Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. QA Ltd is the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, focusing on delivering tailored learning programs. The Data Engineering & Cloud Technical Solutions Lead will be responsible for designing innovative learning solutions across Cloud and Data portfolios, ensuring alignment with customer needs and market demand.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of innovative Data and Cloud learning solutions across digital self-paced, instructor-led and blended delivery models
- Shape bespoke, off-the-shelf and certification-aligned products that are commercially relevant, technically accurate and aligned to customer needs
- Curate, structure and develop technical content for digital learning products and instructor-led courseware, ensuring materials are engaging, accurate, outcome-focused and appropriate for the delivery modality
- Design learning solutions that build broad Cloud capability across architecture, infrastructure, networking, security, identity, governance, migration, operations, cost optimisation and cloud-native services
- Design learning solutions that build hands-on Data Engineering capability across data pipelines, integration, orchestration, warehousing, data lake architectures, data modelling, real-time processing and operational data workflows
- Lead and support customer discovery, pre-sales and solution-shaping engagements, working with Portfolio Directors and Sales teams to identify business challenges, technical capability gaps and learning requirements
- Produce high-level proposal outlines for customer solutions, defining the recommended learning approach, target audience, learning outcomes, delivery model, scope and value proposition
- Translate customer requirements, market trends and portfolio priorities into scalable, outcome-focused Data and Cloud learning products and solutions
- Collaborate with Data and Cloud Portfolio Directors, SMEs and internal stakeholders to design active, engaging and practical learning experiences
- Work with SMEs, accreditation bodies and vendor partners to ensure products remain aligned to certification requirements, curriculum updates and industry standards
- Work collaboratively with Curriculum, Instructional Design, Platforms, Courseware, Delivery and Portfolio teams to improve product design processes, standards and quality controls
- Support the ongoing review and maintenance of the Data and Cloud portfolios, ensuring products remain current, competitive and aligned to evolving market demand
- Provide subject matter expertise across both broad Cloud technologies and technical Data Engineering, supporting product development, customer solutioning and portfolio growth
- Identify opportunities to create reusable, adaptable and scalable learning propositions that support both public programmes and client-specific solutions
- Maintain awareness of evolving trends across Cloud and Data Engineering
Skills
- Extensive Cloud and Data Engineering experience within an industry role
- Proven track record of designing, developing and delivering learning solutions across multiple modes (e.g. classroom, digital, blended, virtual) to meet diverse business needs
- Able to consider scale and reuse in your approach whilst attending to the specific context of solution development
- Demonstratable experience of estimating solution development effort and adherence to these committed targets
- Demonstratable experience of thought leadership: for example, blogs, advisory boards, webinars
- Demonstratable experience of working with Senior client stakeholders
- Confidence in your experience of working with varying and senior client stakeholders (e.g. L&D managers, capability managers, functional area managers for your area of expertise)
- Relationships with vendor/accreditation/professional bodies relevant to your area of expertise is desirable
Benefits
- 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
- Holiday Buying scheme
- Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
- Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
- 3 Development days
- 2 Charity days per year
- Pension Scheme
- Early Friday Finish at 4pm
- 3 training days/year to develop skills on QA authored courses
- Opportunity to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance skillset or learn new things
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