Manager – Infrastructure & Cloud

Location: Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka

Industry: Food Manufacturing & Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

Our client is one of Sri Lanka’s largest and most successful food manufacturing conglomerates. Driven by a culture of excellence, caring, innovation, and integrity, the Group comprises multiple prominent business units locally and overseas, exporting its highly popular, household-name products to many countries worldwide.

The corporate services arm of this enterprise provides strategic and technological backbone support to ensure seamless global operations. We are looking for an exceptional, forward-thinking technology leader to steer their enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure systems.

Role Profile

The Manager – Infrastructure & Cloud will lead the design, delivery, and management of the group’s enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture. You will be responsible for ensuring high availability, peak performance, robust security, and disaster recovery readiness across all business units.

Additionally, this role focuses heavily on cost optimization (FinOps), infrastructure budgeting, modern monitoring/automation practices, and developing a talented team of engineering professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture

Lead the design, implementation, and management of secure, highly available enterprise cloud (primarily Microsoft Azure) and hybrid infrastructure environments.
Ensure robust systems performance, capacity planning, and reliable disaster recovery (DR) / business continuity preparedness.
Standardize and manage server setups, physical/virtual networks, enterprise virtualization, and on-premises/cloud data center environments.

FinOps, Budgeting & Vendor Management

Drive cloud cost management and resource optimization (FinOps) strategies to maximize return on investment (ROI).
Formulate, track, and manage infrastructure budgets and capital expenditures (CAPEX/OPEX).
Evaluate, negotiate with, and manage relationships with strategic technology partners, cloud providers, and hardware vendors.

Security, Governance & Automation

Implement and enforce strict IT security, identity management (IAM), governance, and compliance frameworks.
Establish modern automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and DevOps practices to streamline deployment workflows.
Deploy advanced monitoring, logging, and performance management tools to maintain 24/7 visibility over critical applications and networks.

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration

Provide inspirational leadership to build, mentor, and upskill a high-performing team of infrastructure and cloud engineers.
Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams, business units, and external partners to deliver tailored tech solutions in a complex, fast-evolving business landscape.\

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. A Master's degree or postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
Years of Experience: Minimum of 8–12+ years of progressive experience in infrastructure and cloud environments.
Azure Specialization: At least 3–4 years of hands-on experience specifically in managing Microsoft Azure cloud deployments.
Professional Certifications: Relevant industry certifications are highly preferred, such as:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Administrator
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate/Professional (CCNA/CCNP)
- ITIL Foundation/Intermediate
- CISSP / CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional)

Key Competencies & Technical Skills

Architecture Mastery: Deep expertise in complex enterprise cloud platforms, virtualization, hybrid architectures, servers, and modern networking.
DevOps & Automation: Practical understanding of CI/CD, scripting, infrastructure automation, and modern monitoring tools.
Financial Management: Demonstrated ability to manage cloud spend, forecast resources, and optimize monthly billing cycles.
Leadership & Influence: Strong strategic mindset with high ownership, outstanding stakeholder management, and clear, persuasive communication skills.

What We Offer

A senior, high-visibility role at the technological heart of an iconic, globally operating conglomerate.
A collaborative, learning-focused environment that actively champions career progression.
An attractive, industry-standard remuneration package and benefits.