Posted 06 August, 2026
Staff Cloud Architect
NR Consulting
PAN India
Full Time
Reference: 365_463738_26-22491
Title: Staff Cloud Architect
Location: PAN India
Exp: 10+ Years
Job Description:
Required Credentials
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering, with at least 6 years in a cloud architecture role designing solutions on AWS and/or GCP.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Google Professional Cloud Architect are preferred.
Required Technical Skills
• Deep, hands-on understanding of core cloud services across compute, storage, networking, identity, and data, with the ability to design solutions that are secure, resilient, and cost effective.
• Proven experience defining reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails that multiple teams adopt and reuse.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and version control (GitHub), including how to structure code for reuse across teams.
• Deep expertise in cloud security fundamentals, including identity and access management, encryption, and policy-as-code approaches to governance.
• Proven ability to document, communicate, and govern complex designs, and to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
Preferred Technical Skills
• Experience architecting across multiple cloud providers in a large enterprise spanning multiple business units and geographies.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost management tooling, and a track record of building cost efficiency into architectural decisions.
• Exposure to cloud governance frameworks such as AWS Control Tower or GCP Organization Policies, and to policy-as-code tooling.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architectural direction across large enterprise organizations.
Scope of Work Delivery Expectations
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Guardrail Standardization:
• Multi-Cloud Reference Patterns: Define and evolve reusable reference architectures and design patterns across AWS, GCP, and Azure covering compute, storage, networking, identity, and data services.
• Architectural Guardrails: Establish and enforce standards for security, resilience, and total cost of ownership across the enterprise product portfolio.
Automation, IaC & Production Readiness:
• IaC & CI/CD Delivery: Translate architectural decisions into versioned, repeatable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) templates and CI/CD pipelines managed via GitHub.
• Observability Standards: Define standards for monitoring, observability, and operational readiness to maintain high availability and reliability in production environments.
Security, FinOps & Enterprise Governance:
• Security Integration: Partner with Security teams to embed IAM, encryption, network segmentation, and policy-as-code guardrails directly into platform designs.
• FinOps & Cost Governance: Partner with FinOps to build cost efficiency into solutions from design through execution and establish tagging accountability.
• Enterprise Alignment: Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture leadership to align cloud patterns across business units and geographies.
Soft Skills & Core Competencies
• Technical Mentorship & Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor, leading architecture reviews, providing guidance on design trade-offs, and mentoring engineers in cloud best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with Product Leads, Security, FinOps, and Enterprise Architecture teams to drive technical direction across complex organizations.
• Documentation & Governance: Proven ability to clearly document, communicate, and govern complex architectural designs across cross-functional teams.
Location: PAN India
Exp: 10+ Years
Job Description:
Required Credentials
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering, with at least 6 years in a cloud architecture role designing solutions on AWS and/or GCP.
• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Google Professional Cloud Architect are preferred.
Required Technical Skills
• Deep, hands-on understanding of core cloud services across compute, storage, networking, identity, and data, with the ability to design solutions that are secure, resilient, and cost effective.
• Proven experience defining reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails that multiple teams adopt and reuse.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and version control (GitHub), including how to structure code for reuse across teams.
• Deep expertise in cloud security fundamentals, including identity and access management, encryption, and policy-as-code approaches to governance.
• Proven ability to document, communicate, and govern complex designs, and to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
Preferred Technical Skills
• Experience architecting across multiple cloud providers in a large enterprise spanning multiple business units and geographies.
• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost management tooling, and a track record of building cost efficiency into architectural decisions.
• Exposure to cloud governance frameworks such as AWS Control Tower or GCP Organization Policies, and to policy-as-code tooling.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architectural direction across large enterprise organizations.
Scope of Work Delivery Expectations
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Guardrail Standardization:
• Multi-Cloud Reference Patterns: Define and evolve reusable reference architectures and design patterns across AWS, GCP, and Azure covering compute, storage, networking, identity, and data services.
• Architectural Guardrails: Establish and enforce standards for security, resilience, and total cost of ownership across the enterprise product portfolio.
Automation, IaC & Production Readiness:
• IaC & CI/CD Delivery: Translate architectural decisions into versioned, repeatable Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) templates and CI/CD pipelines managed via GitHub.
• Observability Standards: Define standards for monitoring, observability, and operational readiness to maintain high availability and reliability in production environments.
Security, FinOps & Enterprise Governance:
• Security Integration: Partner with Security teams to embed IAM, encryption, network segmentation, and policy-as-code guardrails directly into platform designs.
• FinOps & Cost Governance: Partner with FinOps to build cost efficiency into solutions from design through execution and establish tagging accountability.
• Enterprise Alignment: Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture leadership to align cloud patterns across business units and geographies.
Soft Skills & Core Competencies
• Technical Mentorship & Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor, leading architecture reviews, providing guidance on design trade-offs, and mentoring engineers in cloud best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with Product Leads, Security, FinOps, and Enterprise Architecture teams to drive technical direction across complex organizations.
• Documentation & Governance: Proven ability to clearly document, communicate, and govern complex architectural designs across cross-functional teams.
