Technical Consultant | Cloud & Platform Engineering

1 day, 9 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
AHEAD

AHEAD

AHEAD accelerates the impact of technology on clients by engineering customized data, developer, and infrastructure platforms that improve IT operations. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help...

IT Services
1K-5K
$43M raised

Description

  • Own engagements end to end from kickoff through executive readout as the primary customer point of contact and delivery owner.
  • Define scope, success criteria, and change control while keeping stakeholders aligned on outcomes and boundaries.
  • Run engagement governance, including standups, status reporting, stakeholder and steering reviews, RAID management, and decision logs.
  • Escalate and resolve engagement risks before they affect scope, timeline, or client relationships.
  • Drive quality control through peer reviews and readiness checks on client-facing deliverables.
  • Lead a 2-3 person pod across discovery, analysis, and executive readout, and ensure proper staffing for each engagement.
  • Set quarterly and annual goals for pod members and provide coaching and feedback to support growth.
  • Manage utilization across sold and internal projects while forecasting staffing needs and maintaining delivery rhythm.
  • Lead technical discovery and analysis across multi-cloud, platform engineering, identity, networking, security, and app/data domains.
  • Produce prioritized recommendations, effort sizing, roadmaps, and executive-ready narratives tied to business outcomes.
  • Implement AI-driven solutions to reduce toil and accelerate insight.
  • Capture and evolve questionnaires, scoring rubrics, readout templates, playbooks, and delivery standards for repeatable delivery.
  • Partner with practice leaders to align Rapid Solutions standards with broader AHEAD delivery frameworks and cross-practice initiatives.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in engagement leadership.
  • Experience owning scope and statement of work (SoW) compliance.
  • Experience running governance cadences, status reporting, RAID management, and decision tracking.
  • Experience leading small teams and coaching direct reports or pod members.
  • Experience in technical discovery and analysis across multi-cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Experience with platform engineering, identity, networking, security, and application/data domains.
  • Experience translating technical findings into executive-ready recommendations and business outcomes.
  • Experience developing reusable delivery assets such as playbooks, templates, and scoring rubrics.
  • Preferred experience applying AI-driven solutions in delivery or assessment work.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance with dependent coverage options.
  • Paid time off and company holidays, plus additional leave benefits as per policy.
  • Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.
  • Learning and development opportunities, including cross-department training.
  • Sponsored certifications and credentials for continued learning.
  • Employee wellness initiatives focused on physical and mental well-being.
  • Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations.
  • Inclusive, people-first culture with strong collaboration and ownership.

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