Cloud Senior Architect

Job Description:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Technical Skills

• Hybrid connectivity design including ExpressRoute/VPN, networking, and security hardening.
• Experience with identity, RBAC, secrets/keys, and Zero-Trust principles.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks (Purview), DQ, lineage, schema evolution.
• Skilled in designing scalable and distributed batch/streaming architectures.
• FinOps practices for compute/storage cost optimization.
• Ability to create reference architectures, standards, and blueprint documentation.

Functional Skills

• Ability to mentor engineering teams and lead design reviews.
• Strong collaboration skills with PMs, compliance, business, and engineering stakeholders.
• Ability to define roadmaps, migration strategies, and hybrid modernization blueprints.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for leadership alignment.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end architecture of hybrid big-data platforms.
• Establish security models, integration patterns, and governance standards.
• Review engineering designs and ensure alignment with architectural guidelines.
• Collaborate with PMs and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and business goals.
• Drive modernization strategy, migration planning, and stepwise platform evolution.
• Oversee performance, reliability, DR strategy, and cost-optimized cloud adoption.