At Modern, we are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Architect with a strong consulting and engineering background to join our Client Technologies Team.
As a senior cloud architect, you will act as a subject matter expert for our Enterprise Data Product Platform, DataOS.
You will design and implement highly available, secure, and scalable cloud-native infrastructure across Azure, GCP, or AWS, supporting our data products and applications with best-in-class observability, security, and resilience :
- Define and implement foundation setup for DataOS architecture across Azure, GCP, and AWS based on industry best practices and security frameworks.
- Design and deploy secure VPC architectures, configure networking, security groups, load balancers, and VPN gateways as required for DataOS implementation across various customers
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform or Ansible for scalable, automated deployments.
- Establish and optimize CI / CD frameworks integrating with Git repositories, container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE), and serverless architectures.
- Implement observability patterns - Centralized Log Aggregation, Audit Logging, Exception Tracking, Health Check APIs, Application Metrics, and Self-Healing systems.
- Lead stress, load, and performance testing efforts to ensure high system reliability and scalability under peak loads.
- Apply multi-cloud security best practices covering IAM, encryption, secrets management, software supply chain security, and vulnerability management.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, performance, and compliance.
- Drive continuous improvements in DevOps processes, automation frameworks, monitoring systems, and incident response strategies.
- Mentor and guide junior architects and DevOps engineers in cloud-native best practices and DataOS-specific infrastructure standards.
Requirements :
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent technical discipline.12+ years of professional experience in Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure, or DevOps roles.Deep understanding of VPC architecture, networking, load balancing, VPNs, firewall management, and cloud-native security principles. Certification in networking and proven experience is a plus.Experience with vulnerability management tools like Wiz, Rapidfort, Synk and proven experience in penetration testing and reporting including SBOM creation, threat modelling is preferredProven expertise in one or more major cloud platforms : Azure, GCP, or AWS (multi-cloud experience preferred).Deep understanding of VPC architecture, networking, load balancing, VPNs, firewall management, and cloud-native security principles.Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI / CD pipeline orchestration.Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, storage, networking, security, and Kubernetes-based container orchestration.Practical experience implementing monitoring and observability systems leveraging open standards (Prometheus, Fluentd, etc.).Familiarity with security standards like NIST, CIS Benchmarks, SOC2, and GDPR compliance frameworks.Knowledge of multi-cloud cost optimization, automated scaling, and failover strategies.Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a client-facing consulting environment.(ref : hirist.tech)