Primary Purpose:
Own the Cloud & DevOps architecture strategy across Stolt-Nielsen.
Define target-state architecture, standards, governance, and best practices for Azure, DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, observability, and platform engineering.
Ensure cloud platforms are secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-productive.
Act as the technical authority for Cloud & DevOps, partnering with Engineering Managers on technical direction and architecture decisions.
Guide divisional teams to align with enterprise cloud standards and target architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Platform Architecture:
Define and maintain Azure cloud architecture, landing zones, governance, and standards aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF).
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, reusable modules, and automation standards.
Establish observability, monitoring, logging, alerting, SRE, and operational excellence practices.

Security, FinOps & Enterprise Architecture:
Embed security-by-design, identity management, and governance controls into cloud platforms.
Own cloud cost optimization, FinOps practices, and consumption governance.
Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and EAM tooling.





Technical Leadership:
Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentoring to engineering teams.
Partner with Engineering Managers to establish engineering standards and quality benchmarks.
Evaluate cloud platforms, tools, and vendors, supporting build-vs-buy and investment decisions.

Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Master's preferred).
10 years in Cloud, Infrastructure, DevOps Engineering, or Architecture.
Solid Azure architecture experience, including:
Landing Zones
Networking
Governance
Cloud Adoption Framework
Hands-on expertise in:
CI/CD
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions
Bicep / Terraform
Experience with:
Observability & Monitoring
SRE Practices
Cloud Security & IAM
FinOps & Cost Optimization
Experience leading cloud modernization and on-premises to cloud migrations.

Top Technical Skills:
Azure Cloud Architecture
Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform)
CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
SRE, Observability & Cloud Governance

📌 Principal Architect Cloud And Devops Hyderabad
🏢 Stolt-Nielsen Digital Innovation Centre
📍 Hyderabad