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SGS

Global Head of Cloud & Data Center (Infrastructure)

SGS

Published 16 May 2026
Madrid, Spain
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

Key skills

CICD
Change Management
Incident Management
Enterprise Architect
Testing
Sustainability
Reliability
Security
Cloud
Data
Infrastructure
Deployment
Architecture
SRE
Optimization
Automation
Backup

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

RBAC
XLA
Azure
AWS
GCP
ITIL

Description

This role involves overseeing the reliability, security, and operational excellence of global hybrid cloud and data center platforms. The position requires defining and enforcing infrastructure governance, including network standards and security policies. The individual will lead global teams to ensure platform stability, capacity planning, and incident management. Responsibilities include managing production budgets, driving financial optimization, and implementing automation standards. The role also entails executing data center modernization strategies and managing strategic vendor relationships.

Required Qualifications and Skills

The role requires over 10 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or platform environments, with at least 5 years spent leading global or multiregional teams. Candidates must possess expertise in Azure governance, hybrid infrastructure, and the operation of mission-critical production environments. A solid background in operational excellence, incident management, and change control is necessary. Preferred qualifications include Azure Architect or Administrator certifications, ITIL Foundation certification, and experience with FinOps or cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.

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About the company

SGS

Size

25

HQ

Austin, US

Description

SparkCognition Government Systems (SGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SparkCognition, is the first full-spectrum artificial intelligence (AI) company devoted entirely to government and national defense. By developing and operationalizing next-generation AI-powered systems, SGS enables government organizations to meet the needs of their most pressing national security missions. Using technologies built in the United States, SGS advances government operations by analyzing complex data to inform and accelerate intelligent decisions, applying predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve logistics, deploying autonomy technology for power projection systems, using natural language processing for large scale processing of unstructured data, and more. At the helm of SGS are some of the most experienced and decorated leaders in government and national defense, including Gen. John R. Allen, Sec. Lisa Disbrow, Amir Husain, Adm. John M. Richardson, Sec. Robert O. Work, and Sec. Michèle Flournoy. For in-depth information about SGS and its offerings visit: www.sparkgov.ai

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