Cloud Solution Architect

Position: Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME/Tech Lead (L3) | Total IT Experience: 8-12 Years

Relevant Cloud Experience: 6+ Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME (L3) to design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. The candidate will serve as the primary SME responsible for cloud transformation, datacentre migration, infrastructure modernization, governance, security, and operational excellence across cloud and on-premises platforms.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Azure cloud technologies along with exposure to other public cloud platforms, cloud infrastructure, migration strategies, landing zone implementation, security frameworks, hybrid networking, disaster recovery, and automation. The role requires strong experience in assessing on-premises infrastructure and applications, planning migration and modernization initiatives, and delivering secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions across business-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, and highly available cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments, primarily focused on Microsoft Azure with exposure to AWS.
• Design and implement Landing Zones, cloud governance frameworks, management hierarchies, security controls, compliance standards, and operational guardrails.
• Lead enterprise storage transformation initiatives including Azure Storage services, data lifecycle management, and large-scale NAS-to-Blob/File Share migration programs.
• Lead cloud transformation and datacentre migration initiatives, including discovery, assessments, dependency mapping, migration planning, P2V, Virtual-to-Cloud and On-Premises-to-Cloud migrations, validation, cutover, and stabilization.
• Design and implement enterprise security and identity controls covering Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, identity governance, Zero Trust principles, security hardening, and compliance requirements.
• Design and support cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, network segmentation, private connectivity, DNS, routing, and secure access architectures.
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure platforms including compute, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, high availability, and performance optimization to ensure operational resilience.
• Enable and support Azure database PaaS implementations, including migration readiness, Private Endpoint connectivity, security, and operational handover to database teams.
• Design, automate, and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud automation, and DevOps best practices using Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure-native tooling.
• Implement monitoring, observability, alerting, capacity planning, and operational reporting capabilities to maintain infrastructure health, service reliability, and operational excellence.
• Provide L3 support, lead major incident resolution and RCAs, and drive continuous service improvement initiatives across cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Collaborate with application, database, infrastructure, networking, security, and cloud teams to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, migration runbooks, standards, operational procedures, governance artefacts, and infrastructure readiness assessments.

Experience and Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8-12 years of IT experience, including 6+ years of hands-on Cloud Infrastructure and Migration experience, primarily within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Proven experience leading cloud transformation, datacentre migration, infrastructure modernization, and cloud adoption programs across enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure, cloud architecture, Landing Zones, governance, security, networking, identity management, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.
• Experience performing application and infrastructure assessments, dependency mapping, workload rationalization, and migration planning for cloud transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, virtualization platforms, hybrid infrastructure, and cloud operations.
• Experience delivering P2V, Virtual-to-Cloud, and On-Premises-to-Cloud migrations, including migration validation, cutover planning, and operational stabilization.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates), cloud automation, and operational tooling.
• Experience supporting Azure SQL services, cloud storage platforms, hybrid connectivity, monitoring, backup, and resilience frameworks.
• Exposure to AWS or other public cloud platforms and hybrid/multi-cloud environments is desirable.
• Experience working within managed services, cloud operations, or large-scale transformation programs, with strong stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and technical leadership capabilities.

Required Skills & Certifications

• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) – Mandatory
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - mandatory
• AWS Certified Solution Architect - Preferred
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate - Optional

Key Competencies

• Strong system integration, analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to manage business-critical production environments
• Leadership and mentoring capability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive approach toward automation and continuous improvement

Work/ Roaster Requirement:

• Willingness to work in UK / US aligned shifts based on project requirements.
• Participation in on-call support and major incident response activities.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced managed services environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A hands-on Cloud Infrastructure & Migration SME with expertise in cloud transformation, datacentre migration, hybrid infrastructure, governance, security, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate combines deep cloud infrastructure knowledge with strong migration and modernization experience to deliver secure, resilient, and cost-effective enterprise cloud solutions.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud / DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Azure PaaS services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure DevOps. The candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, deploying, and supporting highly available and scalable cloud applications and infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, Azure networking, security, monitoring, and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure PaaS services including App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Grid, and related services.
• Design, configure, and administer Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
• Manage Kubernetes workloads, deployments, services, ingress, namespaces, secrets, config maps, and autoscaling.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Develop and maintain build and release pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or ARM/Bicep templates.
• Build and manage Docker containers and container registries using Azure Container Registry (ACR).
• Implement deployment strategies such as rolling, blue-green, and canary deployments where required.
• Configure Azure networking components such as VNets, subnets, NSGs, private endpoints, load balancers, Application Gateway, and Azure DNS.
• Implement Azure security best practices including Managed Identity, RBAC, Key Vault, secrets management, and network security.
• Configure monitoring, logging, alerting, and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Container Insights.
• Automate infrastructure and operational activities using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python.
• Troubleshoot application, container, Kubernetes, pipeline, networking, and Azure infrastructure issues.
• Work closely with development, architecture, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.
• Participate in production deployments, incident management, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.

Required Skills

Azure

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Azure PaaS services such as:
• Azure App Service
• Azure Functions
• Azure Storage
• Azure SQL
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Event Grid
• Azure API Management
• Good understanding of Azure networking, IAM/RBAC, security, and governance.

AKS / Kubernetes

• Strong hands-on experience with AKS.
• Kubernetes architecture and administration.
• Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Namespaces.
• Helm and Kubernetes manifests.
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler and cluster autoscaling.
• Container troubleshooting and performance

We are looking for a hands-on Azure DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer to manage enterprise Azure environments, automate infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, and support cloud modernization initiatives.

🔑 Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement & support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Perform TFS / Azure DevOps Server → Azure DevOps Services migration

• Build & manage Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Support Azure cloud infrastructure, networking, security, monitoring & production environments

• Drive cloud migration, application modernization & platform transformation initiatives

• Work with Terraform, containerization, DevSecOps & cloud automation

• Troubleshoot infrastructure/deployment issues and support incident & on-call operations

• Create technical documentation, runbooks and deployment standards

🎯 Mandatory Requirements

✅ AZ-204 – Azure Developer Associate – Mandatory

✅ 5–8 years total IT experience

✅ 3+ years hands-on Azure DevOps / Azure Infrastructure experience

✅ Strong experience in CI/CD & Azure DevOps

✅ Hands-on experience with TFS / Azure DevOps Server to Azure DevOps Services migration

✅ Strong understanding of Azure cloud infrastructure & cloud operations

✅ Experience with IaC, provisioning & infrastructure automation

✅ Exposure to cloud/data migration and application modernization

✅ Experience supporting Azure networking, security & monitoring

✅ Experience in production support / managed services / cloud operations

✅ Willingness to work UK/US shifts and participate in on-call support

⭐ Preferred / Optional

• AZ-400 – Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert

• AZ-104 – Azure Administrator Associate

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate

• Container platforms, orchestration & DevSecOps experience

🎓 Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering or related field.

Role: DevOps Infrastructure

Location: Pune

Experience: 8–12 years

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced DevOps Infrastructure professional with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, cloud architecture, automation, and infrastructure engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and manage scalable, secure Azure infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM and scripting with PowerShell/Azure CLI/Python/Bash.
• Work with Azure networking, Entra ID, RBAC/PIM, storage, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and AKS.
• Define cloud standards, governance, reference architectures, and security best practices.
• Implement monitoring, observability, DevSecOps, and policy-as-code practices.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and application teams on hybrid/multi-cloud initiatives.

Must-Have Skills:

• 3+ years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong DevOps experience with CI/CD, Git, and Infrastructure as Code.
• 2+ years in infrastructure design, platform engineering, or architecture.
• Strong understanding of Azure Well-Architected Framework, networking, IAM, security, and governance.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform/Bicep, Docker, and preferably AKS.

Preferred: Azure/Azure DevOps certifications, Terraform, ITIL, CISSP, multi-cloud/hybrid cloud, GitOps, and DevSecOps experience.

WowPe is a leading fintech company revolutionizing the way businesses handle financial transactions. Our suite of innovative products includes a secure Payment Gateway for seamless online transactions, robust Payouts solutions to streamline bulk payments, and a versatile Point of Sale (POS) system for efficient in-store transactions. At WowPe, we’re dedicated to providing user-friendly, scalable, and reliable solutions that empower businesses to grow and succeed in today’s fast-paced digital economy.

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Network Engineer to design, build, and manage secure, scalable hybrid cloud environments at WowPe. This role will focus on cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, infrastructure automation, security, reliability, and performance across on-prem and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). You will play a critical role in ensuring high availability, security, and performance of our fintech platforms.

A Day in the Life

• Design and review cloud network architectures (VPC/VNet, routing, segmentation)
• Troubleshoot latency, connectivity, VPN, and performance issues
• Work with DevOps and application teams to support deployments and scalability
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and security guardrails
• Monitor network health, traffic flow, and system performance
• Ensure security, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness
• Support hybrid connectivity between on-prem data centers and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Networking & Hybrid Architecture

• Design and implement VPC/VNet architectures, subnetting, routing tables, NAT, gateways, and secure segmentation
• Build and manage hybrid connectivity between on-prem data centers and cloud using Site-to-Site VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect
• Configure and manage Layer 4 & Layer 7 load balancers for high availability and traffic distribution
• Architect DNS, CDN, and edge networking strategies for low-latency global access

Security & Zero-Trust

• Implement Zero-Trust networking using security groups, NACLs, identity-aware proxies, mTLS
• Design secure access controls and network isolation
• Work closely with security teams to ensure PCI, ISO, SOC compliance readiness

Automation, Platform & Reliability

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/ARM/CloudFormation)
• Build self-healing, auto-scaling architectures with health checks and fault tolerance
• Support and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS) including networking and service communication
• Integrate infra with CI/CD pipelines for safe and frequent deployments

Operations & Observability

• Perform advanced troubleshooting for latency, packet loss, MTU, routing loops
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch)
• Design and maintain disaster recovery architectures, multi-region networking, and replication strategies
• Ensure high availability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency

Basic Qualifications & Skills

• 4+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure & Cloud Networking
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Deep understanding of VPC/VNet, routing, NAT, gateways, load balancers, DNS
• Experience with Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
• Solid knowledge of network security, firewalls, access control, segmentation
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident handling
• Strong understanding of high availability, DR, and performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, BFSI, or high-compliance environments
• Exposure to Zero-Trust architecture and security best practices
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), service mesh, microservices networking
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of CDN, edge networking, and global traffic management
• Experience with compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC2)
• Ability to design large-scale, resilient, production-grade architectures