- Company Name
- V Group Inc.
- Job Title
- Senior Cloud Architect
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior Cloud Architect
**Role Summary**
Lead enterprise‑wide cloud architecture strategy, establishing standards, governance, and technical debt management across Azure, hybrid, and multi‑cloud environments. Drive cloud modernization, secure design, and cost optimization while serving as the primary gatekeeper for technology procurement and architecture review.
**Expectations**
- Own end‑to‑end cloud architecture lifecycle from design to implementation.
- Enforce architectural standards and governance, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
- Deliver secure, scalable, and cost‑effective solutions and guide technical debt remediation.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Define and publish architecture standards across application, data, infrastructure, and integration domains.
- Design scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized cloud solutions on Azure; develop governance frameworks, landing zones, and integration strategies for Azure, GCP, AWS, and on‑prem.
- Maintain a technical debt inventory, prioritize remediation, and embed debt metrics in planning cycles.
- Chair Architecture Review Board, review procurement requests, and embed governance into sourcing workflows.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Pulumi) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
- Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, RBAC, WAF, NSG, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud) and zero‑trust principles.
- Optimize cloud environments using Azure Advisor, Cost Management, and FinOps principles.
- Support application rationalization, lifecycle management, and enterprise dashboarding with ServiceNow APM/CMDB.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to cross‑functional stakeholders and participate in strategic planning sessions.
**Required Skills**
- Azure Cloud Platform: 7–9 yrs
- GCP: 1–2 yrs (preferred)
- AWS/OCI: 1–2 yrs (preferred)
- Hybrid On‑Prem/Cloud: 4–6 yrs
- Cloud Networking: 4–6 yrs
- Cloud Security: 2–3 yrs
- Cloud FinOps: 1–2 yrs
- IaC (Terraform, ARM, Pulumi), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
- Configuration Management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
- Microsoft Visio 2–3 yrs
- Architecture Governance Leadership: 3+ yrs
- Technical Procurement Oversight: 2+ yrs
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (mandatory); AWS/GCP Architect, TOGAF, ITIL (preferred).