Cloud Technical Architect

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Location

Chennai

Position Purpose

The Cloud Technical Architect is responsible for defining, co-building, communicating and validating technical architectures, which includes both application software architecture and infrastructure architecture. This role ensures that the new IT solution under development is suitable for its intended purpose, particularly regarding cloud solutions.

The architect primarily focuses on implementing cloud technologies or solutions by providing technical leadership to development and integration teams, as well as defining standards and practices to be adhered to.

The architect is accountable for the cloud technical architecture and the associated documentation, such as guidelines and specifications, ensuring that the Information System, at both IT System and application software levels, is consistent and sustainable.

The Cloud Technical Architect collaborates closely with other architects and subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Supports functional and technical teams in planning, requesting and executing project activities related to technical architecture.
• Guides through architectural frameworks.
• Stays informed about new technologies and conduct studies on potential applications within the field by designing reference architectures.
• Assists in defining and refining architectural visions.
• Develops and maintains architecture documentation (e.g. technical patterns, network zoning).
• Ensures compliance with architectural specifications and group standard rules.
• Ensures that the company's IT systems are secure, efficient, and designed to be fail-safe.

Contributing Responsibilities

• Supports maintenance of the PI Germany technology catalog
• Transfers knowledge about technology, policies, and technical architecture framework.
• Provides auditors with information on architecture and network topics.
• Contributes to end-to-end automation of processes through several responsibility areas.
• Contributes to the definition and maintenance of architectural frameworks.
• Supports the creation of prototypes and evaluates their integration into existing systems.
• Documents technical risks related to new solutions or changes to the existing applications.
• Assists in product selection for projects and oversee their evaluation and validation.
• Collaborates on specifications for assessing IT solutions' functionality and performance.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Expert knowledge of various cloud architectures (private, public, hybrid) and their features to support the cloud migration project of PI Germany.
• Experience with cloud solutions (IBM, AWS, Azure, Openstack).
• Advanced IT security expertise.
• Project management skills and experience with using PM frameworks.
• Knowledge and experience with architecture and scaling patterns (microservices, serverless).
• Interest in new technical developments and cloud trends.
• Strong communication and consulting abilities.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art IT technology, DevOps, automation and process development.
• Previous experience as a system administrator or software developer with insights into IT infrastructure and software development/architecture.

Specific Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, business informatics, or equivalent practical IT training and experience
• Several years of experience in IT application management or complex IT applications support
• Advanced skills in demand management and software engineering
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with logical thinking
• Proficient in English, German and/or French language skills desirable