Senior Delivery Consultant (Advisory Cloud Transformation), Professional Services, UK NatSec, WWPS

DESCRIPTION

The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Delivery Consultant (Advisory) to join our team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, you'll work closely with customers to design, implement, and manage AWS solutions that meet their technical requirements and business objectives. You'll be a key player in driving customer success through their cloud journey, providing technical expertise and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.We are seeking an experienced Senior Advisory Consultant to join our Professional Services team who will help enable our customers to transform their business and unlock the value of AWS cloud technology.

As part of the Advisory practice, this consultant will provide value-centric cloud advisory services with sector-specific expertise (NatSec). Deep skills in cloud strategy, orchestration, operating models, and cloud economics will be complemented by global specialist resources to help guide clients in their cloud journey and deliver business results. Our cloud advisory capability is part of the wider Enterprise Transformation capability practice.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in business strategy, cloud adoption, innovation, and organizational change management to help clients achieve measurable business outcomes through cloud transformation.

This is a customer facing role. You will be required to travel to UK client locations (3-4 days on customer site per week) to deliver professional services to our customers.

UK Government Security Clearance is required for this role (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels) UK Nationality is required for this role.

Key job responsibilities
Lead and deliver complex advisory engagements across business case development, IT operating model design, governance, and organizational change management
Facilitate workshops and executive-level discussions to align stakeholders on cloud strategy and transformation roadmaps
Advise clients on the impact of cloud transformation, helping them develop and implement new digitally enabled business models that leverage cloud operating models.
Conduct assessments and audits of existing cloud operating models to identify areas for improvement.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and maturity of cloud operating model transformations, adjusting as needed to ensure success.
Deliver digitally enabled business outcomes using your skills in strategy development, service management, agile delivery, DevOps, business process mapping and organisational design.
Develop business cases and value propositions for cloud adoption and digital transformation initiatives
Design and implement innovation programs to foster customer-centric and experiment-driven cultures
Assess clients' cloud readiness and maturity across people, process, and technology dimensions
Create actionable roadmaps and implementation plans for cloud adoption at scale
Mentor junior consultants and contribute to development of advisory offerings and methodologies

About the team
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Management consulting or industry experience in areas such as IT strategy & operations, digital transformation, innovation, and organizational change
• Deep understanding of cloud technologies and their business impact across industries
• Strong business acumen and ability to articulate cloud value propositions to C-level executives
• Ability to quickly understand complex business and technical environments
• UK Government Security Clearance is required for this role (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with AWS services and cloud adoption frameworks
• Understanding of different elements of a cloud adoption strategy including the structure and functions within a Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) & familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Understanding of how operations, architecture and organisational design need to change for cloud operations to be set up successfully
• Knowledge of industry-specific business processes and operating models
• AWS Certifications, e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Security Specialty.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

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