Practice Lead, Cloud and Data Center

MGT is a leading provider of technology and advisory solutions serving state, local, and education government agencies (SLED) across the United States. Through client partnerships, MGT’s almost 1,200 employees impact communities for good by managing and securing critical networks, solving complex human capital and fiscal problems, elevating education systems, and advancing equity as a performance imperative. MGT partners with thousands of agencies as a trusted advisor delivering solutions that improve technology, operational, and economic performance to help communities thrive.

Founded in 1975, MGT initiated an ambitious restart in 2016, broadening the solutions portfolio to provide the most specialized solutions, tackling the most mission-critical problems that live at the top of the public agency leadership agenda. MGT drives over 20% compound annual organic growth and utilizes programmatic mergers and acquisitions to grow capabilities, attract top talent, and accelerate growth scale. Since 2020, MGT has successfully completed 13 acquisitions, driving over 60% compound annual inorganic growth.

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The Cloud & Data Center Practice Team Lead is responsible for the day-to-day operational leadership of MGT's Cloud & Data Center Professional Services team. This role ensures successful execution of cloud, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and data center modernization projects by coordinating engineering resources, maintaining delivery standards, supporting project execution, and serving as the primary technical and operational escalation point for the practice. The Team Lead works closely with Project Managers, Delivery Leadership, Sales, and Engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with customer expectations. The position combines hands-on engineering expertise with operational team leadership and resource management responsibilities.

• Coordinate day-to-day activities of the Cloud & Data Center practice to support successful project delivery.
• Manage engineering assignments, project workload balancing, and resource scheduling across active engagements.
• Monitor project execution to ensure adherence to scope, milestones, technical standards, and quality expectations.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings, status reviews, and delivery escalations.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to identify risks, address resource constraints, and support issue resolution.
• Ensure implementation documentation, project deliverables, and closeout requirements are completed accurately and consistently.
• Support services leadership with project forecasting, staffing needs, and delivery capacity planning.
• Provide performance coaching, conduct performance reviews, deliver technical guidance, and support the professional development of team members.

• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex cloud and data center implementation issues.
• Provide technical oversight for cloud migrations, hybrid cloud architectures, virtualization platforms, storage solutions, backup and recovery systems, disaster recovery initiatives, and data center modernization projects.
• Conduct implementation reviews and quality assurance checks to ensure alignment with MGT standards.
• Assist engineers with troubleshooting, implementation planning, and resolution of technical challenges.
• Support standardization of deployment methodologies, implementation procedures, and technical documentation templates.
• Maintain awareness of vendor updates, platform enhancements, security advisories, and technology changes impacting customer environments.

• Lead and mentor engineers assigned to the Cloud & Data Center practice.
• Conduct regular resource utilization reviews and assist with workload balancing.
• Support onboarding of new engineers and facilitate knowledge transfer activities.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate training and certification opportunities.
• Promote cross-training initiatives to expand technical coverage across cloud infrastructure, virtualization, storage, and disaster recovery technologies.
• Provide performance coaching, technical guidance, and development feedback to team members.

• Drive adoption of implementation standards, project procedures, and operational best practices.
• Capture lessons learned and facilitate sharing of technical knowledge across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, documentation quality, and resource utilization.
• Contribute templates, technical content, and deployment guides to the Knowledge Hub.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on customer satisfaction and delivery consistency.

• Assist Sales and Presales teams with technical reviews, implementation planning, cloud adoption strategies, and effort estimation.
• Participate in project handoff meetings to ensure delivery teams understand scope and requirements.
• Provide technical input for Statements of Work and implementation approaches.
• Support customer discussions related to project execution, migration strategies, technical risks, and delivery expectations.
• Assist with identifying additional service opportunities during active engagements.

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise cloud and data center technologies, including public cloud platforms, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and infrastructure modernization.
• Experience supporting large-scale cloud migration, hybrid cloud, virtualization, and data center transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure, AWS, VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V, Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, Dell, HPE, and related technologies.
• Experience conducting technical quality reviews and implementation oversight.
• Familiarity with professional services delivery models, project lifecycle management, and customer-facing consulting engagements.
• Strong troubleshooting and technical escalation management capabilities.

• Strong operational leadership and team coordination skills.
• Excellent resource allocation and workload management capabilities.
• Ability to balance hands-on technical responsibilities with team leadership duties.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication with customers, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and develop technical talent.
• Strong problem-solving and escalation management skills.
• Commitment to delivery excellence, customer satisfaction, and process consistency.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of Ten (10) years of enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and data center experience.
• Minimum of Five (5) years leading cloud, virtualization, infrastructure modernization, or engineering projects and teams.
• Minimum of Three (3) years of resource management, team leadership, or delivery management experience.
• Prior experience in a Professional Services, Systems Integrator, Consulting, or VAR environment preferred.