Lead: Cloud Services
The Coca-Cola Company · Gauteng
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- Coca-Cola Beverages Africa CCBA presents an exciting opportunity for a Lead: Cloud Services , to join the Enabling Technology team at CCBA. The role will report to the Group Head: Technology Enablement.
Key Purpose
- To provide strategic and operational ownership of enterprise cloud services, ensuring secure, reliable, resilient and cost-effective cloud platforms while driving service governance, FinOps, automation, transformation enablement and consistent operational maturity.
Key Duties & Responsibilities Key Outputs and Accountabilities include, but not limited to:
- Stable & Resilient Cloud Services: Ensure secure, reliable and high-performing cloud services that support business continuity, operational effectiveness and digital platforms.
- Cloud Operational Excellence: Drive effective cloud operations through proactive monitoring, service management discipline, performance optimisation and continuous improvement.
- Cloud Governance & Service Ownership: Establish strong cloud governance, accountability, service ownership models and operational standards to improve control and consistency.
- Cloud Cost Optimisation: Improve cloud financial management through effective cost monitoring, optimisation initiatives, forecasting and value realisation.
- Cloud Transformation Enablement: Enable business modernisation and digitisation by delivering scalable cloud capabilities and supporting the transition of new services into operational support.
- Vendor & Service Performance: Strengthen cloud provider governance, SLA performance, supplier accountability and service improvement outcomes.
- Security & Operational Resilience: Maintain secure cloud environments through effective risk management, compliance controls, disaster recovery readiness and resilience practices.
- Standardised Cloud Operations: Drive consistent cloud operational practices, service maturity and delivery standards across countries and functions
Skills, Experience & Education Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
- Postgraduate qualification advantageous.
Experience
- 8–12 years' experience in infrastructure, cloud services, platforms or enterprise technology operations.
- Experience owning cloud services and operational delivery.
- Experience managing cloud operations within complex enterprise environments.
- Experience managing strategic technology vendors and managed service providers.
- Experience supporting multi-country or large-scale operational environments.
Skills
- Cloud platforms and operations Azure / AWS / GCP
- Cloud service management and governance
- Cloud monitoring, performance management and optimisation
- Hybrid cloud infrastructure
- Cloud security and compliance principles
- Disaster recovery and business continuity
- IT service management practices
- Vendor and SLA management
- Cloud cost management FinOps
- Strong operational ownership and accountability
- Business-focused and customer-centric mindset
- Data-driven decision making
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Ability to simplify and standardise complex environments
- Strong governance and risk management discipline
Deadline:3rd September,2026