Sr Subject Matter Expert (DFS)

HCL Technologies Limited; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited seeks a Senior Cloud Architecture & Modernization Consultant to lead enterprise cloud modernization, setting governance standards and guiding application teams across the organization. You will influence cloud strategy, accelerate adoption of cloud-native services, and ensure alignment with security and compliance requirements.

The role partners across engineering, security, and application teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions, develop reference

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• Deep expertise in AWS and/or Azure cloud services.
• Experience designing and implementing Kubernetes, container, serverless, and cloud-native solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, security, compliance, and IaC practices.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture consulting and design advisory for cloud-hosted applications.
• Lead assessments and modernization strategies leveraging cloud-native services.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security, and operations.
• Advise on platform selection, hosting models, resiliency, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native services and create modernization roadmaps.
• Partner with engineering to migrate from traditional infra to cloud-native platforms.
• Develop governance processes for deployment decisions and reviews.
• Create reference architectures and enable enterprise-wide adoption.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cloud governance

FinOps

Cost optimization

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Cloud Architecture & Modernization Consultant is responsible for driving enterprise cloud modernization initiatives, establishing cloud-native governance standards, and providing strategic consulting services to application teams across the organization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, guiding application modernization efforts, accelerating adoption of cloud-native services, and ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards.

The leader will develop modernization patterns, influence cloud strategy, govern deployment decisions, and partner across engineering, security, infrastructure, and application teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Consulting & Architecture Advisory

• Provide architecture consulting and design advisory services for cloud-hosted applications.
• Lead application assessments and recommend modernization strategies leveraging cloud-native services.
• Ensure new solutions align with approved enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and operational best practices.
• Advise application teams on platform selection, hosting models, resiliency, scalability, and cost optimization.

Cloud-Native Modernization Leadership

• Drive adoption of cloud-native services, including containers, Kubernetes platforms, serverless technologies, and managed database services.
• Develop modernization roadmaps and migration strategies to reduce technical debt and improve operational efficiency.
• Create reusable modernization frameworks, accelerators, and reference architectures for enterprise adoption.
• Partner with engineering teams to accelerate migration from traditional infrastructure to modern cloud-native platforms.

Governance & Standards

• Develop and enforce cloud-native architectural standards, policies, and approved design patterns.
• Establish governance processes for cloud deployment decisions, architecture reviews, and exception management.
• Lead initiatives to reduce non-standard IaaS deployments and promote standardized cloud-native architectures.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance teams to ensure governance alignment.

Design Patterns & Platform Enablement

• Create and maintain enterprise cloud design patterns for AWS and Azure environments.
• Define reference architectures covering identity integration, networking, resiliency, data platforms, container platforms, and application hosting.
• Support maturation of enterprise cloud capabilities and modernization services.
• Enable consistent implementation through documentation, architecture reviews, and stakeholder education.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business technology leaders, application owners, security teams, platform engineers, and cloud service providers.
• Facilitate architecture discussions and drive alignment across multiple organizations.
• Present recommendations, modernization strategies, and adoption metrics to leadership teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor for high-priority cloud transformation programs.

Operational Excellence & Metrics

• Establish KPIs and dashboards to measure cloud-native adoption, modernization progress, and business outcomes.
• Track consulting engagements and modernization initiatives to ensure delivery transparency and value realization.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, security posture, scalability, and cloud cost efficiency.

Drive continuous improvement of cloud services and consulting offerings.

Skill Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture.
• Deep expertise in AWS and/or Azure cloud services.
• Experience designing and implementing Kubernetes, container, serverless, and cloud-native solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, security, compliance, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise modernization and transformation initiatives.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Other Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Professional Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent certifications.
• Experience building enterprise cloud consulting practices or architecture review programs.
• Experience with cloud modernization programs involving legacy application transformation.
• Strong knowledge of FinOps, resiliency engineering, and cloud operating models.
• Familiarity with enterprise-scale governance frameworks and architecture councils.

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026totaled $14.8billion.