Cloud Advisor

Join Nordcloud and make your mark on the European IT industry. Help our clients thrive on their cloud journey in solution areas such as infrastructure, migration, data, and security.

Currently, we are looking for a Cloud Advisor with the ability to advise on C-Level to join our team Germany.

Are you ready to shape the future of cloud solutions? As a Cloud Advisor in our German team, you'll be at the forefront of helping top-tier companies leverage cutting-edge cloud solutions and technologies. You will play a critical role in advising our clients on their cloud strategies, enabling them to achieve agility, scalability, and innovation.

Internally you will contribute to further develop and strengthen our relevant offerings and services. In the sales cycle, you will contribute to client proposals and run presales workshops with our clients in your areas of expertise.

Your daily responsibilities:

• Strategic Advisory: Guide clients in developing and implementing tailored cloud strategies that align with their business goals
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with C-level executives, managers and key decision-makers, providing expert guidance on cloud adoption and optimization
• Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of the curve by sharing insights and trends in cloud technologies, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor in the industry
• Technology guidance: Build technology roadmaps and design high-level target architectures for our clients
• Application and Migration Strategy: Work with clients to create the infrastructure and application strategy and roadmap (cloud provider choice, cloud vs. on-prem, organizational changes required)
• Security and compliance: Support clients in the creation of a holistic compliance and security approach for the cloud
• Cloud financials: Advise clients on considerations for cloud consumption methods (cloud consumption contracting, OpEx vs. CapEx, FinOps)

Your qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT with a focus on cloud technologies
• Certifications: Relevant cloud platform certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) are desirable

Your key skills:

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Delivery models and change management: Understanding of new delivery models (e.g. DevOps) and organizational restructuring challenges (impacts of “new normal” on people and culture)
• Way of working: Structured way of working and high quality standards. Strong business and commercial acumen, able to understand business challenges and to build cloud business cases. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess complex situations and propose effective solutions
• Technology trends and industries: Widely-read and up to date awareness of industry trends and technology advancements. Local industry/domain-specific knowledge is a bonus (e.g. finance, retail, manufacturing, or a blend)
• Mentoring: Proven ability to mentor and coach juniors in your field of expertise, focusing on both their growth and client satisfaction
• Languages: Fluent communication skills in German and English

We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We value your growth potential and enthusiasm!

What we offer:

• Individual training budget and exam fees for certifications
• Flexible working hours and remote working model
• Laptop and equipment of your choice
• Local package such as 30 days holiday allowance, pension allowance, Qualitrain card, and many more

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About Nordcloud

Nordcloud, an IBM company, is a European leader in cloud advisory, implementation, application development, managed services, and training. We are triple-certified across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, and we are recognized as a 'Visionary' by Gartner for Public Cloud IT Services. With 10 European hubs and over 1100 employees, we are known for our innovative cloud-native solutions and we have delivered over 1000 successful cloud projects.

Learn more at nordcloud.com and follow the #NordcloudCommunity.

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Last updated on Jul 29, 2024