Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent from reputable University
- 5+ years of IT experience, with 3+ years designing cloud solutions on AWS, GCP and/or Azure.
- Strong expertise in Azure: Virtual Machines, AKS, Azure Functions, App Services, Azure AD, Storage Accounts, Cosmos DB, Synapse.
- Strong expertise in GCP: Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, VPC, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, IAM.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and service mesh (Istio/Anthos/ASM).
- Proficiency in Terraform, Bicep, Helm, Ansible for IaC and automation.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with hybrid connectivity (ExpressRoute, Interconnect, VPN, SD-WAN).
- Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Stackdriver/Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus/Grafana).
- Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting ability.
- Clear communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Leadership mindset with ability to mentor and influence teams.
Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture & Design
- Design end-to-end cloud solutions on GCP, AWS and Azure covering compute, networking, storage, databases and security.
- Define hybrid and multi-cloud integration patterns, including interconnect, VPN, and identity federation.
- Establish cloud landing zones, governance models and secure baseline architectures
Technical Implementation & Guidance
- Lead deployment and migration projects for workloads such as VMs, Kubernetes (AKS, GKE), serverless, and managed services.
- Define and enforce infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Implement DevOps & CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Cloud Build.
Security, Compliance & Reliability
- Implement IAM, RBAC, network security groups, firewall rules, service accounts, and secrets management.
- Design solutions aligned with compliance frameworks (ISO, SOC, GDPR, local regulations).
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery and backup strategies.
Performance & Cost Optimization
- Conduct cloud cost assessments and provide FinOps recommendations for cost control.
• - Optimize workload placement (VM sizing, autoscaling, reserved instances, committed use discounts).
- Use tools like Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing Reports and BigQuery FinOps dashboards.
Stakeholder Engagement & Knowledge Sharing
- Partner with customer architects, product owners and delivery teams to ensure successful cloud adoption.
- Provide technical mentorship to engineers and consultants.
- Document architectures, runbooks and technical decision records.