Cloud Architect

Role & responsibilities

• Define & own the overall cloud architecture, technology stack & infrastructure strategy for the OPOP platform across environments (Dev/UAT/Production/DR).
• Design cloud infrastructure topology, networking, storage, security layers & compute resources on a MeitY-empanelled cloud (e.g., AWS).
• Set standards & guardrails for scalability, availability, security & cost-efficiency, to be implemented by the Cloud/DevOps team.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices, monitoring/logging/alerting for infrastructure observability, and disaster recovery/backup strategy.
• Drive cloud security architecture, identity/access management, encryption & compliance with CERT-In advisories & DPDP Act, 2023.
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud-native automation & multi-environment governance for the phased OPOP rollout.
• Own architectural decisions for scalability, security & cost-efficiency across the platform's 5-year lifecycle (Development & O&M phases).

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, MSc CS or related field.
• 12+ years of experience designing & managing cloud infrastructure, with strong hands-on experience on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) & orchestration (Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of virtual networks, load balancers, firewalls, storage & cloud security configurations for Government-grade platforms.
• Familiarity with API gateways, service-mesh & microservices-oriented architecture, and logging/monitoring stacks (ELK/EFK, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Awareness of data-protection laws, CERT-In guidelines, encryption standards & IAM/RBAC policies applicable to citizen-facing Government platforms.
• Certifications (desirable): AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional) / Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Google Professional Cloud Architect / CKA or equivalent.