IN-Sr Technical Architect - Cloud
Blue Yonder Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Software Development · 5,001-10,000 employees
About the role
The Senior Technical Architect is responsible for leading the design, architecture, and governance of cloud-based infrastructure solutions across public and hybrid environments. This role involves driving cloud modernization initiatives, mentoring technical teams, and ensuring alignment with enterprise security and cost-optimization strategies.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT or Computer Science and at least 12 years of progressive infrastructure experience. Deep expertise in cloud platforms, automation tools, and container orchestration is required, along with the ability to work rotational shifts.
Full description
Scope:
The IN-Sr Technical Architect – Cloud is responsible for leading the design, architecture, and governance of cloud-based infrastructure solutions. This role provides deep technical expertise across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring that solutions are secure, scalable, cost-optimized, and aligned with enterprise strategy. The Sr. Architect partners with leadership, engineering, and operations teams to drive cloud transformation, modernization, and innovation initiatives while mentoring technical teams.
Our current technical environment:
- Microsoft Azure
- VMWare Esxi
What you’ll do:
- Define cloud infrastructure architecture, standards, and best practices across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
- Lead the design and delivery of large-scale cloud solutions including migration, hybrid integration, and modernization initiatives.
- Provide technical leadership for projects involving containerization, microservices, serverless, and DevOps automation.
- Oversee cloud governance, cost management, and security compliance in alignment with organizational policies.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, conduct PoCs, and recommend strategic adoption.
- Collaborate with application, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure end-to-end solution alignment.
- Establish capacity planning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery strategies in cloud environments.
- Lead vendor/partner engagements and provide expertise in contract and solution negotiations.
- Mentor and guide architects, engineers, and support teams across cloud and infrastructure domains.
- Present cloud strategy, architecture roadmaps, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/Computer Science/Electronics. or equivalent diploma.
- 12+ years of progressive infrastructure experience, with 5+ years in cloud architecture roles.
- Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure design and operations (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP).
- Strong knowledge of networking, security, identity, and hybrid cloud integration.
- Hands-on experience with IaC and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.).
- Proficiency in container and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS/GKE).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and observability solutions.
- Strong knowledge of governance, compliance, and FinOps principles in cloud.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- This role involves rotational shifts, including night shifts, to provide 24/7 application support.
- Flexibility to work weekends and public holidays as per shift schedule.
- Ability to handle responsibilities independently during off-hours.//Req_02
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