Cloud Architect

Job Description Job Title: Cloud Architect / Principal Cloud Architect Experience: 15+ Years Work Mode: Noida (On-Site) Employment Type: Full-Time Role Overview We are seeking an accomplished Cloud Architect with 15+ years of enterprise IT and cloud architecture experience to design, govern, and lead large-scale, secure, and highly available cloud platforms. This role requires deep expertise in AWS, multi-cloud architecture, Kubernetes platforms, HA/DR design, hybrid networking, security, and observability, along with strong leadership in architecture governance, modernization, and cost optimization. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical authority, driving reference architectures, mentoring engineering teams, and partnering with security, SRE, and DevOps to deliver resilient, compliant, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Governance - Architect large-scale, secure, reliable, and compliant cloud solutions across AWS and multi-cloud environments. - Design and govern multi-cloud landing zones, workload placement strategies, interoperability, and account/subscription structures. - Lead cloud modernization initiatives leveraging microservices, containers, and cloud-native design patterns. - Define enterprise architecture standards across compute, networking, storage, IAM, automation, and data services. - Drive architecture governance through HLD/LLD reviews, ADRs, and design forums. High Availability, Disaster Recovery & Backup - Define and own HA/DR strategies, including regional and multi-region failover models. - Establish RPO/RTO objectives, cross-region replication, and automated recovery workflows. - Design and manage snapshot lifecycle policies, backup, and restore strategies across cloud and hybrid environments. - Implement and govern backup technologies including Velero, cloud-native backup services, and hybrid backup solutions. Kubernetes & Platform Engineering - Architect multi-region Kubernetes platforms (EKS/AKS/GKE) with strong governance and security controls. - Design and implement service mesh architectures (Istio, Consul) and zero-trust networking models. - Define platform-level observability standards covering logs, metrics, traces, SLIs, and SLOs. - Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to drive CI/CD, GitOps, platform automation, and reliability engineering practices. Integration, Messaging & Streaming - Architect event-driven and integration solutions using Kafka, message queues, and streaming platforms. - Define scalable, fault-tolerant messaging architectures supporting real-time and asynchronous workloads. FinOps, Leadership & Enablement - Support cloud cost governance, optimization strategies, and chargeback/showback models. - Lead architecture reviews, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and creation of reference architectures and blueprints. - Mentor architects and senior engineers, fostering best practices in cloud-native design and platform engineering. - Collaborate closely with security teams to implement IAM guardrails, CSPM/CWPP controls, and compliance automation. Must-Have Skills & Experience - 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT and cloud architecture. - Deep expertise in AWS, including compute, networking, IAM, storage, and serverless services. - Strong experience designing multi-cloud architectures and landing zones. - Advanced Kubernetes architecture expertise (multi-region, service mesh, governance, and security). - Proven experience with HA/DR design, cross-region replication, and snapshot orchestration. - Hands-on knowledge of backup and recovery technologies (Velero, cloud-native, hybrid solutions). - Strong experience in hybrid-cloud networking: Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN, TGW, SD-WAN. - Expertise in cloud security architecture, including CSPM/CWPP tools and zero-trust models. - Strong understanding of SRE concepts: SLIs/SLOs, automation, resilience testing, chaos engineering. - Experience architecting Kafka and streaming integrations. - Proven implementation of observability pipelines (logs, metrics, traces). - Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills using Terraform and CloudFormation. - Excellent documentation skills: HLD, LLD, ADRs, and architecture governance leadership. Good-to-Have - Experience with AI/ML platforms or large-scale data ecosystems. - Exposure to advanced analytics, data lakes, and streaming data platforms.