Principal, Cloud Strategy, Platform & FinOps

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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Responsibilities & Key Deliverables ROLE OVERVIEW The Principal – Cloud Strategy, Platform & FinOps leads the strategic, architectural, operational, and financial governance of Cloud transformation across the Mahindra Group. This role drives the Cloud Center of Excellence (Cloud CoE), multi-cloud adoption, FinOps maturity, modernization, security compliance, operational automation, and digital engineering initiatives. The position works closely with CXOs, CIOs, Business Heads, and cross-functional teams to enable scalable, secure, and cost-optimized platforms powering Connected Vehicles, Engineering Simulations (HPC), Digital Commerce, CRM, IoT, GenAI, and enterprise workloads. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Cloud Strategy & Enterprise Architecture - Define and maintain enterprise cloud strategy aligned to business vision and group digital roadmap. - Lead Cloud CoE covering strategy, architecture, cost, governance, security, and operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP. - Architect and operationalize multi-cloud Landing Zones with standardized guardrails, blueprints, LCM automation, and security controls. - Drive modernization using open-source stacks (Linux, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes), PaaS, serverless, ARM/Graviton compute, microservices architectures. - Conduct architecture reviews, reference architecture creation, workload assessments, and solution governance for all BUs. Cloud FinOps & Financial Governance - Manage cloud budgets with full accountability for optimization, contract negotiations, and consumption governance. - Lead FinOps Operating Model for group companies with maturity assessments, cost allocation models, chargeback/showback, and policy enforcement. - Institutionalize dashboards, KPIs, optimization levers, anomaly detection, and cloud financial insights for leadership. Cloud Security, Governance & Observability - Define security guardrails including IAM, Org Policies, network segmentation, key management, posture management, and compliance frameworks. - Manage DevSecOps capabilities including SAST, DAST, dependencies scanning, and secure CI/CD workflows. - Track reliability, latency, performance, and infrastructure health using Observability platform. Key Transformation Projects - Work closely with business teams to manage our key cloud projects including Connected Car, Data Platform, High Performance Computing. - Lead delivery of enterprise-grade platforms solutions IoT, Data Engineering, Web Apps, and GenAI-based automation (Voice AI, Audit AI, Procurement AI). - Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native applications. Experience 11 - 14 yrs.Industry Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.General Requirements REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES • Multi-cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) • Cloud Landing Zone, network architecture, security, IAM • FinOps, cost optimization, budgeting, and cloud economics • Kubernetes, containers, PaaS, serverless, open-source modernization • DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD governance • Stakeholder & executive communication, program governanceOur commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion At Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to cultivating a workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, caste, race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender identity, nationality, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, educational background, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy or childbirth, veteran status, citizenship status, ancestry, financial status, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. We actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and bring their unique perspectives to our teams. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive experience for all applicants. Together, we rise by embracing differences and building a future that reflects the communities we serve.