Cloud Capability Lead

Cloud Platforms Capability Lead Salary: Up to £140,000 + bonus Location: UK Wide We are working with a leading technology consultancy on a senior leadership opportunity within their growing Cloud Platforms capability. This is a strategic leadership position for an experienced Cloud Platforms / Cloud Architecture leader who has progressed into Head of, Director, Practice or Capability leadership and has experience shaping, developing and scaling a significant technology capability. You will play a key role in defining the future direction of Cloud Platforms, combining strong technical credibility with strategic leadership, commercial awareness and a genuine focus on developing people. The Role You will be responsible for helping shape and grow the Cloud Platforms capability, including:

• Developing and executing the Cloud Platforms capability strategy.
• Providing technical leadership and thought leadership across cloud and platform engineering.
• Identifying future technology trends, skills and capabilities required to support continued growth.
• Leading workforce planning, talent development and capability building.
• Developing and supporting propositions, offerings and new areas of capability.
• Working closely with senior clients and stakeholders to understand challenges and shape appropriate technology solutions.
• Supporting pre-sales, business development and commercial growth.
• Building strong relationships across technology, delivery and commercial teams.
• Developing and mentoring senior technical leaders and helping create a strong culture of continuous development.
• Driving significant capability initiatives and ensuring the organisation remains at the forefront of modern cloud engineering. About You We are particularly interested in individuals who have:
• Significant experience within a technology consultancy or professional services organisation — consultancy experience is essential.
• A strong background in Cloud Platforms, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering or Platform Engineering.
• Progressed from a senior technical/cloud architecture background into Head of, Director, Practice Lead or Capability Lead responsibilities.
• Experience leading and developing large technical teams or engineering capabilities.
• A track record of shaping capability or practice strategy and supporting organisational growth.
• Experience with workforce planning, talent development and building future technical skills.
• Strong client-facing and senior stakeholder management experience.
• Exposure to pre-sales, propositions, commercial development or business growth.
• The ability to combine technical credibility with strategic and commercial thinking.
• A genuine passion for developing people and building high-performing technology teams. Cloud Technology You should have strong experience across modern cloud and platform engineering environments, with exposure to technologies such as AWS, Azure and/or GCP, alongside areas such as cloud-native engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, Kubernetes, automation and modern cloud operating models. Salary: Up to £140,000 + bonus Location: UK Wide