Cloud Architect

Job description

Join our cloud engineering team and play a pivotal role in designing, building, and evolving enterprise-scale cloud platforms. As a **Cloud Architect**, you will drive cloud transformation initiatives, define architecture standards, develop scalable cloud solutions, and partner with product teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing cloud-native applications. This role combines technical leadership, innovation, and hands-on cloud engineering expertise to enable business success through modern cloud technologies. **Your Role** You will be responsible for architecting and governing cloud solutions, enhancing cloud platforms, and enabling product teams to adopt cloud technologies effectively. Working closely with engineering, operations, and business stakeholders, you will ensure cloud environments are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with enterprise standards. \[Job Positing \| Word\] **In this role, you will:** * Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and enterprise cloud solutions. * Collaborate with product teams to develop, deploy, and support cloud-native applications and services. * Define, develop, and maintain cloud integration guardrails, governance standards, and architectural guidelines. * Drive cloud transformation and adoption initiatives across business and technology teams. * Contribute to cloud engineering capability building through coaching, training, and technical enablement programs. * Develop, enhance, and continuously improve cloud platforms and implement architectural changes to support evolving business needs. * Manage cloud infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and decommissioning activities. * Serve as a trusted advisor and point of contact for cloud architecture, transformation, and adoption-related initiatives. * Evaluate emerging technologies, conduct proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and recommend innovative solutions. * Develop reference architectures and reusable design patterns to promote consistency, scalability, and quality across cloud implementations. * Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), implement corrective actions, and establish preventive measures. * Review solutions throughout key development milestones to ensure compliance with architecture, security, and quality standards. * Collaborate with engineering teams to define operating procedures, design objectives, and implementation strategies. * Plan and execute delivery activities using Agile methodologies and industry-standard engineering practices. * Work closely with Product Owners and Agile teams to deliver high-quality solutions within committed timelines. * Ensure operational excellence, platform reliability, and continuous service improvement across cloud environments **Your Profile** **Mandatory Skills** * 12 years of experience in automotive architecture with strong focus on ADAS system design, development, and integration. * Strong expertise in Cloud Architecture and Solution Design. * Experience in Cloud Infrastructure Design, Build, Maintenance, and Operations. * Proven experience in Cloud Platform Engineering and Cloud-Native Technologies. * Strong understanding of Cloud Governance, Guardrails, Security, and Compliance frameworks. * Expertise in Infrastructure Provisioning, Automation, and Lifecycle Management. * Experience with Integration Architecture and Enterprise Solution Design. * Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis skills. * Experience developing Reference Architectures, Design Standards, and Reusable Cloud Patterns. * Hands-on experience conducting Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and technology evaluations. * Experience driving cloud transformation and adoption initiatives. * Strong stakeholder management, technical consulting, and communication skills. * Experience mentoring teams and enabling cloud engineering best practices. * Strong documentation, architecture review, and solution governance experience. * Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments. * Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and distributed organizations. **Technical Expertise** **Cloud Platforms** * Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) * Cloud Services Architecture and Platform Management **Infrastructure as Code \& Automation** * Terraform * Azure Bicep / ARM Templates * AWS CloudFormation * PowerShell * Python * Bash / Shell Scripting **Containers \& Kubernetes** * Docker * Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE) * OpenShift **DevOps \& CI/CD** * Azure DevOps * GitHub Actions * Jenkins * GitLab CI/CD **Source Code Management** * Git * GitHub * Azure Repos * Bitbucket **Monitoring \& Observability** * Azure Monitor * Application Insights * Prometheus * Grafana * AWS CloudWatch **IT Service Management \& Collaboration** * ServiceNow * Jira * Confluence **Security \& Governance** * Azure Policy * Microsoft Defender for Cloud * Azure Key Vault * IAM / RBAC Frameworks and Tools **Preferred Skills** * Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures. * Knowledge of cloud migration and modernization strategies. * Experience in platform reliability engineering and cloud operations. * Strong understanding of security-by-design principles and regulatory compliance requirements. * Experience working in large-scale enterprise cloud environments. * Exposure to FinOps, cost optimization, and cloud governance frameworks. **What You'll Love About Working Here** * Opportunity to architect and build enterprise-scale cloud platforms. * Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and platform engineering initiatives. * Collaborative environment with highly skilled cloud, product, and engineering teams. * Continuous learning, innovation, and professional growth opportunities. * Ability to drive cloud transformation programs and influence strategic technology decisions. * Empowering culture focused on technical excell