Technical Lead, Cloud IND

1. Core Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Define and lead the cloud architecture vision, roadmap, and standards across Azure and AWS platforms.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align cloud solutions with business and IT goals.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-native patterns and modern application architectures.

Solution Design & Delivery

• Architect end-to-end cloud solutions for enterprise workloads, including containerized, serverless, and hybrid deployments.
• Ensure architectural best practices are embedded in delivery pipelines and engineering processes.
• Guide the development of reusable infrastructure-as-code modules using Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Enforce secure design principles across cloud environments (IAM, encryption, network security).
• Align solutions with regulatory standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA.
• Champion cloud governance and FinOps practices to optimize cloud costs and usage.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud architects and engineers.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration with DevOps, Security, Application, and Data teams.
• Build capability maturity by introducing modern tooling, agile practices, and technical upskilling.

Monitoring, Innovation & Optimization

• Monitor system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency using tools like Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and lead POCs to assess potential business impact.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and cloud innovation.

2. Experience Requirements
Azure Cloud (Expert-Level)

• Designed and managed scalable infrastructure using Azure VMs, AKS, App Services, and Container Registry.
• Configured secure networking with VNet, NSGs, Azure Firewall, and Application Gateway.
• Implemented Azure AD, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, and Sentinel for security and compliance.
• Automated deployments using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, and Azure DevOps CI/CD.
• Built observability solutions via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

AWS Cloud (Expert-Level)

• Deployed compute and container workloads using EC2, EKS, ECS, and Auto Scaling Groups.
• Architected secure, multi-region networks with VPC, Transit Gateway, and Direct Connect.
• Developed IAM roles/policies, and integrated Secrets Manager, KMS, and Security Hub.
• Delivered Infrastructure as Code via Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
• Managed CI/CD with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and Jenkins, with centralized logging via CloudWatch.

Multi-Cloud Capabilities

• Designed and governed enterprise-grade multi-cloud platforms with cost optimization, security guardrails, and compliance enforcement.
• Led DevSecOps enablement and GitOps automation across Azure and AWS environments.