AWS Cloud Architect; Primary​/Azure Cloud Architect; Secondary

Position: AWS Cloud Architect (Primary) / Azure Cloud Architect (Secondary)
Job Title

AWS Cloud Architect (Primary) / Azure Cloud Architect (Secondary)

Organization: NEC Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.

Reporting To:
Senior Manager

Location:

Noida (travel as per business requirement)

Role Summary

- Design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud architectures on AWS (primary), aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Develop hybrid and multi-cloud architectures integrating AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments.
- Lead cloud migration, modernization, and disaster recovery initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Architect and deliver AWS-first cloud solutions, with Azure used as a secondary platform where required.
- Define and execute cloud migration strategies (rehost, re-platform, re-architect).
- Design and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity solutions aligned to RTO/RPO, including backup & restore, pilot light, warm standby, and active-active patterns.
- Implement security best practices including IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring, and Zero Trust architecture.
- Establish cloud governance, tagging, access control, and cost optimization (Fin Ops) frameworks.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (preferred), AWS Cloud Formation, and Azure ARM/Bicep.
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and Dev Ops teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Mentor engineering teams and act as a trusted cloud advisor to technical and business stakeholders.

Experience & Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree
- 12+ years of overall IT / infrastructure experience
- 8+ years of strong hands-on experience in AWS (primary)

- Working experience in Azure (secondary) and Dev Ops practices

Required Skills

- AWS Core Services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, EKS, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Security Hub
- Azure Services (working knowledge): VMs, VNets, Entra , AKS, Storage, Azure Monitor
- Dev Ops & Containers: CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes (EKS primary, AKS secondary)
- Infrastructure as Code:
Terraform (preferred), AWS Cloud Formation, Azure ARM/Bicep
- Networking: VPC/VNet, ALB/NLB, security groups, NACLs, VPN, Direct Connect, Express Route
- Security & Compliance: IAM, KMS, encryption, monitoring, ISO 27001, SOC2, PCI DSS, GDPR
- Migration & Hybrid Cloud:
Datacenter-to-cloud migrations, application modernization, hybrid connectivity

Soft Skills

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to present cloud strategies and architectures at executive level
- Experience mentoring teams and driving technical best practices