Cloud Architect

Location: Pune, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead cloud architecture, design, and migration initiatives across enterprise workloads. This role will be responsible for defining cloud architecture, guiding application and infrastructure migration programs, and partnering with application, security, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.

The Cloud Architect will play a key role in migration, application modernization, and large-scale cloud adoption programs, acting as a trusted technical advisor to engineering and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Design

• Define end-to-end cloud architecture and solution designs aligned to enterprise standards and guidance

• Design landing zones, network topology, identity, security, and governance models

• Review and approve architecture designs to ensure scalability, resiliency, compliance, and performance

Cloud Migration & Modernization

• Lead and support application and infrastructure migrations to cloud

• Drive workload placement decisions

• Partner with application teams on modernization strategies, including containerization and PaaS adoption

• Support migration planning, dependency analysis, and cutover strategies

Engineering & Delivery Support

• Provide hands-on guidance to delivery teams during build and migration phases

• Collaborate with DevOps teams on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and automated deployments

• Ensure designs align with security, network, and compliance requirements

Stakeholder & Governance Engagement

• Act as architectural advisor to the stakeholder teams

• Participate in architecture reviews, governance forums, and design authorities

• Contribute to cloud standards, reference architectures, and best practices documentation

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 15+ years of overall IT experience, with 8+ years in cloud architecture

• Proven experience delivering cloud migration and modernization initiatives

• Strong hands-on experiene with Microsoft Azure architecture and services

Technical Skills

• Deep knowledge of:

  • Azure core services (Compute, Network, Storage, Identity, Security)

  • Cloud networking, identity, and security design

  • Hybrid and multi-cloud architectures

• Well versed with AI Tools, GHCP

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)

• Familiarity with DevOps tooling (GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines)

• Understanding of cost optimization, reliability, and operational excellence

Soft Skills

• Strong architecture communication and documentation skills

• Ability to influence without authority and work across multiple teams

• Comfortable engaging with senior engineering and leadership stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification

• Prior experience in enterprise-scale regulated environments

• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures

 Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or any other related discipline

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What Cencora offers

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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