AWS/Azure Architect

Job description

**Role & responsibilities** - Design and implement enterprise-scale cloud solutions on **Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS)**. - Define cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices. - Lead cloud transformation and migration programs from on-premises to cloud environments. - Architect hybrid and multi-cloud solutions based on business requirements. - Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-enabled architectures. - Collaborate with business stakeholders, development teams, infrastructure teams, and security teams. - Implement cloud security controls, identity management, encryption, and compliance standards. - Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep templates. - Establish CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for cloud-native deployments. - Manage cloud networking including VPC/VNet, VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Load Balancers, WAF, and DNS. - Optimize cloud resource utilization and implement cost governance frameworks. - Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to engineering teams. - Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements. - Lead technical discussions, solution workshops, and customer-facing engagements.