Job Description

About the role

The Cutover Lead is responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing end-to-end cutover activities for cloud migration, infrastructure transformation, and application deployment initiatives across Azure and AWS environments. The role serves as the central point of coordination between business, application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and vendor teams to ensure seamless transition from legacy to target-state platforms while minimizing operational risk and business disruption.

Key responsibilities

Develop and manage comprehensive cutover strategies, plans, runbooks, and execution schedules for cloud transformation and migration programs
Lead end-to-end cutover activities across Azure and AWS environments, ensuring successful transition of applications, databases, and infrastructure services
Coordinate dependencies across multiple workstreams, including infrastructure, networking, security, application, database, and business teams
Facilitate cutover planning workshops, readiness assessments, risk reviews, and go/no-go decision forums
Establish governance and reporting mechanisms to track cutover progress, milestones, risks, issues, and mitigation actions
Manage detailed cutover execution activities, including deployment sequencing, validation checkpoints, rollback planning, and post-cutover stabilization
Ensure all migration, deployment, and transition activities comply with organizational change management and operational standards
Lead war-room activities during critical migration and production release events
Coordinate stakeholder communications and provide timely status updates to project teams, management, and business leadership
Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement of cutover methodologies and processes

About you

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
Minimum 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud, migration, or transformation programs
Minimum 3 years of experience leading cutover activities for large-scale cloud migration or technology transformation initiatives
Proven experience delivering complex projects across Azure and AWS environments
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, databases, security, and application architectures
Experience managing cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple technical and business stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in risk management, change management, and service transition processes
Strong planning, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills