Senior Architect

ALSTOM Gruppe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ALSTOM Gruppe in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Compute & Cloud Architect to design and govern cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid environments, with a focus on Azure, Kubernetes, and cost optimization.

You will collaborate with IS&T, Projects and Operations to drive cloud migrations, security-by-design, and FinOps practices while mentoring cloud teams. A Engineering degree and 10+ years in architecture are required; AZ305 certification is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in IT or related field.
• 10+ years in architecture with hosting and cloud focus.
• AZ305 Azure Solution Architect certification mandatory.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Shell, Bash, Ansible, Terraform).
• Experience with Windows, RHEL, Ubuntu and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, govern, and optimize cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid environments.
• Lead cloud migrations, modernizations, and cloud-native initiatives.
• Define service catalogs, standards, and roadmaps for cloud solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for cloud teams.
• Collaborate with IS&T, Projects, and Operations to align with enterprise architecture.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Public cloud

Kubernetes

Security by design

Stakeholder communication

FinOps

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Packer

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps Pipelines

REST API

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Compute & Cloud Architect in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your cloud and infrastructure expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a critical role in shaping the Alstom Transport strategy, designing compute and cloud services—especially public cloud services—and ensuring seamless integration of business solutions within Alstom’s infrastructure landscape. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as IS&T Business Partners, Projects, and Operations), evaluate new technologies, and contribute to strategic roadmaps, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of designing and promoting public cloud services, but also providing technical assistance for business solutions within Alstom’s IT environment.

We’ll look to you for:
Responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid environments. This role ensures that cloud solutions are secure, scalable, cost-efficient, and aligned with business and enterprise architecture standards.
Acts as a technical leader, trusted advisor for stakeholders, and mentor for cloud and platform teams.

• Collecting and analyzing business demands from IS&T Business Partners
• Evaluating and integrating new technology solutions into strategic roadmaps
• Initiating and contributing to projects identified in strategic roadmaps
• Defining the service catalog and technological standards roadmap
• Participating in IS&T innovation initiatives
• Define and govern Kubernetes architectures ( AKS, OKE, OpenShift) Establish cloud-native architectural patterns
• Contributing to and validating project scoping, general design, and business cases
• Providing technical assistance and expertise in adopting public cloud services
• Collaborating with the global Compute & Cloud team to consolidate infrastructure strategies

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Define cloud architecture solutions for complex enterprise systems
Design scalable, resilient, and secure architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Lead architectural decisions for cloud migrations, modernizations, and cloud-native initiatives
Establish reference architectures, patterns, and standards

Technology Leadership

Provide expertise and Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance frameworks

Security, Governance & Compliance

Integrate security-by-design principles (IAM, encryption, network security, zero trust)
Ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements (ISO, GDPR, etc.)
Define cloud governance models (landing zones, guardrails, cost controls)

Delivery & Transformation

Partner with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to deliver cloud solutions
Support large-scale cloud migration and transformation programs
Review and approve architectural designs and technical roadmaps
Optimize cloud cost management (FinOps best practices)

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with business leaders to translate requirements into cloud solutions
Present architectural decisions to executive and technical stakeholders
Work closely with vendors, system integrators, and cloud service providers

Degree in Engineering, preferably in Information Technology.

Overall 10+ yrs, More than 5 years of experience in Architecture, with a focus on hosting and cloud services

• Certification as an Azure Solution Architect (AZ305) is mandatory

Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Shell, Bash, Ansible, and Terraform

Experience with operating systems such as Windows Desktop, RHEL, and Ubuntu

Familiarity with DevOps tools like GitLab CI, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Git, and REST API

Strong communication skills, efficiency, and ability to execute

Intellectual curiosity, creativity, and a results-oriented mindset

Fluency in English and eagerness to work autonomously in an international environment

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey - the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic and flexible working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Progress towards advanced leadership or technical roles
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.