Director Cloud & Infrastructure Architect (Multi-Cloud | Datacenter | SRE)

Director Cloud & Infrastructure Architect (Multi-Cloud | Datacenter | SRE) 17+ Years only Location: Chennai / Bangalore, India About the Role We're looking for a Director Cloud & Infrastructure Architect to lead the architecture, automation, and reliability of enterprise-scale infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid cloud, and global datacenter environments . This is a hands-on technical leadership role , not a people-management-only position. You'll define target-state architecture while remaining deeply involved in solving complex production challenges. Automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, AI-driven operations, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) are core to how we build and operate our platforms. If you're passionate about designing resilient platforms that are automated by default and operate reliably at enterprise scale, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do - Architect enterprise-scale infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid cloud, and datacenters. - Design highly available, secure, and scalable cloud platforms using industry best practices and Well-Architected frameworks. - Lead architecture decisions balancing performance, resilience, security, scalability, and cost. - Design hybrid networking using Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Transit Gateway, SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, Arista, or Juniper technologies. - Build Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform/OpenTofu , supported by GitOps and CI/CD pipelines. - Drive automation-first operations using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/Flux, Python/Go, and modern engineering practices. - Champion SRE principles by defining SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, incident management, and disaster recovery strategies. - Design enterprise observability platforms using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Splunk, or ELK. - Build AI-assisted operational capabilities including anomaly detection, event correlation, and intelligent root cause analysis. - Mentor senior infrastructure and platform engineers while serving as the highest technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges. What We're Looking For - 1518+ years of experience in Cloud, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering. - Minimum 8 years in Architecture, Platform Engineering, or Senior SRE roles. - Experience working with global organizations supporting multiple customers or business units . - Deep hands-on expertise across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. - Solid experience designing enterprise networking and hybrid cloud connectivity. - Advanced Infrastructure-as-Code expertise with Terraform/OpenTofu . - Production Kubernetes experience (EKS, AKS, or GKE). - Strong automation skills using Python, Go, or Bash . - Proven experience leading major production incidents, defining SLOs, and improving operational reliability. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both engineering teams and executive stakeholders. Preferred Certifications - AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional - Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - Google Professional Cloud Architect - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - HashiCorp Terraform Associate - CCNP/CCIE Data Center (or equivalent) - TOGAF Technologies You'll Work With Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi Containers: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Istio, Linkerd GitOps & CI/CD: ArgoCD, Flux, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins Networking: Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, Arista CloudVision, Juniper Apstra, SD-WAN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Splunk, ELK Security: HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, IAM Automation: Python, Go, Bash Why Join Us You'll have the opportunity to influence enterprise technology strategy while remaining hands-on with cutting-edge cloud and infrastructure technologies. This role offers the chance to build modern, automated, AI-enabled infrastructure platforms that support business-critical workloads across multiple geographies. If you're an architect who enjoys solving complex engineering challengesnot just reviewing PowerPoint slideswe'd love to hear from you. Apply now and help shape the future of enterprise cloud infrastructure. .