Cloud/AWS Architect

As a Cloud Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures to support modern digital and analytics platforms. Your hands-on expertise in AWS, including mandatory certification, and experience in building microservices, DevOps, and data pipelines for enterprise-grade financial systems will be essential for success in this role. Key Responsibilities: - Design and maintain a secure, scalable AWS cloud architecture supporting application, data, and AI workloads. - Define the landing zone, network topology, and account structure aligned with best practices and regulatory compliance. - Architect and oversee microservices deployment, container orchestration (EKS/Fargate), and API management. - Collaborate with Developers, DevOps, and Security teams to ensure smooth CI/CD, IAM, and monitoring integration. - Implement cost optimization, autoscaling, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies. - Establish infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards using Terraform or CloudFormation. - Ensure data security, encryption, and compliance with financial regulations (RBI, PCI-DSS, GDPR). - Provide technical guidance on multi-account, hybrid-cloud, and integration with on-prem systems. - Continuously evaluate and recommend emerging AWS services for analytics, AI/ML, and data integration. Qualifications Required: - Mandatory: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional). - Deep understanding of VPC design, IAM, EKS/ECS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS/Redshift, and API Gateway. - Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline). - Experience integrating monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Dynatrace, ELK). - Knowledge of KMS, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, and WAF for security hardening. - Familiarity with Python or Bash scripting for automation. Experience: - 10-15 years of total IT experience, with at least 5 years in cloud architecture and deployment on AWS. - Proven experience designing secure, multi-tier architectures for fintech, banking, or trading platforms. - Experience in hybrid integrations, data lakes, and real-time streaming (Kafka/Kinesis) preferred.,