Cloud Product Governance Manager-SC Security Cleared-London
Posted Today by SmartSourcing Ltd
£600 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Cloud Product Governance Manager role requires a security-cleared professional to provide strategic leadership and governance for the organization's Azure tenant. The position emphasizes financial stewardship, risk management, and stakeholder engagement within an Agile framework. The successful candidate will ensure secure and cost-effective use of Azure services while aligning with organizational standards. A current SC or DV clearance is mandatory for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic product leadership and governance oversight for the Azure tenant.
- Ensure Azure services are used securely, responsibly, and cost-effectively.
- Act as the authoritative owner of Azure governance products and frameworks.
- Engage with stakeholders across engineering, architecture, security, and governance bodies.
- Implement strong guardrails, policies, and lifecycle management for Azure services.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Agile ways of working.
- Clear understanding of Azure governance constructs.
- Strong knowledge of cloud financial management and Azure cost models.
- High proficiency in risk management and governance escalation.
- Strong product management skills within DDAT frameworks.
- Ability to interpret technical and operational input into governance rules.
- Familiarity with FinOps principles and cloud operating models.
- Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SC Security Cleared Cloud Product Governance Manager-Azure-Agile- is required by our government client based in London. Hybrid working .
Due to the urgency of the role, a current SC or DV (Developed Vetting) is required (or you will be eligible).
To provide strategic product leadership, governance oversight, and financial stewardship for the organisation's Azure tenant.
Essential Skills/Experience
experience of Agile ways of working
Clear understanding of Azure governance constructs: landing zones, management groups, RBAC, policy, blueprints, tagging, subscription management, resource lifecycle.
Strong working knowledge of cloud financial management, Azure cost models, consumption insights, and budget governance controls.
High proficiency in risk management, including identification, assessment, control strategies, and governance escalation routes.
Strong product management skills in backlog refinement, prioritisation, and roadmap creation within DDAT frameworks.
Ability to interpret technical, security, and operational input and convert it into policy, governance rules, or product decisions.
Familiarity with FinOps principles, shared responsibility models, and cloud operating models.
Strong stakeholder engagement capability, especially across engineering, architecture, security, and senior governance bodies.
The role ensures that Azure services are used securely, responsibly, and cost effectively, through strong guardrails, policies, lifecycle management, and data driven decision-making.
Acting as the authoritative owner of Azure governance products and frameworks, the role safeguards the tenant, optimises spend, and ensures alignment with organisational and cloud operating model standards.
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