Cloud Architect

Talentien; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentien is seeking an Architect – Cloud & DevOps to design and own enterprise-scale AWS cloud architectures, lead migrations, and build robust CI/CD and IaC pipelines. The role spans governance, security, and multi-account strategies, with emphasis on MLOps and AI pipeline awareness.

The successful candidate will collaborate with clients and delivery teams to drive modernization, implement security controls, and deliver scalable, highly available cloud platforms across India locations.

Qualifications

• Design and own end-to-end cloud architectures for enterprise-scale applications.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and cloud-native transformation initiatives.
• Define architecture standards and governance aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.

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 and multi-account governance models.

Skills

MLOps

AI Pipeline

Cloud Architecture

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

Security

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes (EKS/ECS)

Job description

• 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