The Role
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will design and implement scalable, secure, and high-
performing cloud solutions. This role will involve strategic collaboration with Senior customer
leadership driving cloud adoption and modernization. The role will also support pre-sales
engagements, bid management and business growth, making it ideal for professionals with
both technical expertise and strategic leadership skills.
Key responsibilities:
Solution & Architecture Design
- Define end-to-end cloud architectures aligning with business and technology
objectives.
- Develop strategies for cloud adoption, migration, and modernization, ensuring
seamless transitioning from legacy systems.
- Design and implement multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, or cloud-native architectures for
scalability and resilience.

Provide architectural guidance on security, compliance, and governance in cloud
solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to create digital roadmaps for long-term cloud
transformation.

Data Architecture & Management
- Design conceptual, logical, and physical data architectures that support business and
analytics needs.
- Implement data cataloging and data governance frameworks to enhance data
discovery, lineage tracking, and compliance.
- Define data modeling standards, ensuring alignment with business intelligence,
AI/ML, and analytics strategies.
- Develop data security frameworks, including encryption, access control, and data
masking.
- Support data migration and transitioning strategies, ensuring minimal disruption to
business operations.
- Optimize data storage and retrieval mechanisms across cloud-based databases,
preferably Azure CosmosDB, Neo4j Graph DB (or similar technology e.g., Amazon
RDS, Azure SQL, BigQuery, NoSQL).

Application Architecture & Security
- Architect microservices-based applications, ensuring modular, scalable, and API-first
designs
- Design and implement application security controls, including IAM, Zero Trust
models, encryption, and API security best practices.
- Define logical and conceptual application architectures, ensuring standardization
and reusability across cloud environments.
- Enable automated deployment, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for
streamlined application lifecycle management.
- Support legacy application modernization, helping organizations transition from
monolithic to cloud-native architectures.

Strategic Engagement & Leadership
- Work closely with senior leadership to align IT strategies with cloud transformation
objectives.
- Define security frameworks and compliance policies, ensuring adherence to
regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC2).
- Develop and execute digital roadmaps, guiding organizations through phased cloud
adoption strategies.
- Establish governance models for cloud architecture, ensuring standardization and
risk mitigation.

Pre-Sales & Bid Management
- Lead pre-sales engagements, working with business development teams to define
cloud solutions for clients.
- Participate in bid management, RFP responses, and technical proposal development.
- Present solution roadmaps, architectural blueprints, and value propositions to
potential customers.
- Develop ROI models and business cases to showcase the value of cloud adoption.

Technical Leadership & Delivery Support
- Act as a technical mentor for development teams, ensuring best practices in cloud
solution implementation.
- Oversee cloud security controls, including access management, threat detection,
and incident response strategies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure and application architecture
challenges.

Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
 Cloud Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Platform (GCP).
 Enterprise Architecture: Proven ability to design and implement end-to-end cloud
solutions, including multi-cloud and hybrid models.
 Strong knowledge of conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.

 Experience in data cataloging, data lineage, and governance frameworks.
 Hands-on experience with cloud-based databases, data lakes, and data warehousing
solutions.
 Expertise in data security controls (encryption, masking, access policies).
 Experience in microservices, containerization, and serverless computing.
 Proficiency in API management, application security, and CI/CD automation.
 Deep understanding of transitioning strategies from legacy to cloud-native applications.
 Security & Compliance - Strong understanding of cloud security controls, IAM,
compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOC2, NIST), and threat mitigation strategies.
 Strategic Collaboration - Experience working with CIOs and IT leaders to define digital
transformation roadmaps.
 TOGAF Certification
 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
 SABSA (Security Architecture)
 AWS Certified Solutions Architect
 Google Professional Cloud Architect
 Experience in Industry-Specific Cloud Solutions (e.g., Public Services, utilities and
Energy).
 Knowledge of AI/ML & Big Data in cloud environments.
 Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in .NET Framework, C#, Terraform, or other relevant
languages