Cloud Architect

Adecco; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco in Chennai is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect to design and govern enterprise-scale cloud solutions and DevOps transformations. The role focuses on secure, scalable AWS architectures and end-to-end deployment pipelines.

You will lead hybrid cloud migrations, implement IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and mentor cloud engineering teams to raise DevOps maturity while ensuring security and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in designing secure, scalable, resilient AWS cloud architectures.
• Extensive hands-on experience with core AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch).
• Experience defining and governing cloud architecture standards, best practices, and compliance across AWS environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, performance, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Hands-on experience with hybrid cloud architectures and cloud migration programs.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and govern enterprise cloud solutions and DevOps transformations.
• Lead the end-to-end DevOps pipelines, release automation, and monitoring workflows.
• Define, enforce, and governance cloud architecture standards and design patterns across AWS environments.
• Mentor teams in cloud engineering, DevOps maturity, and architectural governance.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

DevOps & CI/CD

Containerization

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Anible

Observability & Monitoring

Hybrid Cloud & Migration

Leadership & Mentoring

Security & Compliance

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

GitLab

Step Functions

Job description

• Minimum 16+ years of overall IT experience, with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS Cloud Architecture, Solution Design, and DevOps practices.
• Proven experience in architecting, designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions and DevOps transformations.

Qualifications & Required Skill Sets

• Strong proficiency in designing and implementing secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available AWS cloud architectures aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with core AWS services including EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, EBS, Lambda, IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related services.
• Experience in defining, governing, and enforcing cloud architecture standards, best practices, design patterns, and compliance frameworks across AWS environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and cost optimization strategies.
• Hands‑on experience with hybrid cloud architectures, cloud migration programs, legacy application modernization, and workload transitions to AWS.

DevOps & Automation

• Strong expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps frameworks, and release automation processes using GitLab and industry-standard DevOps practices.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing end‑to‑end DevOps pipelines, including automated build, test, deployment, and monitoring workflows.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and deployment automation strategies.
• Deep expertise in containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
• Proven experience in deploying, scaling, securing, and managing containerized applications in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of microservices and container‑based architecture patterns.

Application Development & Serverless Computing

• Experience in cloud‑native application development using Java, .NET, or Python.
• Hands‑on experience with serverless architectures leveraging AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and related AWS services.
• Ability to guide application teams in designing modern, cloud‑native solutions.

Monitoring, Observability & Operations

• Hands‑on production support experience with AWS observability and monitoring services, including:
• CloudWatch Alarms
• CloudWatch Logs
• CloudTrail
• VPC Flow Logs
• ECS/EKS Enhanced Monitoring
• Strong experience serving as a technical escalation point for complex production incidents, critical troubleshooting, and architectural decision‑making.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience in mentoring, coaching, and enabling cloud, engineering, and DevOps teams.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving cloud adoption, DevOps maturity, and architectural governance initiatives.
• Strong collaboration skills with application development, security, infrastructure, and network teams to deliver end‑to‑end cloud solutions.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder expectations and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.

Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) - Mandatory
• Additional AWS, Kubernetes, or DevOps certifications will be an added advantage.