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Cloud Architect
is accountable for the
end-to-end cloud architecture, design standards, and technical governance
across the modernization program-covering
infrastructure, application, and data platform
transformations. This role defines the
target-state cloud architecture , ensures security and compliance by design, and guides engineering teams through
landing zones, networking, identity, platform services, and migration patterns
to deliver scalable, cost-efficient, and reliable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Strategy
Define the
target-state cloud architecture
(landing zones, network topology, identity, guardrails, platform services) aligned to business, security, and compliance requirements. Create
reference architectures and patterns
for application refactoring/re-platforming, data ingestion/processing, and integration services. Drive
cloud roadmaps , technology evaluations, and build-vs-buy recommendations (PaaS/SaaS/IaaS), including cost models and TCO. Platform Engineering & Migration
Lead setup of
foundational cloud services : subscription/tenant structure, management groups,
RBAC ,
policy-as-code , Key/Secret management, logging and monitoring. Govern
migration factories
(waves/sprints), selecting migration paths (rehost, replatform, refactor) and validating cutover/runbooks. Oversee
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep) , pipelines, and environment automation for dev/test/stage/prod. Security, Compliance & Resilience
Embed
Zero Trust
principles,
network segmentation
(hub-and-spoke), firewall/NSG rules,
Private Endpoints , and
encryption
controls. Ensure
governance : Policies, tagging, cost controls, backup/DR, RTO/RPO alignment, and evidence for audits/regulatory needs. Partner with Security/Compliance teams on
PII/PHI
handling, data residency, and threat modeling. Applications, Data & Integration Alignment
Collaborate with
Application and Data Architects
to align platform services with app modernization (containers, serverless, PaaS) and data workloads (lakehouse, streaming, analytics). Define
integration patterns
(API gateways, messaging/queues, event streaming) and non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, observability). Support AI/analytics readiness (secure data access, search/indexing services, governance hooks). Delivery Governance & Leadership
Provide
architecture governance
through design reviews, ADRs, and architectural runway. Mentor engineers; resolve cross-domain design issues; ensure
quality gates
and
operational readiness
(SRE practices, telemetry). Communicate clearly with executives and stakeholders: risks, trade-offs, and decision logs. Required Experience
10+ years in architecture/engineering with
hands-on cloud
experience (Azure/AWS/GCP), including
networking, identity, security, and platform services . Proven delivery of
large-scale migrations/modernization
across applications and data platforms (rehost/replatform/refactor). Strong IaC ( Terraform/Bicep/CloudFormation ), CI/CD, and automation background; familiarity with
Kubernetes/containers , serverless, API gateways, messaging/streaming (e.g.,
Kafka/Event Hubs ). Deep understanding of
governance & cost management ,
DR/BCP , observability, and performance engineering. Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to
translate business goals into actionable architectures .
Languages
- English
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