Associate Tech Architect

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• DevOps & Cloud Architecture
• Design and implement end-to-end DevOps architectures for AWS and Azure environments.
• Define CI/CD strategies, cloud-native architectures, and automation standards aligned with organizational goals.
• Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud solutions using best practices from AWS Well-Architected Framework and Azure Architecture Framework.
• Drive multi-cloud and hybrid cloud designs, ensuring interoperability and cost optimization.
• CI/CD & Automation
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep/ARM templates.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments across environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod).
• Cloud Platforms
• AWS
• Design and manage VPCs, EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, CloudWatch.
• Implement security controls, monitoring, logging, and backup strategies.
• Azure
• Architect and manage VNets, Azure VMs, AKS, Azure Functions, App Services, Azure SQL, Storage Accounts, Azure AD.
• Implement Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and cost management strategies.
• Containers & Orchestration
• Design container-based solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Manage and optimize EKS and AKS clusters.
• Implement Helm charts, Kubernetes security, scaling, and observability.
• DevSecOps & Reliability
• Embed DevSecOps practices across pipelines including SAST, DAST, secrets management, and compliance checks.
• Implement SRE practices: SLIs, SLOs, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Ensure high system availability and performance through proactive monitoring and automation.

Qualification & Experience    

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Azure (both mandatory).
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
• Strong experience with Terraform (preferred) and cloud-native IaC tools.
• CI/CD tools: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab.
• Containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS & AKS).
• Configuration management tools such as Ansible (preferred).
• Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, IAM, encryption, and compliance.
• Programming / Scripting
• Experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Ability to write reusable automation scripts and pipeline templates.
• Certifications (Preferred)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Terraform Associate (HashiCorp)
• Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience working in Agile / SAFe delivery models.
• Nice to Have
• Experience with FinOps and cost optimization.
• Exposure to multi-region DR architectures.
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS (as applicable).
• Knowledge of service mesh (Istio/Linkerd) and advanced Kubernetes networking.