Cloud Architect

Talentien; Bengaluru; In loco; INR 3.000.000 - 5.400.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Talentien is seeking an Architect – Cloud & DevOps to design end-to-end AWS cloud architectures for enterprise workloads across India. You will lead migrations, multi-account governance, and security posture improvements while enabling CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration at scale.

Ideal candidates have strong AWS, DevOps, Kubernetes/OpenShift experience, and proven ability to deliver secure, compliant cloud transformations for enterprise clients with a focus on governance, FinOps, and DR/BC

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Minimum 8+ years in cloud, DevOps, or architecture roles.
• Strong AWS knowledge and security posture experience.

Mansioni

• Design and own end-to-end AWS cloud architecture solutions for enterprise-scale workloads.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Design and implement AWS Landing Zones, multi-account governance models, and organizational guardrails.
• Define cloud architecture standards, reusable design patterns, and governance frameworks aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Architect scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation frameworks.
• Drive automation initiatives across infrastructure provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Design and support Kubernetes platforms including Amazon EKS and containerized workloads.
• Implement GitOps, container orchestration, and cloud-native operational best practices.
• Lead cloud security implementation including IAM governance, network security, encryption, compliance, and workload protection.
• Conduct architecture reviews, Well-Architected assessments, and security posture evaluations.
• Design and implement Disaster Recovery (DR), backup, failover, and business continuity strategies.
• Drive FinOps and cloud cost optimization initiatives including governance, reporting, and utilization analysis.
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and related tools.
• Engage with enterprise customers to understand business requirements and define cloud transformation strategies.
• Lead architecture workshops, technical discussions, and customer-facing solution presentations.
• Support pre-sales activities including solutioning, effort estimation, technical proposals, and RFP responses.
• Develop architecture documents, technical designs, solution diagrams, and executive presentations.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and project management teams to ensure successful delivery execution.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on AWS, DevOps, automation, Kubernetes, and cloud-native best practices.
• Support sprint planning, technical estimation, work breakdown structure creation, and delivery governance activities.
• Identify opportunities for platform standardization, reusable accelerators, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance for enterprise cloud and DevOps transformation programs.

Conoscenze

Cloud architecture

AWS

DevOps

IaC (Terraform)

Kubernetes (EKS/ECS)

CI/CD pipelines

Security and compliance

Stakeholder communication

Migration & modernization

Governance & Well-Architected

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Strumenti

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

GitHub

Jenkins

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD tools

Descrizione del lavoro

• MLOps & AI Pipeline Awareness

Role: Architect – Cloud & DevOps

Location: Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Hyderabad

Role Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Solution Design (Mandatory):

• Design and own end-to-end cloud architectures for enterprise-scale applications and platforms.
• Define architecture standards, reusable patterns, and governance aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Design scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.
• Conduct Well-Architected and security posture reviews.
• Implement security monitoring, compliance controls, and governance frameworks.
• Support implementation of CSPM, vulnerability management, and security automation solutions.

• Design Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity strategies for enterprise workloads.

Cloud – AWS (Mandatory)

• Core services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling
• Landing Zone design and AWS Control Tower for multi-account governance
• Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, and VPN for hybrid network connectivity
• AWS Well-Architected Framework – applying pillars during migration validation
• Cloud Security best practices: encryption, IAM least privilege, Security Hub, GuardDuty

Automation & Infrastructure As Code (Mandatory)

• Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning and drift detection

CI/CD (Mandatory)

• Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
• Pipeline design for application re-deployment post-migration
• Integration with source control: AWS CodeCommit, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

Containers & Orchestration (Mandatory)

• Docker & Docker Compose for containerizing migrated applications
• Kubernetes (EKS / ECS) for orchestration of containerized workloads
• Helm Charts for Kubernetes application packaging
• OpenShift for enterprise container platforms

Migration Tools & Services (Good To Have)

• AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) – server lift-and-shift migrations
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) & Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)AWS Migration Hub – tracking and orchestrating migrations
• AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS) – on-premises discovery & dependency
• Third-party tools: ModelizeIT, CloudEndure, Carbonite Migrate, Zerto, or equivalent
• Data migration: AWS DataSync, Snowball Edge, Transfer Family for large-scale data movement

AI Skills (Good To Have)

• AI-Assisted DevOps
• MLOps & AI Pipeline Awareness
• Generative AI Infrastructure
• Stakeholder management, Consulting and Communication
• Strong client-facing skills are a core requirement for this role. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable at a whiteboard with engineers and in a conversation with business executives.
• Present architecture solutions, technical strategies, and transformation plans to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Advise customers on architecture best practices, governance models, security frameworks, disaster recovery, and FinOps strategies.
• Act as a trusted technical point of contact for clients for cloud transformation, DevOps modernization, and platform engineering initiatives.
• Collaborate with delivery managers to communicate project status, risks, and decisions to client stakeholders.
• Support proposal development by contributing architecture inputs, effort estimates, and technical write-ups.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills; maintain professionalism and confidence in all client interactions.

Certification Expectations

Cloud – Certification (Mandatory, any of):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• Any AWS Professional / Specialty certification(s)

Automation (Optional, Any Of)

• HashiCorp Terraform Certified Associate
• RedHat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation

Containers & Orchestration (Optional, Any Of)

• CKA – Certified Kubernetes Administrator
• RedHat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end AWS cloud architecture solutions for enterprise-scale workloads.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Design and implement AWS Landing Zones, multi-account governance models, and organizational guardrails.
• Define cloud architecture standards, reusable design patterns, and governance frameworks aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
• Architect scalable, resilient, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation frameworks.
• Drive automation initiatives across infrastructure provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Design and support Kubernetes platforms including Amazon EKS and containerized workloads.
• Implement GitOps, container orchestration, and cloud-native operational best practices.
• Lead cloud security implementation including IAM governance, network security, encryption, compliance, and workload protection.
• Conduct architecture reviews, Well-Architected assessments, and security posture evaluations.
• Design and implement Disaster Recovery (DR), backup, failover, and business continuity strategies.
• Drive FinOps and cloud cost optimization initiatives including governance, reporting, and utilization analysis.
• Implement observability and monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and related tools.
• Engage with enterprise customers to understand business requirements and define cloud transformation strategies.
• Lead architecture workshops, technical discussions, and customer-facing solution presentations.
• Support pre-sales activities including solutioning, effort estimation, technical proposals, and RFP responses.
• Develop architecture documents, technical designs, solution diagrams, and executive presentations.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and project management teams to ensure successful delivery execution.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on AWS, DevOps, automation, Kubernetes, and cloud-native best practices.
• Support sprint planning, technical estimation, work breakdown structure creation, and delivery governance activities.
• Identify opportunities for platform standardization, reusable accelerators, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance for enterprise cloud and DevOps transformation programs.

Skills: devops,infrastructure,architecture,aws