Cloud Architect

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• 15+ years of experience in IT architecture, with at least 5+ years focusing Cloud native solutions.
• Deep expertise in above-mentioned technology areas , with a proven track record of architecting and deploying large-scale solutions in cloud native areas for customers.
• Deep knowledge and hands on experience of virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Nutanix) and software-defined infrastructure (SDN, SDS).
• Strong background in security best practices, including identity management, access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent understanding of networking, storage, and compute within cloud environments and how to optimize for performance and cost-efficiency.
• Strong experience in automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• Practical working experience and knowledge of Enterprise and solution architecture
• Industry specific knowledge – FSI, MDI, CME, etc
• Business continuity, risk management
• Communication, technical leadership, problem solving skills
• Stakeholder, customer escalation mgmt
• Familiarity with enterprise-level workload migrations from Vmware to other virtualization platforms/containers, etc 
• Understanding of AI / Gen AI, its impact on security,
• Understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps principles and their application
• Cloud native related certifications such as CKA, CKS, RHCA, etc
• TOGAF or architecture related certification