RAMA VIJAY

Enterprise Hosting Programme Manager with accountability for hybrid infrastructure, cloud migration, and data centre rationalisation across complex enterprise environments. Experienced in leading cloud-first transformation initiatives, consolidating legacy estates, and optimising hosting services to improve resilience, security, performance, and cost efficiency. Strong background in portfolio governance, supplier management, financial control, and stakeholder engagement within regulated organisations.

· Owning end to end Enterprise Hosting service across on-premise, private and public cloud platforms across multiple classifications.

· Defining a cloud migration strategy aligned to enterprise architecture and digital strategy.

· Assessing the Defence data hosting footprint to reducing estate footprint, decommissioning legacy infrastructure, and optimising supplier contracts

· Leading large-scale migration of applications and infrastructure from legacy data centres to cloud-based environments.

· Responsible for the £19M Data Centre Rationalisation contract to consolidate hosting into secure environments. The DCR contract will deliver the NEXUS Configuration and Build in FY 26/27.

· Responsible for the £250M Crown Hosting II framework used to migrate legacy systems to secure energy-efficient data centres.

· Coordinated cross-functional teams across Architecture, Security, Networks, and Service Management to ensure seamless service transition and operational stability.

· Managed risks, dependencies, and service continuity across complex, business-critical environments.

Portfolio Integration Office Lead with extensive experience delivering complex, secure, multi-workstream programmes within UK Government and Defence environments. Led integration and governance across a £250M cloud hosting portfolio operating at multiple security classifications. Strong track record of PMO leadership, executive reporting, cross-functional coordination, and risk-managed delivery in highly regulated environments.

· Lead governance, integration and assurance across multiple complex workstreams

· Managed £250M per annum, hosting and cloud service budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control, and financial transparency

· Coordinated cross-functional teams including technical, cyber, commercial, security and operational stakeholders

· Portfolio-level reporting to senior stakeholders and executive boards

· Manage programme-level risks, dependencies and milestone tracking across the full lifecycle

· Ensure adherence to security, compliance and internal governance frameworks

· Drive continuous improvement in reporting accuracy and delivery controls

Lead a service management transformation programme to consolidate misaligned IT services into a unified IT Service Management framework.

· Bought in to deliver the £110M per annum PICASSO RED programme, responsible for service management.

· Designed and implemented the concept of consolidating misaligned IT services into a single ITSM framework operating in a SIAM model, improving service integration and supplier coordination.

· Led multi-supplier, cross-functional teams to define, implement, and embed the SIAM-based service management approach across business units.

· Coordinated dependencies, risks, and milestones across suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely, controlled delivery.

· Streamlined processes across multiple service providers, reducing duplication, improving SLA compliance, and enhancing operational efficiency.

· Established robust PMO governance, reporting, and assurance mechanisms for senior stakeholder oversight.

· Engaged business leads and stakeholders to drive adoption, align services, and manage organisational change under the SIAM model.

· Led commercial activities to migrate services, tools, and workflows into the consolidated ITSM platform, ensuring compliance, resilience, and operational continuity.