Cloud Solutions Architect

Good co India; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Good co India in United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Cloud Architect to design scalable, secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will lead migration, modernization, and governance, defining reference architectures and adoption strategies.

You will implement IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep, design hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and guide DevOps practices, security, and FinOps. Strong leadership and communication are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related; Master's preferred.
• 7 to 12 years of experience in Cloud Engineering/Architecture.
• Strong hands-on with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud architectures.
• Proficient with Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, microservices.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, VPC/VNet, VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, DNS, Load Balancers, API Gateway.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD.
• Knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance, Zero Trust, DR, BC planning.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Datadog, CloudWatch.
• Strong communication and leadership; Agile/Scrum; global teams.
• Certs such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, CKA, Terraform Associate, ITIL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Define enterprise cloud architecture, governance standards, reference architectures, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives for enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Design hybrid and multi-cloud environments to ensure high availability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Architect containerized and cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and microservices.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, security, and business teams to design end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Evaluate business and technical requirements and recommend optimal cloud services, architectures, and deployment models.
• Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, Zero Trust, encryption, compliance, and governance policies.
• Optimize cloud performance, scalability, availability, and cost using FinOps and cloud optimization strategies.
• Design and review CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to accelerate application delivery.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, solution documentation, and design governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support pre-sales activities by preparing solution proposals, effort estimates, technical presentations, and customer workshops.
• Mentor cloud engineers and architects while driving architecture standards and best practices across the organization.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and recommend innovative solutions aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

IaC (Terraform)

Kubernetes

DevOps CI/CD

Security governance

FinOps

Cloud security

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM Templates

Bicep

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Define enterprise cloud architecture, governance standards, reference architectures, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives for enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Design hybrid and multi-cloud environments to ensure high availability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Architect containerized and cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and microservices.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, security, and business teams to design end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Evaluate business and technical requirements and recommend optimal cloud services, architectures, and deployment models.
• Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, Zero Trust, encryption, compliance, and governance policies.
• Optimize cloud performance, scalability, availability, and cost using FinOps and cloud optimization strategies.
• Design and review CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to accelerate application delivery.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture reviews, solution documentation, and design governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support pre-sales activities by preparing solution proposals, effort estimates, technical presentations, and customer workshops.
• Mentor cloud engineers and architects while driving architecture standards and best practices across the organization.
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and recommend innovative solutions aligned with business objectives.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; Master's degree is preferred.
• 7 to 12 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Architecture.
• Strong hands‑on expertise with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Proven experience designing enterprise‑scale, hybrid cloud, and multi‑cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, Bicep, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, microservices, serverless computing, and cloud-native application architectures.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, VPC/VNet, VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, DNS, Load Balancers, and API Gateway.
• Experience implementing DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, and automation using Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and ArgoCD.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance frameworks, Zero Trust architecture, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, and CloudWatch.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, presentation, consulting, and technical leadership skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborating with cross-functional global teams.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, CKA, Terraform Associate, or ITIL are highly preferred.