Shape the future of cloud architecture as a Senior Lead Cloud Platform Architect with Iris Software, a recognized top employer in India's IT industry. Join a dynamic, award-winning culture that champions employee growth and values your expertise. At Iris, we empower you to build your career and own your journey, transforming complex technological challenges into innovative solutions for global enterprise clients.

Our vision is to be the premier technology partner for our clients and a place where top IT professionals can achieve their full potential. We specialize in cutting-edge areas like Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, and AI/ML, driving technology-enabled transformations across diverse sectors.

Translate business objectives into robust, target-state solution architectures and strategic roadmaps.

Ensure architectural coherence across applications, data, security, and cloud infrastructure within programs and portfolios.

Lead architecture reviews, making critical design decisions and managing exceptions.

Serve as the key architectural liaison for business sponsors and leadership.

Collaborate with Enterprise, Application, Data, and Security Architects to maintain design alignment.

Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and resiliency, actively participating in planning and testing.

Champion security-by-design principles, including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and Zero Trust.

Design and validate platform capabilities for AI and data workloads, guiding Generative AI integration using patterns like RAG and vector databases.

Establish governance for data privacy, responsible AI, and prompt/data protection.

Define CI/CD and release strategies using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, incorporating security gates.

Set standards for cloud platform monitoring, observability, and alerting.

Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and readiness assessments for new platform services.

A minimum of 12 years of extensive industry experience, with at least 5 years focused on designing and operating sophisticated cloud architectures.

Essential certifications include TOGAF or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

Demonstrate proven expertise in designing and managing secure, enterprise-scale architectures on Azure and/or GCP, leveraging the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework (WAF).

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, and experience with ARM/Bicep or equivalent tools.

Strong knowledge of security and identity concepts, including IAM, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, and Microsoft Entra ID.

Expertise in networking principles such as DNS, DHCP, routing, VNet/VPC design, firewalls, and hybrid connectivity (VPN/ExpressRoute/Interconnect).

Solid understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes - AKS/GKE) and DevOps practices, including CI/CD with Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, Git, and release automation.

Familiarity with AI/GenAI patterns, including RAG, vector databases, and LLM integration.

Comprehensive understanding of public cloud compute, storage, and data services, with scripting skills in Python and/or PowerShell for automation.

Proven ability to manage production workloads at scale, ensuring high availability, security, and cost optimization (FinOps).

Excellent documentation and communication skills, with experience in globally distributed teams and vendor collaboration.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. A Master's degree is preferred.