Gartner · 1 day ago
Sr Director Analyst, Cloud Architect for IT Operations (Remote US)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$152K/yr - $190K/yr
12+ years expGartner is a leading company that provides actionable insights and technology analysis. They are seeking a Senior Director Analyst who will focus on modern IT operations, specifically in cloud governance and cloud operating models, and will engage directly with clients to provide expert advice.
Business DevelopmentConsultingInformation Technology
Hiring Manager
Sarah Giannone
Responsibilities
You will write insights and directly engage with clients, applying your in-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure and platform engineering technologies, technical capabilities of products/services, and governance best practices
You will advise clients on architecting, implementing and operating:
Cloud strategy and implementation plans for enterprise cloud adoption with public cloud services
Governance of public cloud services and organizational operating models
Infrastructure-as-Code and Self-Service practices and tools
AI usage and inclusion in cloud operations
Experience with VMware virtualization or private cloud is also an advantage
Experience with hybrid cloud implementation or migration from on-premises to public cloud environments is an advantage
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)
Qualification
Required
12+ years experience in an architect-level role at a mid-sized to large enterprise, focused on cloud, platform engineering, DevOps or SRE
Experience in a technical lead role within a cloud managed service provider (MSP) delivery team
Experience in a technical product management role at a cloud provider, MSP, or IT operations management vendor
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Credible technical expertise in the topics they cover, with the ability to connect technology to business goals, and understand the commercial aims of vendors
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write long-form content (15+ page white papers), and develop and deliver presentations to audiences of varying sizes
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to rapidly absorb and concisely summarize information and opinions, detect patterns, and 'think on your feet'
Expertise and expertise in at least one of these areas: Cloud-native operations for IaaS and PaaS in a major hyperscale public cloud provider, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
Implementing well-governed developer self-service in a major hyperscale cloud provider
Cloud-optimized workload migration to IaaS and PaaS in a major hyperscale cloud provider, with highly-automated operations
Governance of public cloud services
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)
Preferred
Experience with VMware virtualization or private cloud is also an advantage
Experience with hybrid cloud implementation or migration from on-premises to public cloud environments is an advantage
Collaborating with Security technical professionals for DevSecOps
Cross-functional collaboration with architects and other technical leaders of product teams or application teams
Communicating with senior management, ideally including not only IT management but also business executives
Working as part of a digital-native team, or as part of a digital transformation team within an enterprise
DevOps platforms and CI/CD pipeline tools, and infrastructure as code
Kubernetes operations
Benefits
Generous PTO
401k match up to $7,200 per year
The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company
Gartner
Gartner provides fact-based consulting services, helping clients use and manage IT to enhance business performance.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$800M2025-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $800M
1993-10-15IPO
Leadership Team
Eugene Hall
CEO
Patrick Stakenas
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