# GAIN - Central IT - Cloud Architect

**Company:** [This is Gain Ltd](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/q8ddPm3fRV6qJHRNxceQ93.md)
**Location:** Mumbai, India
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Central IT

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## Description

Job Title:  
Cloud Architect

Location:  
Mumbai

Reports to:  
IT Operations Manager

Direct Reports:  
N/A

### Primary Purpose

To design, build, and govern the organisation’s cloud architecture across platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). The Cloud Architect ensures secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions that align with business objectives. This role drives cloud strategy, designs infrastructure frameworks, and guides implementation teams in delivering resilient and optimised cloud environments.

### Main Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture and Design

-   Design and implement enterprise-grade cloud architectures covering compute, storage, networking, and application layers.
-   Establish architecture standards, reference models, and best practices for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
-   Translate business and technical requirements into secure, scalable cloud solutions.
-   Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies for innovation and performance.

Governance and Strategy

-   Develop organisation-wide cloud strategies, guiding principles, and governance models.
-   Define and implement architectural review processes, ensuring compliance with design and deployment standards.
-   Collaborate with stakeholders on cost optimisation, workload placement, and cloud maturity advancement.

Security and Compliance

-   Design and implement secure architectures integrating identity, encryption, and data protection frameworks.
-   Ensure compliance with internal policies, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other industry standards.
-   Partner with Information Security teams to embed security by design across all platforms.

Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

-   Architect and deliver automation solutions using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation for repeatable deployments.
-   Oversee IaC design standards and repository version control, ensuring reliability and maintainability.
-   Promote CI/CD integration for infrastructure and applications, fostering end-to-end automation.

Monitoring, Optimisation, and Reliability Engineering

-   Define and implement system monitoring and observability architecture using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog, etc.
-   Establish performance baselines, identify optimisation opportunities, and improve cost efficiency.
-   Support troubleshooting high-level cloud incidents and guide teams toward systemic improvements.

Collaboration and Technical Leadership

-   Act as a cloud subject matter expert to IT Operations, DevOps, and Development teams.
-   Provide architectural reviews, technical guidance, and mentorship on cloud technologies.
-   Collaborate in cloud roadmap planning and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Process, Quality, and Information Security

-   Follow Gain’s Change and Release process and participate in CAB meetings for review and approval of cloud deployments.
-   Ensure all designs incorporate robust monitoring, testing, and automation.
-   Maintain documentation and diagrams for cloud architecture, integration points, and dependencies.

### Professional Skills / Experience

-   Extensive experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in enterprise-scale designs.
-   Strong knowledge of networking, storage, virtualisation, and hybrid architectures.
-   Expertise in Infrastructure as Code, automation tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
-   Deep understanding of IAM, security architectures, and compliance frameworks.
-   Skilled in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
-   Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
-   Solid architectural documentation and communication skills using frameworks like TOGAF or AWS Well-Architected.

### Personal Qualities

-   Strategic thinker and technical leader.
-   Strong communicator — able to convey complex designs to technical and business audiences.
-   Collaborative team player with excellent stakeholder management.
-   Meticulous attention to detail and disciplined approach to governance.
-   Proactive problem solver who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.