Senior Cloud Architect
- Swiss Re
- 5 - 10 years
- Hyderabad
- 25 days ago
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Job Description
Senior Cloud Architect to design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-based solutions, primarily utilizing Azure Cloud and other cloud platforms preferably Alibaba Cloud . The ideal candidate will drive architectural improvements, provide technical leadership, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, robust cloud services. You will work closely with various teams to solve complex business challenges and mentor them in adopting cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
Architecture Design Optimization: Drive the design and evolution of scalable, efficient, and robust cloud architectures that simplify operations and reduce complexity.
Service Quality Reliability: Define service quality measures, ensure high reliability through self-healing mechanisms, and minimize manual intervention.
Documentation System Understanding: Gain an in-depth understanding of the LH product ecosystem and generate clear architectural documents that guide product development.
Team Leadership Culture Building: Foster a high-performance culture within the team, acting as a champion for Swiss Res core values . Mentor and guide teams in delivering excellence.
Technical Challenge Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate technical challenges early in the development process, ensuring smooth project progress.
Portfolio Representation: Represent the product portfolio confidently to internal stakeholders and strategic partners, presenting both vision and functional/technical roadmaps.
Code Quality Assurance: Write technical specifications and ensure developers adhere to architectural designs through thorough code reviews and guidance.
Innovation Research: Lead RD activities, proof of concepts (POCs), and explore new-age technologies to fulfill evolving business requirements.
Security : Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity management and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Conditional Access policies . and Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to protect admin accounts.
Cloud Expertise: Architect and design scalable, secure, and mission-critical end-to-end Azure Cloud solutions.
Cloud Infrastructure Design: Provide technical leadership in designing cloud-native infrastructure on Azure Cloud , including AKS , Networking , CDN , WAF , Load Balancer , Monitoring , and FinOps .
Cross-Functional Leadership: Mentor teams on solving complex business problems using Azure Cloud capabilities and provide insights to Digital Governance boards on cloud architecture and solutions.
Required Skills Qualifications:
- Experience : 5+ years of experience in Cloud Applications and with 4+ years in an architectural role . Proven experience with Azure DevOps and Azure-based infrastructure.
Experience in designing and implementing Zero trust applications
Experience in Technical Analysis: Solid background in technical analysis, familiar with tools like Visio or Enterprise Architect (EA) for architecture modeling and design.
System Design Architecture: Proven experience contributing to the system design or architecture of enterprise systems, with a focus on design principles, scalability, and reliability.
Software Development Experience: Expertise in designing and developing enterprise web applications using Java , Spring MVC , and distributed databases.
Distributed Computing Expertise: Deep understanding of distributed computing principles and experience with enterprise-wide systems.
External Service Integrations: Experience designing and implementing external service integrations using technologies like REST , SOAP , and/or ESB .
SaaS Product Design: Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS products on cloud platforms, especially for Azure Cloud .
Event-Driven Architecture: Familiar with event-driven architectures for scalable and resilient system design.
Authentication Security: Knowledge of authentication protocols and tools like MFA , SAML , OpenID , and OAuth .
Cloud Development DevOps Expertise: Proficient in developing on Azure using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, CI/CD) and Azure Data Factory .
Leadership Communication: Strong leadership abilities with excellent communication skills to work with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Cloud Expertise: Proficient in designing, deploying, and managing highly scalable, secure, end-to-end solutions on Azure Cloud (AKS, Networking, CDN, WAF, Load Balancer, Monitoring, etc.) and other cloud platforms like Alibaba cloud .
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelors degree in computer science , Information Technology, or related field.
Cloud Financial Management: Knowledge in FinOps (Financial Operations) to optimize cloud costs and resources effectively.
Security Operations: Experience with SecOps for ensuring security best practices in cloud environments.
- Azure certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect).
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and managing related deployment pipelines.
Job Classification
Industry: InsuranceFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Solution ArchitectEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Swiss ReLocation(s): Hyderabad+ View Contact
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