Cloud Platform Operations Lead
Job Description
You’ve picked a great time to join Avon. We’re the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that’s 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we’re committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe.
Role Type
PermanentWhat you'll be doing:
As the Cloud Operations Lead you will play critical role in Avon’s cloud environments that power our global operations across manufacturing, retail, and direct selling. You’ll participate in designing technical solutions and will be responsible to provision and manage these environments the most effective, secure, and resilient way. Identifying and documenting best practices, plus technical leadership of the Cloud Operations (DevOps) team are also key part of the role.Key responsibilities:
- Lead the provisioning, management, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure and services (OCI, AWS, Azure, Native Services, IaaS, PaaS).
- Develop and maintain automation scripts (including IaC / Terraform) and tools for cloud resource management.
- Manage cloud cost optimisation initiatives, monitoring usage and implementing savings strategies (FinOps).
- Lead incident response and troubleshooting for cloud platform issues.
- Mentor and guide L2 Support Analysts, promoting knowledge sharing and skill development. Organize an On-Call rota for this area.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud architectures, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Embed SRE practices automate health checks and drift remediations.Drive continuous improvement.
What we're looking for:
- Expertise in cloud platform management (OCI, AWS, Azure), including secure provisioning and tenancy hygiene in large Enterprise environment
- Strong understanding of network and security baselines for cloud resources.
- Proficiency in PaaS, IaaS, Kubernetes/container management
- Skills in infrastructure automation (Terraform, CLI, etc), Infrastructure-As-Code (IaC) and drift control.
- Observability, SRE, and ITSM automation skills for cloud operations.
- Cloud networking patterns (VNet/VPC design, service endpoints, DNS, routing/peering, etc)
- Knowledge of cloud cost optimisation and FinOps principles.
- Experience in migration planning and execution for cloud projects.
- Strong documentation skills; ability to document and standardise patterns
- Ability to mentor L2 analysts in cloud build standards and troubleshooting.
- Strong English communication skills are also required
What we offer:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best.
At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.
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