
Lead Cloud Architect
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead architecture and solution development for OCI, DRCC, and Alloy-translating business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud designs.
- Own the complete solution lifecycle: ideation, proposal, PoC, architecture blueprint, deployment, optimization, and roadmap planning.
- Act as a customer-facing thought leader, delivering presentations, solution workshops, and executive briefings including C-level engagement and strategy alignment.
- Lead and deliver large-scale, end-to-end cloud transformation programs-including migrations, security modernization, observability enablement, DR automation, and platform rationalization.
- Serve as the primary technical architect and trusted advisor during customer journeys from assessment to go-live.
- Engage in presales solutioning and partner with internal sales teams to support RFP/RFI responses, solution proposals, and bid defense presentations.
- Collaborate with product and delivery teams to build reusable solution blueprints, reference architectures, and delivery accelerators.
- Enable cross-sell and upsell opportunities by aligning cloud capabilities with evolving customer goals (e.g., AI Ops, Sovereign Cloud, CASF framework).
- Guide the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, OCI RM), automation via scripting (Shell/Python), and DevSecOps practices.
- Provide mentorship, leadership, and technical direction to consultants and engineers across regions.
- 15+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in cloud architecture, ideally with Oracle Cloud.
- Proven delivery experience on OCI, DRCC, and/or Alloy architectures.
- Deep expertise in: OCI Core Services (Networking, IAM, Compute, Storage), Security & Compliance, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Observability, and DevOps.
- Strong experience in solution development, architecture reviews, PoCs, and building customized frameworks.
- Confident in leading technical and business presentations to senior stakeholders, including CXOs and executive sponsors.
- Demonstrated leadership in multi-phase transformation projects, including cloud readiness assessment, migration execution, and post-implementation optimization.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and documentation skills.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional
- Oracle Cloud Security, Multicloud, or Autonomous Database
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ITIL Foundation/Intermediate
- Experience in multicloud architecture (OCI-Azure Interconnect, OCI-AWS hybrid connectivity).
- Familiarity with Alloy Cloud models, sovereign cloud frameworks, or partner delivery structures.
- Domain knowledge in BFSI, Telecom, Manufacturing, or Public Sector transformation programs.
- Experience developing and deploying internal frameworks like CASF, automation IPs, and reusable architectural patterns.