Lead Architect

Orange; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

Hybrid work environment

Professional development

Career growth

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Orange is seeking a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect to serve as the senior technical leader for the Cloud Avenue portfolio (IaaS, vCoD, GenAI, etc.). You will set technical vision, establish governance, and lead design and industrialization of next-generation cloud infrastructure offerings.

Mentor the team and bridge architecture with strategic business goals. You will guide strategic architecture, governance, and technology evaluation, defining standards across projects to ensure security,

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud infrastructure architecture for large-scale deployments.
• Ability to establish architectural governance and standards across cloud projects.
• Proven capability to translate business goals into technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define Architecture Strategy and long-term roadmaps for the Cloud Avenue platform.
• Lead the evaluation and industrialization of new cloud technologies and services.
• Oversee complex design authority for high-value cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Technical mentorship

Governance & standards

Solutions design

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic vision

Tools

VMware vSphere

NSX-T

Cisco IP Fabric

HP hardware

Storage systems

Job description

Orange Business is here!

About us

Join us at Orange Business!

We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.

Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About the role

Lead Architect Role & Responsibility:

The Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect will serve as the senior technical leader for the Cloud Avenue service portfolio (IaaS, vCoD, GenAI, etc.). This role is responsible for setting the technical vision, establishing architectural governance, and leading the design and industrialization of next-generation cloud infrastructure offerings.

The Lead Architect will mentor the team, act as the final authority on complex designs, and bridge technical architecture with strategic business goals.

Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesI. Strategic Architecture &

• Define Architecture Strategy: Establish the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for the Cloud Avenue platform, ensuring alignment with Orange's business objectives.
• Establish Governance: Develop and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across all cloud infrastructure projects to ensure security, compliance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Technology Evaluation: Lead the evaluation, selection, and industrialization of new core cloud technologies (e.g., hardware, networking, virtualization, and emerging services like GenAI components).

II. Technical Solution Leadership

• Complex Solution Design: Serve as the final design authority for the most complex, high-value cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions (IaaS, vCoD, etc.) for enterprise customers.
• End-to-End Platform Design: Oversee the architecture and integration of foundational cloud components, including VMware technology (vSphere, NSX-T), Cisco IP fabric, and multi-vendor hardware (HP, Cisco, Storage, Backup).

Product Industrialization: Drive the end-to-end industrialization lifecycle for new cloud services, including defining technical specifications, creating service catalogs, and integrating automation, billing, and monitoring systems.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Technical Mentorship: Provide guidance, coaching, and technical direction to junior and mid-level architects and engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary technical interface between the Architecture team and Product Management, Operations

You bring open mindedness, ability to handle pressure, leading with courage and empathy, assertiveness and communicate effectively.

About you

Lead Architect Role & Responsibility:

The Lead Cloud Infrastructure Architect will serve as the senior technical leader for the Cloud Avenue service portfolio (IaaS, vCoD, GenAI, etc.). This role is responsible for setting the technical vision, establishing architectural governance, and leading the design and industrialization of next-generation cloud infrastructure offerings.

The Lead Architect will mentor the team, act as the final authority on complex designs, and bridge technical architecture with strategic business goals.

Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesI. Strategic Architecture &

• Define Architecture Strategy: Establish the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for the Cloud Avenue platform, ensuring alignment with Orange's business objectives.
• Establish Governance: Develop and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across all cloud infrastructure projects to ensure security, compliance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Technology Evaluation: Lead the evaluation, selection, and industrialization of new core cloud technologies (e.g., hardware, networking, virtualization, and emerging services like GenAI components).

II. Technical Solution Leadership

• Complex Solution Design: Serve as the final design authority for the most complex, high-value cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions (IaaS, vCoD, etc.) for enterprise customers.
• End-to-End Platform Design: Oversee the architecture and integration of foundational cloud components, including VMware technology (vSphere, NSX-T), Cisco IP fabric, and multi-vendor hardware (HP, Cisco, Storage, Backup).

Product Industrialization: Drive the end-to-end industrialization lifecycle for new cloud services, including defining technical specifications, creating service catalogs, and integrating automation, billing, and monitoring systems.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Technical Mentorship: Provide guidance, coaching, and technical direction to junior and mid-level architects and engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary technical interface between the Architecture team and Product Management, Operations

You bring open mindedness, ability to handle pressure, leading with courage and empathy, assertiveness and communicate effectively.

What we offer

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
• Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Only your skills matter

Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neuroatypia, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.