Senior Cloud Architect

senior Cloud Architect

AWS, GCP, Azure

Key Responsibilities (Aligned with Evaluation Criteria)

• Architect and deliver

  cloud-native SaaS solutions

  across AWS, GCP, Azure, and VMware.
• Design and operate

  Kubernetes platforms (7+ yrs)

  :
• Control plane, data plane, pod scaling, cluster networking.
• Manage

  both on-prem and cloud-based

  Kubernetes clusters (EKS/GKE/AKS).
• Build secure, scalable networking and storage solutions for cloud + K8s.
• Implement

  Terraform, Helm, Python automation

  , and GitOps workflows.
• Deploy & manage observability stacks:

  Prometheus, Fluentbit, ELK, Grafana, Kibana

  (multi-node environments).
• Architect

  event-driven microservices

  using Kafka / PubSub / streaming systems.
• Work with

  REST + gRPC APIs

  in production.
• Implement SRE practices:

  SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, auto-scaling, capacity planning

  .
• Present architecture solutions, diagrams, and design documents to

  CXOs and senior leadership

  .
• Collaborate with SMEs, cross-functional teams, and contribute to open-source initiatives.

🔍 Mandatory Skills (Mapped to Your Questions)

1. Cloud-Native & Multi-Cloud Expertise

• 8–10+ years

  cloud-native experience in AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Deep understanding of cloud services, networking, firewalls, VPNs, SSL, IAM.

2. Kubernetes Expertise – 7+ Years (Required)

• On-prem + cloud clusters
• Control plane, data plane
• Pod scaling & autoscaling
• K8s networking (CNI, ingress, mesh)

3. Service Mesh & Automation

• 2+ years

  with

  Istio / Consul

• Production experience with

  Terraform + Helm + Python

4. Observability & Monitoring

• 3+ years

  of K8s monitoring
• Hands-on with

  Prometheus, ELK, Fluentbit, Kibana, Grafana

• Multi-node cluster experience preferred

5. Networking, Security & Storage

• Strong hands-on experience with cloud/K8s networking, firewalls, SSL
• Storage & networking across Cloud + Kubernetes

6. Platform Tools & Distributed Systems

• Multi-node:

  GKE, ELK, Kafka, API Gateways (Kong preferred)

7. Scripting & Microservices

• Strong scripting (Python/Bash)
• Event-driven microservices using

  Kafka or Cloud Pub/Sub

8. API & Integration Knowledge

• Experience building & integrating

  RESTful + gRPC

  APIs

9. GitOps & SRE Practices

• Real-world

  GitOps

  (ArgoCD / Flux)
• SRE: SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets, Autoscaling

10. Leadership & Architecture Communication

• Experience presenting solutions to

  CXO-level stakeholders

• Strong in solution design, whiteboarding, and high-level architecture documentation

📍 Location

Noida (Hybrid / As per project needs)