AWS Infra Architect - S

Tata Consultancy Services; Chennai District, Bengaluru, Kolkata District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai is seeking a seasoned AWS Cloud Architect to lead enterprise-scale cloud initiatives. You will design scalable architectures, implement IaC, and guide migrations with focus on security, cost optimization, and high availability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, establish governance, and drive best practices across Linux/Windows environments, containers, and CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, and AWS services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of IT infrastructure experience with 4+ years focused on AWS cloud architecture.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including: EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, EFS; VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway; IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager; ECS, EKS, Lambda; CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config; AWS Backup and Disaster Recovery services.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK).
• Expertise in Linux and Windows server administration.
• Strong understanding of networking, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, VPNs, and security architecture.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise-grade AWS cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Design and manage AWS networking components, including VPCs, Direct Connect, VPNs, Route 53, and load balancers.
• Establish cloud governance, security controls, compliance frameworks, and operational best practices.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring processes.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership on AWS technologies.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and high-availability solutions.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, scalability, and cost management.
• Create architecture documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and cloud platform issues.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Linux administration

Windows server administration

Networking & security

Cloud governance & security controls

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

CDK

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect enterprise-grade AWS cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Lead cloud transformation, migration, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Design and manage AWS networking components, including VPCs, Direct Connect, VPNs, Route 53, and load balancers.
• Establish cloud governance, security controls, compliance frameworks, and operational best practices.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and monitoring processes.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership on AWS technologies.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and high-availability solutions.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, scalability, and cost management.
• Create architecture documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and cloud platform issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of IT infrastructure experience with 4+ years focused on AWS cloud architecture.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including:
• EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, EFS
• VPC, Route 53, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway
• IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
• ECS, EKS, Lambda
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config
• AWS Backup and Disaster Recovery services
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK).
• Expertise in Linux and Windows server administration.
• Strong understanding of networking, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, VPNs, and security architecture.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.