AWS Architect

TATA ELXSI; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Elxsi in Gurugram, India, invites Senior Cloud Architect candidates to design scalable AWS-based IoT solutions for automotive applications. You will shape cloud architecture across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud deployments, mentoring teams and aligning with clients.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, security hardening, and data streaming with Kafka/Kinesis, Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless options, with a strong focus on pre-sales demonstrations and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience designing cloud architectures on AWS for large-scale IoT solutions.
• Proven ability to optimize cloud costs (FinOps) and performance.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless components.
• Proven customer-facing pre-sales/demo experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end IoT and cloud solutions for automotive domains.
• Lead architecture reviews and production readiness assessments.
• Provide technical direction across agile teams.
• Develop PoCs and demonstrations for customers.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

AWS IoT Core

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

FinOps

Security best practices

Terraform

CloudFormation

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Opportunities unlimited for everyone - be bold, curious, and seek to shape the future. Explore what's possible, discover what you love to do, and find accelerated paths for growth. At Tata Elxsi, You Matter!

Tata Elxsi works with leading OEMs and suppliers in the automotive & transportation industries for R&D, Design and Product Engineering Services, right from architecture to launch and beyond. We bring together technologies that accelerate development & testing of connected autonomous and electric cars & off-highway vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect end-to-end IoT solutions using AWS native services and cloud-native technologies.
• Design large-scale distributed systems using Java Microservices, Spring Boot, Python, AWS Lambda, NoSQL databases, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Architect data streaming and event-driven solutions using Kafka, Kinesis, and related technologies.
• Design scalable, highly available, and secure cloud architectures supporting device, server, and cloud integrations.
• Recommend the most appropriate AWS services for various business and technical use cases.
• Design and implement solutions leveraging AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, analytics, and IoT domains.
• Architect solutions involving SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, and cloud storage services.
• Lead infrastructure and deployment architecture design across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
• Drive solution scalability, resilience, and high-performance system design.
• Perform cost-benefit analysis of AWS-native solutions against other cloud providers or on-premises architectures.
• Prepare detailed cost estimations using the AWS Pricing Calculator for deployments ranging from 100K to 5M+ devices/users.
• Identify and implement FinOps strategies to optimize infrastructure cost and cloud consumption.
• Provide technical direction from solution definition through implementation within agile development environments.
• Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and production readiness assessments.
• Drive complex solution transitions into production and address scaling challenges.
• Ensure architecture compliance with defined KPIs, SLAs, security, and performance requirements.
• Own technical solutions for customer proposals, pre-sales engagements, and RFP responses.
• Present architecture recommendations and solution strategies to customers, stakeholders, and C-level executives.
• Develop rapid Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and demonstrations for customer engagements and strategic initiatives.
• Leverage AI/GenAI tools and practices to improve productivity, solution delivery, and workflow optimization.
• Stay current with cloud, IoT, cybersecurity, and smart mobility technology trends.

Required Technical Skills:

• AWS Cloud Architecture and Services
• AWS IoT Core, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, ECS/EKS
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Infrastructure Architecture and Cloud Deployment Strategies
• FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
• Hybrid Cloud and On-Premises Integration
• CI/CD and DevOps Practices
• Architecture Governance, Scalability, and Performance Engineering

Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (Preferred)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Connected Vehicle, IoT, Smart Mobility, or Telecom platforms.
• Cybersecurity awareness and implementation experience.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and 5G technologies.
• Exposure to Azure and GCP cloud platforms.
• Experience developing customer-facing PoCs and innovation accelerators.