Head of Cloud

**Details**: **Reference number**: - 380542 **Salary**: - £72,739 - £82,746 - per annum, pro rata - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% **Job grade**: - Grade 6 **Contract type**: - Permanent **Type of role**: - Information Technology **Working pattern**: - Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time **Number of jobs available**: - 1 Contents Location About the job **Benefits**: Things you need to know Location - Canary Wharf, London About the job **Job summary**: As a Head of Cloud, you will work within a team of Architects and Platform Engineers to deliver and maintain cloud solutions across multiple cloud platforms. As well as having responsibility for designing and providing assurance of the platforms that underpin critical business services, you will work in a variety of service and project teams to create, update, implement and tune platforms as part of projects and change programmes. There is potential for a specialist pay allowance of up to £15,000 could be available depending on a capability assessment. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all. **Job description**: As the Head of Cloud, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cloud-based platforms and services within UKHSA. This position involves overseeing the design, implementation, and governance of cutting-edge cloud solutions that ensure optimal performance to critical business services. You will collaborate closely with other senior leaders to align the cloud strategy with the organisation’s goals, ensuring that cloud initiatives enhance our service offerings and support UKHSA’s mission. The role demands a strategic leader who is not only adept at managing complex cloud environments across multiple providers but also skilled in fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence. Through effective leadership and a commitment to professional development, you will also ensure that our technical teams are continually advancing. This role is not just about maintaining the status quo but about pushing boundaries and implementing sustainable, cost-effective solutions that align with UKHSA’s strategic objectives. You will be responsible for leading on the implementation of cloud solutions within UKHSA adopting a "Right Cloud, Right Technology" approach. As the Head of Cloud, you will be expected to: - Oversee the design and implementation of solutions within cloud platforms/services. Using your leadership skills, technical knowledge and initiative to ensure the availability and stability of UKHSA services to clinicians, NHS bodies and citizens. - Create and execute a comprehensive cloud strategy that aligns with the organisation’s goals and other strategies. - Carry out advanced impact analysis to understand how change will affect different components and produce estimates for planned changes to cloud platforms and services. - Oversee the governance and maintenance of cloud platforms and services, ensuring security measures are implemented to grant appropriate access and maintain system integrity in accordance to UKHSA’s security principles and processes. - Drive the development and implementation of standards of best practice in the cloud platforms within the organisation. Make recommendations and challenge and persuade others when standards are not followed or opinions differ. - Lead and expand teams of cloud, platform and DevOps engineers, fostering an inclusive culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Promoting ongoing professional development of team members in the latest cloud technologies and practices. - Drive innovation through continuous horizon scanning for emerging technologies and innovate processes that could enhance the organisation’s cloud platforms and services. Driving forward thinking adoption that ensures the organisation remains ahead of the technological curve. - Oversee the UKHSA’s cloud financial operations, ensuring effective management of cloud spend across multiple cloud providers. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to implement cost-optimisation strategies and financial accountability, driving cost efficiency. In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to: - Maintain a detailed understanding and be aware of developments in the use of cloud technologies in delivering business objectives by researching changes, tools and solutions. - Work within UKHSA’s policies, standing orders, financial regulations and legislative requirements. - Oversee the creation and maintenance of technical documentation for all cloud platforms and services. Ensuring documentation mee