Lead Cloud and Infrastructure Solution Architect

Lead Architect Area(s) of responsibility Job Responsibilities: A. Solutioning & Technical Architecture Lead discovery workshops with customer stakeholders to capture requirements, constraints, and non-functional requirements (availability, security, performance, compliance). Define end-to-end architecture for: Public cloud (AWS/Azure) , hybrid cloud, and private cloud Data center services (compute, storage, backup, virtualization) Cloud migration, modernization, and managed services Create HLDs, reference architectures, and target operating models aligned to SRE/ITIL practices where relevant. Define observability-led operations approach (monitoring, logging, performance, capacity) as a part of managed services solutioning, leveraging enterprise tooling concepts used across infra portfolios. B. Cloud Costing, Configurators & Commercials Build cost models using AWS and Azure commercial tooling: AWS Pricing Calculator , AWS landing zone/architecture sizing inputs Azure Pricing Calculator , Azure Landing Zone and consumption estimates Create end-to-end commercials: Effort estimation, staffing models, blended rates, onsite/offshore mix One-time and recurring cost elements (transition, tooling, run, build) Volume assumptions, unit rate cards, and deadband models (where applicable) Work with finance/bid teams to ensure pricing aligns to expected margins and target pricing. C. IaC, DevOps & Automation-led Engineering Design solution components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Terraform / CloudFormation / ARM / Bicep knowledge required Define DevOps/DevSecOps pipelines and operational automation patterns Minimum requirements (Education Qualification, Work Experience and skills): Educational qualifications, Experience BTech / BE in CS, IT or equivalent 15+ years of overall experience in Cloud and Data center services solutioning and delivery Out of the above, atleast 8+ years of experience as Solution Architect for Cloud and Infrastructure services responding to RFPs / RFIs / Proactive pursuits for global customer Experience Level Senior Level