Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Cloud Architecture

- Lead end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.
- Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions across Azure and GCP.
- Develop and maintain enterprise cloud architecture standards, blueprints, and reference architectures.
- Produce and maintain High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), Solution Architecture Documents (SAD), and Architecture Decision Records (ADR).
- Define cloud adoption roadmaps and modernization strategies.
- Ensure alignment between business objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and technology solutions.

Multi-Cloud Architecture (Azure & GCP)
- Design and govern multi-cloud architectures across Azure and GCP.
- Define workload placement strategies and cloud operating models.
- Architect cloud-native and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Design enterprise landing zones and cloud foundation services.
- Establish cloud governance, security, and operational standards.
- Develop reusable architecture patterns and implementation frameworks.

Enterprise Networking Architecture

- Design enterprise-scale networking architectures across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Architect hybrid connectivity solutions using:

o Azure ExpressRoute o Cloud Interconnect o Site-to-Site VPN o SD-WAN o MPLS
- Design network segmentation, security zones, and routing strategies.
- Architect global traffic management and load balancing solutions.
- Lead network transformation and cloud networking initiatives.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Define Infrastructure as Code standards and best practices.
- Design and govern Terraform-based cloud provisioning frameworks.
- Develop reusable Terraform modules and deployment templates.
- Implement GitOps and infrastructure lifecycle management practices.
- Automate cloud provisioning and operational workflows.
- Ensure infrastructure consistency across environments.

DevOps & Platform Engineering
- Design CI/CD architectures using GitHub Actions and enterprise DevOps practices.
- Define deployment standards and release management processes.
- Establish automated testing, security validation, and compliance checks.
- Integrate infrastructure deployments with enterprise DevOps pipelines.
- Implement infrastructure drift detection and governance controls.

Security Architecture & Governance
- Design cloud security architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles.
- Define enterprise identity and access management strategies.
- Establish cloud security controls and compliance frameworks.
- Architect secure network boundaries and workload protection mechanisms.
- Design privileged access management and secrets management solutions.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Cloud Governance & Compliance
- Define enterprise cloud governance frameworks.
- Implement governance using:





o Azure Policy o Management Groups o RBAC o Resource Tagging Standards o Organizational Policies
- Establish cloud guardrails and architecture review processes.
- Ensure compliance with corporate, regulatory, and industry standards.

Application & Integration Architecture
- Design microservices, event-driven, and cloud-native architectures.
- Architect enterprise integration solutions.
- Define API management and integration standards.
- Design messaging and event streaming architectures.
- Lead application modernization and transformation initiatives.

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Design high availability and disaster recovery architectures.
- Define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
- Develop enterprise resilience strategies.
- Conduct disaster recovery assessments and testing exercises.
- Architect multi-region and multi-cloud recovery solutions.

Monitoring, Observability & Operations
- Define enterprise monitoring and observability standards.
- Architect centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting platforms.
- Establish operational readiness and support models.
- Drive operational excellence and service reliability initiatives.
- Define KPIs and operational dashboards.

Cloud Financial Management (FinOps)

- Define cloud cost governance and optimization frameworks.
- Establish chargeback and showback models.
- Review cloud consumption trends and optimization opportunities.
- Provide recommendations for cost reduction and resource efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
- Conduct architecture workshops and discovery sessions.
- Collaborate with business leaders, project teams, and technology stakeholders.
- Present architecture recommendations to executive management.
- Lead architecture review boards and technical governance meetings.
- Mentor cloud architects, engineers, and technical teams.
- Drive cloud architecture best practices across the organization.

Pre-Sales & Solution Consulting
- Support solution estimation and technical proposal development.
- Participate in RFP, RFI, and technical bid responses.
- Provide technical leadership during customer engagements.
- Present solution architectures and transformation roadmaps to clients and stakeholders.

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Required Technical Skills

Microsoft Azure

- Azure Landing Zones
- Azure Virtual Networks
- Azure Firewall
- Azure Application Gateway
- Azure Front Door
- Azure Load Balancer
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Storage
- Azure SQL




- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor
- Log Analytics
- Azure Site Recovery
- Azure Backup
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure Policy
- Management Groups
- ExpressRoute

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- VPC Networks
- Shared VPC
- Cloud Router
- Cloud NAT
- Cloud DNS
- Cloud Load Balancing
- Private Service Connect
- Cloud Interconnect
- Compute Engine
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud SQL
- BigQuery
- IAM
- Security Command Center
- Cloud Armor
- Cloud Monitoring
- Cloud Logging

Networking

- TCP/IP
- DNS
- DHCP
- BGP
- OSPF
- VLAN
- VRF
- Routing and Switching
- MPLS
- SD-WAN
- WAN Architecture
- VPN Technologies
- Network Security Architecture
- Traffic Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

- Terraform
- Terraform Cloud / Enterprise
- GitHub Enterprise
- GitHub Actions
- PowerShell
- Bash
- Python

Containers & DevOps
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- GitOps
- CI/CD
- DevSecOps
- Platform Engineering

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Preferred Certifications

Cloud Certifications

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer

Architecture Certifications

- TOGAF Certification (Preferred)

Infrastructure & Containers
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Networking Certifications

- CCNP Enterprise (Preferred)
- CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (Highly Preferred)

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Soft Skills

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
- Strategic and analytical thinking.
- Robust documentation and architecture governance skills.
- Ability to influence technical and business decisions.
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
- Experience working in enterprise-scale and regulated environments.

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Preferred Experience

- Enterprise cloud transformation programs.
- Multi-cloud architecture implementations.
- Azure and GCP landing zone deployments.
- Enterprise networking transformation initiatives.
- Financial services, healthcare, government, or highly regulated industries.
- Managed Services and Consulting environments.
- Large-scale migration and modernization projects.

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Key Deliverables

- Enterprise Cloud Architecture Roadmaps
- High-Level and Low-Level Design Documents
- Multi-Cloud Reference Architectures
- Cloud Governance Frameworks
- Enterprise Networking Designs
- Security Architecture Standards
- Disaster Recovery Strategies
- Terraform Automation Frameworks
- CI/CD Architecture Standards
- Cost Optimization Recommendations
- Architecture Review Board Governance
- Cloud Transformation Roadmaps

📌 Senior enterprise clouds solution architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 Kryptos Info Systems
📍 Bengaluru