Job Description:

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Architect to lead the discovery, architecture, design and validation of a reusable Environment-on-Demand (EoD) factory leveraging the Client’s existing on-premises and cloud foundations. The role will focus on transforming the current environment management model into a scalable, automated, observable, and cost-attributable EoD capability. Key Technology Requirements • Robust architecture experience across AWS, on-premises infrastructure, and preferably GCP. • Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), preferably Terraform and reusable automation patterns. • Strong experience with GitLab CI/CD, pipeline templates, automation, and DevOps practices. • Understanding of environment provisioning, application deployment, configuration management, service dependencies, and virtualisation. • Understanding on database provisioning, test-data management, masking and refresh strategies. • Knowledge of cloud/on-prem networking, compute, storage, IAM, containers and Kubernetes. • Experience designing observability, CMDB integration, cost management and chargeback/showback capabilities. • Strong understanding of architecture governance, security, operational models and enterprise integration. • Ability to assess existing platforms, identify constraints, and design reusable reference architectures and implementation patterns. • Strong documentation, stakeholder management and technical leadership skills Key responsibilities • Lead discovery of existing platform foundations, constraints, environment-booking processes, and current operating models. • Assess application deployability, service dependencies, configuration, databases, test data, and virtualisation requirements.



• Working closely with customer stakeholders to understand priorities, constraints, expectations, and success criteria for the EoD platform. • Liaise with customer architecture, Environment, Testing and project teams to understand the landscape, drive alignment, resolve technical dependencies and secure decisions required to finalise the design. • Define the EoD reference architecture, reusable IaC patterns, and architecture/governance decisions across AWS, on-premises and GCP. • Design and build reusable GitLab EoD pipeline templates and automation for environment provisioning and application deployment. • Establish reusable patterns for configuration, virtualisation, test-data provisioning, sizing, cost attribution, and observability. • Define the EoD governance, operating model, onboarding toolkit, and implementation guidance for project teams. • Lead pilot implementation and validate observability, CMDB integration, cost attribution, operational readiness, and architecture compliance. • Translate pilot outcomes into recommendations, identified gaps and risks, acceptance criteria, and a prioritised next-wave implementation backlog.

Skills:

AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure as Code, GitLab CI, On-Premises Infrastructure, Database Administration

About Company:

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

📌 Architect I - AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architect (Thiruvananthapuram)
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