Devops Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Delhi seeks a Role-Technical Architect DevOps to lead secure, scalable cloud-native design on AWS and GCP. You will define enterprise API and data standards, architect microservices with event-driven messaging, and drive Kubernetes, GitOps, CI/CD, and DevSecOps adoption.

Collaborate with security, risk, and enterprise teams to ensure regulatory compliance and architectural governance while guiding pre-sales and solution design activities.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture.
• API Management using Apigee, API Gateway, Kong, or similar platforms.
• API Security patterns including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust Architecture
• Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
• Messaging and Event Streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS
• Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Docker, and Container Orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD implementation
• DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, and Cloud Security best practices
• Architecture governance, solution design, and technical leadership
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure, scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS and GCP.
• Define and govern enterprise architecture standards for APIs, integrations, messaging platforms, security, data, and DevOps practices.
• Design API-led architectures using Apigee, API Gateways, and security patterns including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust.
• Architect microservices and event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS.
• Drive Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, GitOps (FluxCD), CI/CD, Terraform, and DevSecOps adoption.
• Collaborate with business, product, security, infrastructure, and data teams to define end-to-end architectures.
• Lead architecture governance, solution reviews, and technical design authority discussions.
• Align with security, risk, compliance, and EA teams to secure approvals and regulatory adherence.
• Engage senior stakeholders to gain consensus for architectural decisions.
• Define data architecture, integration strategies, and data governance for enterprise platforms.
• Ensure solutions meet availability, performance, scalability, resilience, accessibility, and security.
• Support pre-sales, solution shaping, estimation, and strategic technology roadmap initiatives.
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

AWS & GCP architecture

API Management

OAuth2 / OIDC / JWT

Microservices & EDA

Messaging: Kafka / Pub/Sub

Kubernetes & Docker

GitOps / IaC

CI/CD & DevSecOps

Architecture governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS)

Docker

Istio

ArgoCD

FluxCD

Terraform

Job description

Greetings!!

Role-Technical Architect DevOps

Required Technical Skill Set -

Architecture & Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), High Availability & Disaster Recovery Design, Cloud-Native Application Architecture.

API Management & Integration: Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management, API Security, API Lifecycle Management, REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, GraphQL, Service Mesh (Istio), Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern.

Security & Identity: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, JWT, Zero Trust Security, IAM, Privileged Access Management, Secrets Management (HashiCorp Vault/AWS Secrets Manager), WAF, DDoS Protection, PKI, TLS/mTLS, API Threat Protection, Secure SDLC, DevSecOps, OWASP Top 10, NIST, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus.

Messaging & Event Streaming: Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, AWS MSK, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS/SNS, Amazon EventBridge, Google Pub/Sub, Azure Service Bus, Event-Driven Architecture, Enterprise Integration Patterns, Dead Letter Queues (DLQ).

Containers & Platform Engineering: Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), Docker, Helm, Istio, OpenShift, ArgoCD, GitOps, Platform Engineering, Internal Developer Platforms (IDP).

DevOps & Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps), Infrastructure as Code, Automated Testing, Release Automation.

Commerce & Government Platforms: Digital Service Platforms, Citizen Services, Payment Gateway Integration, e-Commerce Platforms, Search Platforms (Elastic/OpenSearch), Redis Caching, High-Volume Transaction Systems.

Observability & Reliability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Open Telemetry, Splunk, Dynatrace, SRE Practices, Incident & Problem Management.

Compliance & Governance: GDPR, PCI-DSS, WCAG Accessibility Standards, Government Security Frameworks, Cloud Governance, Architecture Review Boards, Risk Management.

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency) -

Must-Have

• Strong expertise in AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) architecture
• API Management using Apigee, API Gateway, Kong, or similar platforms
• API Security patterns including OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust Architecture
• Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
• Messaging and Event Streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS
• Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), Docker, and Container Orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD implementation
• DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, and Cloud Security best practices
• Architecture governance, solution design, and technical leadership
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills

Good-to-Have

• FluxCD, GitOps, ArgoCD, and Platform Engineering
• Service Mesh (Istio) and API Gateway Design Patterns
• Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Architecture
• Government Digital Services (GDS) and Public Sector Transformation Experience
• E-Commerce and Digital Marketplace Platforms
• PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, and Regulatory Compliance Frameworks
• Data Streaming and Real-Time Analytics Platforms
• Observability, SRE, and FinOps Practices
• AI/ML Platform Integration and Cloud-Native Modernization
• Pre-sales, Solutioning, and Architecture Review Board Experience

Responsibility of / Expectations from the Role

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native solutions on AWS and GCP.

Define and govern enterprise architecture standards for APIs, integrations, messaging platforms, security, data, and DevOps practices.

Design API-led architectures using Apigee, API Gateways, and industry-standard security patterns including OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, mTLS, and Zero Trust.

Architect microservices and event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka, Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS, and related messaging technologies.

Drive Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, GitOps (FluxCD), CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and DevSecOps adoption.

Collaborate with business, product, security, infrastructure, and data teams to define end-to-end solution architectures.

Lead architecture governance, solution reviews, and technical design authority discussions.

Work closely with security, risk, compliance, and enterprise architecture teams to secure required design approvals and ensure adherence to organizational standards and regulatory requirements.

Effectively engage and influence senior stakeholders, business sponsors, and cross-functional teams to gain consensus and approval for architectural decisions.

Define data architecture, integration strategies, and data governance principles for enterprise-scale digital platforms.

Ensure solutions meet availability, performance, scalability, resilience, accessibility, and security requirements.

Support pre-sales, solution shaping, estimation, and strategic technology roadmap initiatives.

Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership throughout the solution lifecycle.