment, and lifecycle of Azure, AWS and GCP environments.
Implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure frameworks.
Establish and promote best practices for AI-centered automation, governance, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Drive backup, disaster recovery, and multi-regional availability strategies.
Manage strategic vendor relationships, Enterprise SaaS architecture and service optimization.
Collaborate with IT Support, Legal and InfoSec to enhance IAM, data retention, and compliance.
Partner with InfoSec on security incident response and enforcement of best practices.
Align cloud operations with security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
Improve RBAC and least-privilege access models.
Enable product engineering, DevOps, operations and support teams with secure, cost-effective infrastructure.
Define provisioning guidelines that align with performance, security, and budget goals.
Provide cloud architecture advice for new product initiatives.
Champion FinOps culture across teams with transparency and efficiency initiatives.
Optimize spend with reserved instances, autoscaling, and cost dashboards.
Collaborate with Finance to forecast budgets and manage cloud vendor contracts.
Define and execute the corporate cloud roadmap in line with company strategy.
Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI tools.
Represent IS in cross-functional leadership forums.

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
8+ years of experience managing and delivering cloud services or enterprise IT initiatives, ideally within SaaS or other software-driven organizations.
Proven experience leading cloud services and corporate IT functions.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical experts.
Strong grasp of FinOps, IT automation, and governance practices.
Security and compliance expertise (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code practices (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
Cost optimization tools and dashboarding (e.g., CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer).
Security best practices, including IAM and RBAC.
Ability to clearly communicate strategy and technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership.