Cloud & Identity Manager

Cloud and Identity Manager

Global Company is seeking an experienced Cloud and Identity Manager to join their team.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Manager, Cloud & Identity is responsible for the delivery, optimization, and governance of the organization’s Azure cloud platforms, with a strong emphasis on cost management (FinOps), automation, and scalable cloud operations.

This role leads the evolution of Azure as a self-service, secure, and cost-efficient platform, enabling application teams to rapidly consume cloud resources while maintaining enterprise controls.

Identity services across Active Directory, Entra ID, and Silverfort serve as foundational capabilities that enable secure cloud access, automation, and Zero Trust enforcement.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

8–10+ years of experience in Azure cloud engineering or platform operations.

3+ years in a people management or technical leadership role.

Strong expertise in Azure services, governance, and platform design.

Proven experience implementing FinOps practices in Azure.

Experience building automation and self-service cloud platforms.

Solid knowledge of Active Directory, Entra ID, Conditional Access, and MFA.

Familiarity with Silverfort or similar identity security platforms.

Strong automation skills using PowerShell, Bicep/ARM, and CI/CD pipelines.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, SC-300).

Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Experience with Terraform in Azure environments.

Exposure to AWS or GCP (secondary).

Experience supporting cloud platforms in M&A scenarios.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Strong written and verbal communication

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Keen attention to detail

Problem solving

Hard working and dedicated

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITES:

Azure Cloud Platform Management (Primary Focus)

Own day-to-day operations and strategic improvement of enterprise Azure environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and performance.

Lead Azure platform architecture, including landing zones, networking, shared services, and management group design.

Establish and enforce Azure governance standards, including RBAC, Azure Policy, tagging, naming conventions, and security baselines.

Partner with application, infrastructure, and architecture teams to enable cloud migrations, refactoring, and modernization initiatives.

Serve as the primary escalation point for Azure platform incidents, driving root cause an