Cloud Architect
AmerisourceBergen · Pune ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Architecture
- Experience
- 8+ years
AmerisourceBergen · Pune ·
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead cloud architecture, design, and migration initiatives across enterprise workloads. This role will be responsible for defining cloud architecture, guiding application and infrastructure migration programs, and partnering with application, security, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
The Cloud Architect will play a key role in migration, application modernization, and large-scale cloud adoption programs, acting as a trusted technical advisor to engineering and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Design
Define end-to-end cloud architecture and solution designs aligned to enterprise standards and guidance
Design landing zones, network topology, identity, security, and governance models
Review and approve architecture designs to ensure scalability, resiliency, compliance, and performance
Cloud Migration & Modernization
Lead and support application and infrastructure migrations to cloud
Drive workload placement decisions
Partner with application teams on modernization strategies, including containerization and PaaS adoption
Support migration planning, dependency analysis, and cutover strategies
Engineering & Delivery Support
Provide hands-on guidance to delivery teams during build and migration phases
Collaborate with DevOps teams on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and automated deployments
Ensure designs align with security, network, and compliance requirements
Stakeholder & Governance Engagement
Act as architectural advisor to the stakeholder teams
Participate in architecture reviews, governance forums, and design authorities
Contribute to cloud standards, reference architectures, and best practices documentation
Required Qualifications
Experience
15+ years of overall IT experience, with 8+ years in cloud architecture
Proven experience delivering cloud migration and modernization initiatives
Strong hands-on experiene with Microsoft Azure architecture and services
Technical Skills
Deep knowledge of:
Azure core services (Compute, Network, Storage, Identity, Security)
Cloud networking, identity, and security design
Hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
Well versed with AI Tools, GHCP
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
Familiarity with DevOps tooling (GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines)
Understanding of cost optimization, reliability, and operational excellence
Soft Skills
Strong architecture communication and documentation skills
Ability to influence without authority and work across multiple teams
Comfortable engaging with senior engineering and leadership stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
Prior experience in enterprise-scale regulated environments
Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures
Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or any other related discipline
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Experience & Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience. 6+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in software designing and development or systems architecture.
Preferred Certifications:
Cloud Architect Certifications
Integration Architects Certifications
Application/Infrastructure/Enterprise Architect Training and Certification, e.g. TOGAF
Skills & Knowledge:
Behavioral Skills:
Collaboration
Creativity & Innovation
Decision Making
Planning
Presentation Skills
Risk-taking
Technical Skills:
Cloud Architecture
Data Architecture & Governance
Integration Testing and Validation
Operating Systems
Programming and Development
Application Architecture
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Tools Knowledge:
Architecture Framework tools
Cloud Computing Tools (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Integration and Deployment tools (Jenkins, Copado, Azure DevOps)
Programming and Development and Development Languages
Spine Mapping: P4
Priority: 1
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