The Digital Foundry sets the strategy to accelerate the adoption of industry-leading practices across technology modernization domains, supporting a portfolio of enterprise-wide products and platforms that enable the activities of academic and administrative stakeholders across the university. The Digital Foundry team focused on three main pillars:1) Human-Centered Product Strategy and Design, including product discovery, user-research, accessibility, UX, and UI services.2) Cloud and DevOps Strategy support the evolution of our cloud and engineering capabilities across infrastructure, data, andproduct delivery teams championing a cloud-first approach coupled with automation and AI capabilities to deliver features faster and more reliably.3) Solutions Architecture fosters the implementation of cohesive end-to-end solution architectures, ensuring baseline interoperability, reliability, scalability, and security capabilities are in place when architecting new solutions or updating existing ones. Position Summary
The Cloud Strategist will play a pivotal role in shaping and evolving UCLA's cloud-first strategy, developing the capabilities of our cloud operating model, and accelerating cloud adoption and migration efforts. Collaborating with our enterprise technology teams, this role will define the desired state of our cloud vendor ecosystem, cloud-first placement strategy, and productization of cloud offerings for enterprise customers. This role will align stakeholders on a cloud adoption approach and framework, guiding the organization through migration readiness and execution. The Cloud Strategist will significantly impact efforts to drive cost optimization strategies, ensuring cloud solutions are scalable, reliable, and leverage automation where feasible. Working with domain-specific architects, they will design cloud adoption accelerators and best practices. They will also empower enterprise teams with the skills needed to leverage cloud technologies effectively, and they will be a key member of the Cloud Center of Excellence. The Cloud Strategist will positively impact UCLA’s operations and culture by optimizing software and product development in service of the university’s academic mission. This team member will advance the University’s mission by delivering exceptional information technology services comprehensively and consistently across faculty, staff, and students. This role will execute UCLA’s vision while modeling UCLA’s culture and values.
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits. Qualifications
Five years experience working in one or more of the following fields: cloud infrastructure, information technology, IT service management, or related field. (Required)
Seven or more years experience working in one or more of the following fields: cloud infrastructure, information technology, IT service management, or related field. (Preferred)
Significant experience in cloud computing, including designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based products and applications. (Required)
Experience working in a project-based environment using leading project management practices including schedule management, status reporting, and communication of project risks and issues. (Required)
Experience participating in activities to advance an inclusive environment that values equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. (Preferred)
Experience in complex higher education environments, serving academic and administrative functions of a large public university. (Preferred)
Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. (Required)
Familiarity with various strategies for migrating applications to the cloud, including rehosting, refactoring, revising, rebuilding, and replacing. (Required)
Understanding of product management principles and methodologies, and how they can be applied in a cloud context. (Required)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve complex technical issues. (Required)
Strong written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate complex technical ideas to a diverse community of colleagues and stakeholders. Can relay technical information to audiences of technical and non-technical stakeholders. (Required)
Able to establish and advance positive working relationships and a strong rapport with a diverse community of colleagues including team members, stakeholders, and customers. (Required)
Advanced organizational skills and is able to balance competing priorities and deliver concurrent projects to various stakeholder types. (Required)
Advanced problem-solving skills; ability to uncover root of difficult problems and scope solutions based on knowledge of available resources and timelines as well as awareness of vision and strategy. (Required)
Ability to seek information from multiple and diverse sources to inform solutions. Demonstrated ability to make decisions with integrity. (Required)
Thinks creatively and introduces innovations such as the incorporation of new technologies or processes. Thrives in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
Bachelor's Degree in information technology or computer science OR equivalent combination of experience/training. (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
Schedule
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PT, Monday through Friday and/or variable based upon operational needs. Union/Policy Covered
Why work at UCLA? Benefits:UCLA offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an average of three weeks' vacation per year; an average of 12 days per year sick leave; 13 paid holidays per year; health, dental and optical benefits; life insurance; disability insurance; the University of California Retirement Plan with 5 year vesting and various voluntary UC Savings Plans. There are also special programs and privileges available, such as accessibility to cultural and recreational programs, athletic events, and the University Credit Union. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
