Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Architect

• Required Skills:

• 10 to 12 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps and enterprise solution architecture, primarily across Microsoft Azure and AWS.

• Strong architecture and hands-on experience with VNET, VPN, ExpressRoute, peering, virtual machines, storage and cloud foundation services.

• Expertise in Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and Ansible, including CI/CD pipelines, release automation and application onboarding.

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep and Ansible.

• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python and Bash.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift.

• Knowledge of Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery and AWS Migration Hub.

• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity and access management, RBAC, compliance, high availability and disaster recovery.

• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights and cloud performance optimization.

• Ability to develop HLDs and LLDs, communicate architectural decisions, and work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Working knowledge of enterprise data platforms and services, including Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL, AWS data services, data warehouses and data integration patterns.

• Understanding of data architecture concepts such as structured and unstructured data, data ingestion, ETL/ELT, APIs, metadata, data quality, lineage, retention, security and governance.

• Ability to collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams and design cloud infrastructure that supports secure, scalable and reliable data workloads.

• Key Responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end cloud infrastructure and DevOps architecture aligned with scalability, security, availability and operational requirements.

• Define cloud foundation, networking, identity, security, governance and disaster recovery architecture across Azure and AWS.

• Create architectural designs, standards, roadmaps, HLDs and LLDs, and translate project requirements into implementable cloud solutions.

• Lead cloud migration and transformation initiatives using Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, AWS Migration Hub and suitable migration patterns.

• Design scalable CI/CD pipelines and release frameworks using Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and Ansible.

• Establish Infrastructure as Code and automation standards using Terraform, ARM, Bicep and Ansible.

• Guide containerized platform architecture using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift.

• Provide technical leadership for L3 troubleshooting, critical changes and complex cloud infrastructure issues.

• Drive monitoring, reliability, performance and cost optimization using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.

• Ensure solutions follow security, compliance, responsible AI, data governance and cybersecurity best practices where applicable.

• Act as the technical point of contact for customers and stakeholders, and participate in service reviews, CAB meetings and architecture discussions.

• Provide technical guidance, documentation, knowledge transfer and training to delivery and operations teams.

• Define infrastructure patterns for data ingestion, storage, integration, processing and analytics workloads across Azure and AWS.

• Ensure data platforms follow appropriate security, access control, encryption, backup, retention, quality, lineage and governance requirements.