Senior Azure Architect

ExlService Holdings, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ExlService Holdings, Inc. is seeking a senior cloud architect to lead architecture, design, migration, modernization, and governance of enterprise workloads on Microsoft Azure.

You will partner with clients and engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions. You will define cloud landing zones and governance frameworks, architect cloud-native and hybrid platforms, and lead migration efforts to Azure using containers, microservices, and serverless patterns.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field preferred.
• Azure certifications highly desirable.
• Experience with cloud security and governance.
• Proven track record in Azure migrations and modernization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, migration, modernization and governance of Azure workloads.
• Define cloud landing zones and governance frameworks.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Lead migration of applications to Azure and define modernization patterns with containers and serverless tech.
• Establish Platform Engineering and DevSecOps practices and design CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

CI/CD

IaC

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Job description

Lead architecture, solution design, migration, modernization, and governance of enterprise workloads on Microsoft Azure. Partner with clients and engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define cloud landing zones and governance frameworks.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Lead migration of applications and infrastructure to Azure.
• Define modernization patterns using containers, microservices, and serverless technologies.

Platform & DevOps

• Establish Platform Engineering and DevSecOps practices.
• Design CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks.

Security & Compliance

• Implement Zero Trust security architectures.
• Define enterprise security controls and governance standards.

Technical Skills

DevOps & Security

Certifications

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Mandatory), AZ-305 / AZ-104 / AZ-400 (good to have), Terraform Associate (good to have)

Qualifications

A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, along with relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Architect, Azure Administrator)