Lead – Enterprise Cloud, IOT & Security

The role provides enterprise-wide leadership across cloud platforms, security, data centres, applications, digital marketplaces, and strategic technology partnerships. The role oversees the modernization, resilience, and efficiency of data centres, ensuring scalable, compliant, and energy efficient infrastructure. It drives lifecycle management of enterprise applications, promoting cloud native architectures, DevSecOps, automation, and secure system integration aligned to business needs. The Lead - Cloud, IOT & Security leads the development of a cloud marketplace, enabling third party solutions, API ecosystems, secure onboarding, monetisation, and seamless customer experiences.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline, with strong foundational knowledge of ICT infrastructure, cloud technologies, and digital systems.
• Master’s degree in ICT Management, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Engineering Management, Digital Transformation, or an MBA with a strong technology focus, demonstrating advanced capability in leading large scale technology environments will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 12–15 years’ progressive leadership experience in ICT operations, cloud engineering, IoT ecosystems, digital platforms, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and large scale infrastructure transformation within telecoms, technology, financial services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Proven experience architecting and managing hybrid, private, and multi cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including cloud migration, cloud native modernization, containerization (Kubernetes), DevSecOps, and enterprise cloud governance frameworks.
• Extensive experience deploying and operating large scale IoT platforms, including device management, connectivity technologies (NB IoT, LTE M, 5G), IoT security, data ingestion pipelines, edge computing, digital twins, and integration with enterprise systems and APIs.
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise grade ICT infrastructure, including data centres, networks, storage, compute, virtualization, systems integration, disaster recovery, and high availability architectures supporting mission critical operations.
• Advanced cybersecurity expertise, including zero trust security models, identity & access management (IAM), SOC operations, vulnerability management, regulatory compliance, cloud security, incident response, and governance of third party security posture.
• Strong background in enterprise architecture and technology strategy, with the ability to link ICT, cloud, and IoT capabilities to business needs, drive digital transformation, optimize cost-to-serve, and lead end to end technical roadmaps.
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical acumen, including cloud cost optimization (FinOps), technology investment analysis, vendor/partner management, large-scale CAPEX/OPEX planning, and building performance frameworks (KPIs, SLAs, SLOs).
• Relevant professional certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CCSP, CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or IoT specific certifications—demonstrating mastery of cloud architecture, cybersecurity, ICT management, and digital infrastructure leadership