The Client

An international FMCG manufacturing company with several production plants across Europe and a central IT hub supporting global operations. The organization launched a program to migrate local systems (ERP, production planning systems, reporting) to the cloud in order to increase scalability and standardization.

The problem

The existing infrastructure was largely based on on-premises solutions managed locally at individual plants. The migration to the cloud required new architectural and operational capabilities that were not available within the current team.

The key challenges

• lack of experience in designing cloud architecture for production environments,
• limited knowledge of cloud security and governance practices,
• risk of downtime for systems critical to production operations,
• time pressure related to a global IT transformation program.

The client decided to build in-house cloud capabilities by hiring two key specialists.

The solution

Within a recruitment model, we conducted a hiring process for two roles:

• Cloud Architect
• Cloud Operations / DevOps Engineer

The scope of support included:

• refining responsibilities in the context of a production environment,
• verifying candidates’ experience in migration projects (rehosting, replatforming),
• supporting the client during the offer process and negotiations.

The process resulted in hiring two specialists with experience in infrastructure transformation within large industrial organizations.

The conclusions

• Establishment of a central cloud competency within the IT structure.
• Safe initiation of migration of production-critical systems.
• Standardization of cloud architecture and DevOps processes.
• Reduced dependency on external infrastructure providers.

The client built sustainable internal cloud capabilities supporting long-term technological and operational transformation.