Cloud Computing Solution Architect at IT Horizons Limited

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A results‑driven Cloud Solutions Architect specializing in presales engineering, customer engagement, cloud solution design, and technical evangelism across Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud ecosystems for enterprise workloads.
Skilled at delivering business‑aligned architectures, running discovery workshops, creating solution proposals, and supporting sales teams throughout the deal lifecycle.
This role requires hands‑on experience in cloud architecture, DevOps tooling, IaC, observability, cost governance, and especially on‑prem → cloud migration projects.


Responsibilities
Core Presales Competencies:


Requirements gathering, technical discovery, and cloud readiness assessments
Cloud architecture design (Azure/AWS)
RFP/RFQ responses, solution BOM creation, and customer presentations
Cloud value articulation (ROI, TCO, business case development)
Creating HLD/LLD, diagrams, and migration strategies
Running POCs, demos, and architecture review sessions


Key Experience:


Designed and presented multi‑cloud architectures for enterprise workloads
Led presales activities for cloud migrations, DevOps, modernization, and security
Supported sales teams with technical deep‑dives, sizing, and cost optimization proposals
Delivered customer workshops on landing zones, IaC, CI/CD, and cloud governance
Implement cloud-native services:

Azure: VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure SQL, Storage, Monitor.
AWS: EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS/Aurora, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda.


Automate configuration, policy enforcement, backup routines, patching, and scaling.
Ensure observability through metrics, logs, tracing, and incident automation.
Assess existing on-prem infrastructure (compute, storage, network, DB).
Develop migration plans (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor).
Execute migrations using tools such as Azure Migrate, AWS Migration Hub, DMS, VM replication tools, etc.
Perform optimization and stabilization post‑migration.
Implement cloud security best practices, encryption, firewalls, policies, identity controls.
Conduct monthly cost optimization reviews.
Provide cloud expertise during internal and external technical sessions/demos.


Job Requirements
Educational Qualification


Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience.


Experience (Required):


3 - 6+ years hands‑on in Azure and/or AWS (must be deep in at least one; both preferred).
Production experience with IaC (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong background in on‑prem → cloud migrations.
Solid understanding of networking, security, identity, and automation.
Experience with Linux/Windows server administration.


Experience (Preferred):


Experience with containers (EKS/AKS) and serverless (Lambda/Azure Functions).
Experience with hybrid cloud (ExpressRoute, VPN, Direct Connect).
Understanding of SRE principles.


Certifications (Preferred):


AWS Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional).
Azure Solutions Architect.
Terraform Associate, DevOps Engineer Expert a plus.