Cloud Strategist

INFO SYS ANL 4 (000499)

UCPath Position ID: 41051987

Position Description History/Status

For Reference ONLY - PeopleAdmin JA Number:

1141826

Approved Date:

8/14/2024 2:05:42 PM

Date Last Edited:

8/14/2024 2:05:39 PM

Last Action Effective Date:

12/4/2023

Organization Details

Business Unit (Location):

LACMP

Organization Code:

5000O

Organization:

ADMINISTRATIVE VICE CHANCELLOR         

Division Code:

5901D

Division:

ADMINISTRATION                         

Department:

455400 - IT SERVICES

Position Details

UCPath Position Number:

41051987

Position Description ID

169295

UC Payroll Title:

INFO SYS ANL 4 (000499)

Business Title:

Cloud Strategist

Personnel Program

Management and Senior Professional (MSP)

Salary Grade:

Grade 25

Job Code FLSA:

Exempt

Union Code (Collective Bargaining Unit):

99: Non-Represented (PPSM)

Employee Relations Code:

E: All Others - Not Confidential

Employee Class (Appt Type):

2 - Staff: Career

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

1

SUPERVISION

UCPath Reports to Position Number:

41051985

Reports to Payroll Title:

Applications Programming Sup 2

UCPath Department Head Position Number:

40068309

Department Head Payroll Title:

Info Sys Mgr 4

GENERAL SUPERVISION - Indicates that the incumbent develops procedures for performance of variety of duties; or performs complex duties within established policy guidelines.

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.

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, and

product 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.

Cloud Transformation and Strategy

 1. Orchestrates the strategic integration of the university's products and applications into a cloud-first environment, shaping and driving the execution of the transformation strategy. (E)  2. Evaluates the cloud-readiness of products and applications, understanding their architecture, performance, scalability, and dependencies, and designs migration strategies to ensure optimal performance in the cloud. (E)  3. Serves as the primary liaison between product teams and infrastructure teams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration during the migration process and beyond. (E)  4. Engages with stakeholders across the university to understand their needs and ensure the cloud strategy is effectively aligned with the broader organizational goals and objectives. (E)  5. Supports regular analysis and optimization of cloud costs, ensuring the university gets the most value from its cloud investments and stays within budget. (E)  6. Collaborates with the Information Security team to ensure all cloud-based applications adhere to the university's security policies and any relevant regulations. Promote best practices for cloud security across the product teams. (E)

70%

Problem Solving

 1. Monitors performance, identifies and resolve issues, and optimizes resource utilization. (E)  2. Identifies and recommends solutions for problem resolution and prevention. (E)

5%

Continuous Improvement

 1. Oversees the continuous improvement of cloud-based products and applications, identifying and leveraging opportunities to enhance functionality, user experience, and efficiency using cloud services. (E)  2. Evaluates new tools, technologies, and processes to optimize Cloud execution, deployment, and operations, and contribute to the development of the university's IT strategy. (E)

5%

Customer Service

 1. Collaborates with system administrators, network engineers, and other IT teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues that impact cloud operations. (E)

5%

Project Planning & Management

 1. Leverages their understanding of the university's product portfolio, product management processes, and user needs to plan and guide projects related to cloud-based products and applications. (E)

5%

Communications & Training

 1. Advocates for cloud adoption across the university and provides training or resources as necessary to help teams understand the benefits and practicalities of cloud computing. (E)  2. Communicates effectively cross-functionally to enable speed, reliability, and improved collaboration. (E)

5%

Other

 1. Actively contributes to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion across the organization and UCLA's campus. (E) 

2. Actively promotes the organization's core values and consistently integrates innovation, employee fulfillment, teamwork, respect, excellence, integrity, service, and accountability into each aspect of their work. (E)

5%

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Performs other duties as assigned.

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Complies with all policies and standards.

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Complies with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Principles of Community.

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This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree

in information technology or computer science OR equivalent combination of experience/training.

Required

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

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND/OR CONDITIONS OF 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.

LOCATION AND PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, MENTAL (PEM) REQUIREMENTS

Environment and Work Location Information

Environment Type:

Non-Clinical Setting

Location Setting:

Campus

Location:

Wilshire Center

Standing/Walking

X

Sitting

X

Bending/Stooping

X

Squatting/Kneeling

X

Climbing

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull 0-25 lbs

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull 26-50 lbs

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull over 50 lbs

X

Physical requirements other

X

Chemicals, dust, gases, or fumes

X

Loud noise levels

X

Marked changes in humidity or temperature

X

Microwave/Radiation

X

Operating motor vehicles and/or equipment

X

Exposures other

X

Sustained attention and concentration

X

X

Complex problem solving/reasoning

X

X

Ability to organize & prioritize

X

X

Communication skills

X

X

Numerical skills

X

X

Mental demands other

X

X

Classification 3:  Position in which exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues is not part of the position description. The normal routine task involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues and the employee can decline to perform tasks which involve a perceived risk without retribution.