Head of Engineering

Job Description – Head Of Engineering

Company: Ankercloud Technologies

Location: Bengaluru

Job Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Leadership (10+ years preferred)

About Ankercloud Technologies:

Ankercloud is a leading multinational cloud and AI services company helping enterprises design,

migrate, modernize, and operate scalable cloud platforms. Our operations are global, with

offices in Berlin, Bangalore and the US. We partner closely with our customers to solve complex

business and technology challenges using various hyperscaler platforms (AWS, GCP, and

modern cloud-native architectures), along with the latest application and GenAI stacks. Our

focus is on delivering measurable customer outcomes through strong consulting practices,

technical excellence, and deep cloud expertise across industries including finance, healthcare,

retail, and manufacturing.

Position Overview

We are seeking a strategic, customer-obsessed Head of Engineering to lead Ankercloud’s cloud

engineering and consulting practice. This role is responsible for driving technical delivery

excellence, building scalable consulting capabilities, and ensuring successful outcomes for our

customers.

The ideal candidate is a senior technology leader with deep cloud expertise and a strong

consulting mindset; someone who can engage confidently with customers, build high-performing

delivery teams, and align technical execution with business value. This role is not focused on

building in-house software products, but on designing and delivering robust cloud solutions that

enable customer success.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Practice Leadership

• Define and drive Ankercloud’s cloud engineering and delivery strategy aligned with
  
  

business objectives and customer needs.

• Establish and enforce best practices for infrastructure and application architecture,
  
  

security, governance, automation, and cost optimization.

• Own technical standards including reference architectures, migration patterns,
  
  

modernization approaches, and operational models.

• Ensure security, compliance, reliability, and scalability are embedded across all customer
  
  

solutions.

• Ensure emerging cloud and AI-enabled technologies are leveraged to ensure
  
  

competitiveness while ensuring speed and quality

Consulting, Delivery & Customer Outcomes

• Oversee end-to-end technical delivery across customer engagements, from discovery
  
  

and architecture design to implementation and handover.

• Build a strong culture of technical consulting to customers, participating in architecture
  
  

reviews, roadmap discussions, and executive-level engagements.

• Drive a strong culture of customer obsession, accountability, and outcome-oriented
  
  

delivery.

• Partner closely with Customer Success to ensure long-term value realization, customer
  
  

satisfaction, and repeat business.

• Define and track delivery KPIs including customer satisfaction, delivery quality,
  
  

predictability, and risk management.

Sales & Pre-Sales Collaboration

• Partner with Sales and Business teams on pre-sales solutioning, technical proposals,
  
  

and RFP responses.

• Ensure technical commitments made during sales cycles are realistic, scalable, and
  
  

executable.

• Support the development of new service offerings, accelerators, and cloud solutions to
  
  

drive practice growth.

Team, Leadership & Capability Building

• Build, scale, and lead a high-performing cloud engineering and consulting organization.
• Hire, develop, and retain top cloud engineers, architects, and technical leaders.
• Create clear career paths and capability frameworks for consulting and engineering
  
  

roles.

• Mentor leaders to strengthen customer-facing skills, technical ownership, and delivery
  
  

excellence.

• Implement fair, transparent, and growth-oriented performance management systems.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Customer Success, Operations, and Leadership teams to align
  
  

technical delivery with business priorities.

• Provide clear communication on delivery risks, timelines, and trade-offs to internal and
  
  

external stakeholders.

• Contribute to overall company strategy, positioning Ankercloud as a trusted cloud
  
  

transformation partner.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, technology consulting, or enterprise
  
  

delivery, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.

• Proven experience delivering large-scale cloud migration, modernization, or platform
  
  

initiatives for enterprise customers.

• Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP, including security,
  
  

networking, and governance.

• Experience building and scaling consulting or delivery teams in a services-driven
  
  

environment.

• Demonstrated experience in end to end application development lifecycle
• Production level experiences with latest GenAI tools, for code augmentation, vibe coding,
  
  

and compliant and secure implementations of latest technologiesExcellent

customer-facing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong ability to balance technical excellence, delivery quality, and commercial
  
  

outcomes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in cloud or application development consulting firms, system integrators, or
  
  

managed services organizations.

• Familiarity with enterprise security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of AI-enabled cloud services and automation, applied in customer
  
  

environments.

• Strong analytical and data-driven approach to delivery and decision-making.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Customer-first mindset with strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to align technical delivery with business and customer outcomes.
• Build and nurture high-performing consulting and engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities in complex environments.
• Executive-level communication and collaboration across internal and external
  
  

stakeholders.

• Ability to scale repeatable, high-quality cloud delivery practices.
  
  

Technical Understanding

• Deep hands-on understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), hybrid architectures,
  
  

and enterprise-scale deployments.

• Practical understanding of AI and data services as part of modern cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, identity, networking, monitoring, and cost
  
  

optimization.

• Familiarity with cloud-native patterns, automation,