Cloud & Hosting Manager

We are seeking a senior strategic leader to oversee the organization’s cloud infrastructure, hosting environments, and data center operations. This role is responsible for driving cloud strategy and modernization initiatives, managing multi-cloud and hybrid environments, and ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery.

The Cloud & Hosting Manager will lead a team of cloud and infrastructure engineers, ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, cost-efficient, and compliant infrastructure that supports all business applications and services.

What You Will Do

• Lead and execute the organization’s cloud strategy across multi-cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to scalable cloud platforms.

• Design secure, resilient, and high-performing cloud architectures aligned with business needs.

• Manage and mentor a team of cloud, infrastructure, and DevOps engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.

• Oversee day-to-day cloud and hosting operations, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and scalability.

• Implement and manage ITSM processes (incident, problem, change, and capacity management) using ServiceNow.

• Optimize cloud costs through governance, monitoring, and financial management practices.

• Establish and enforce cloud governance policies, including access control, tagging, and resource provisioning.

• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, and others.

• Lead disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) planning, ensuring defined RTO/RPO targets are met.

• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and SLAs with cloud and hosting providers.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to align infrastructure with business goals.

• Present strategic updates, roadmaps, and investment proposals to senior leadership.

What You Will Need

• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, hosting, or data center operations.

• 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and large-scale infrastructure environments.

• Proven experience in multi-cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Strong track record in cloud migration, modernization, and infrastructure transformation projects.

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS EC2, S3, RDS; Azure VMs, App Services; GCP Compute Engine).

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.

• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Solid understanding of networking, security, IAM, and cloud architecture best practices.

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools.

• Familiarity with ITIL practices and ServiceNow ITSM platform.

• Strong experience in cloud cost optimization and financial management tools.

• In-depth knowledge of security and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, etc.).

• Experience in disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity planning.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly insights.

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D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.