Material - Technical Lead Architect - Site Reliability

Srijan: Now Material; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Srijan: Now Material is seeking an experienced Technical Lead/Architect to design cloud-native architectures and container platforms, delivering scalable, secure, 24x7 solutions in a production setting.

You will mentor engineers, drive DevOps and IaC practices, and partner with stakeholders to translate business goals into robust technical outcomes across cloud and on-prem environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with 3-4 years in lead/architect role.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (AKS, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, PostgreSQL, Key Vault, Storage).
• Hands-on Kubernetes and Docker experience.
• Linux troubleshooting and production incident handling.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and review end-to-end technical solutions aligned with business and non-functional requirements.
• Lead and mentor a technical team, providing architectural guidance and direction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business goals into technical architecture.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and governance.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and performance on cloud and container platforms.
• Drive CI/CD strategy, automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Support and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and production incidents.
• Design and operate solutions in air-gapped / restricted networks.
• Review and guide IaC implementations (Terraform).
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality across SDLC.
• Work with monitoring and SRE teams for observability and incident management.

Skills

Azure AKS

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux troubleshooting

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

JFrog

SonarQube

Cosmos DB

Air-gapped environments

Tools

Terraform

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

JFrog

SonarQube

Job description

Job Description:

About Us

We turn customer challenges into growth opportunities. Material is a global strategy partner to the world's most recognizable brands and innovative companies. Our people around the globe thrive by helping organizations design and deliver rewarding customer experiences. We use deep human insights, design innovation and data to create experiences powered by modern technology. Srijan, a Material company, is a renowned global digital engineering firm with a reputation for solving complex technology problems.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead/Architect with strong expertise in cloud-native architecture, containerized platforms, and enterprise-grade system design. The role requires hands-on technical leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and team management to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available solutions in a 24x7 production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and review end-to-end technical solutions aligned with business and non-functional requirements.
• Lead and mentor a technical team, providing architectural guidance, best practices, and technical direction.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, product owners, and leadership to translate business goals into technical architecture.
• Define and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and governance across platforms.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and performance of applications deployed on cloud and container platforms.
• Drive CI/CD strategy, automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Support and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and production incidents when required.
• Design and operate solutions in air-gapped / restricted network environments.
• Review and guide infrastructure as code (IaC) implementations.
• Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and quality standards across the SDLC.
• Work closely with monitoring and SRE teams to ensure observability and proactive incident management.

Mandatory Skills

• 8+ years of overall IT experience with 3-4 years as a Lead/Architect.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (AKS, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, PostgreSQL, Key Vault, Storage).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Prometheus).
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD).
• Experience with artifact management and code quality tools (JFrog, SonarQube).
• Prior experience working in air-gapped environments or highly secured networks.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and handle complexity in a fast-paced environment.
• Ownership mindset and strong accountability.

Requirements