Principal Architect Infra & Cloud CoENetwork & Security

Job Description:

To lead and manage multi-cloud infrastructure operations and transformation across AWS GCP and Azure environments with a special focus on Data & Analytical Cloud Infrastructure on GCP.
The role ensures the delivery of secure scalable and cost-optimized cloud platforms driving strong governance FinOps/SecOps and collaboration with application and data engineering teams to enable enterprise-scale workloads with best practices for performance security and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cloud Operations & Governance

• Manage and govern multi-cloud operations across AWS GCP and Azure ensuring SLA compliance automation and availability.
• Establish and maintain a Cloud Asset Inventory / CMDB with complete lifecycle visibility and integration with monitoring and discovery platforms.
• Define and enforce strict governance processes covering build run incident problem and change management activities.
• Drive automation in provisioning patching and monitoring to ensure operational efficiency and standardization.
• Govern 24x7 Cloud Infrastructure Operations ensuring proactive management of reliability and performance KPIs.

2. Cloud Architecture & Design

• Apply strong knowledge of application architecture and cloud design best practices in developing scalable secure and highly available solutions.
• Collaborate with application/product teams to define cloud infrastructure blueprints aligned with availability scalability performance and security requirements.
• Design and optimize IaaS PaaS and serverless architectures integrated with middleware APIs and message queues (e.g. Kafka Pub/Sub SQS).
• Enable and review Kubernetes and container-based deployments leveraging IaC tools such as Terraform CloudFormation and Deployment Manager.
• Ensure design alignment with enterprise reference architectures security frameworks and performance optimization guidelines.

3. Data & Analytics Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Manage and scale Data & Analytical Cloud Infrastructure requirements across GCP and multi-cloud environments.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to provision optimize and secure data pipelines storage and analytical platforms.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of GCP Data & Analytics Services including:
  • BigQuery Dataflow Dataproc Pub/Sub Composer Cloud Storage Looker Studio AI Platform and Vertex AI.
• Support integration of data ingestion transformation and analytics pipelines with enterprise applications and APIs.
• Ensure cost optimization security compliance and governance across analytical and data workloads.

4. Cloud FinOps & SecOps

• Lead Cloud FinOps governance across multi-cloud platforms ensuring cost visibility accountability and optimization.
• Implement FinOps KPIs and dashboards in collaboration with finance and business teams.
• Drive Cloud SecOps controls for identity management compliance and data security posture management.
• Utilize CSPM/CWPP tools to continuously monitor cloud compliance posture and risk remediation.

5. Vendor & Partner Management

• Collaborate with Cloud Managed Services Partners for end-to-end build run and transformation activities.
• Govern partner performance against defined SLAs KPIs and governance frameworks.
• Partner with application and data product owners to ensure smooth delivery of infrastructure and operational alignment with business priorities.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement through automation observability and AI-Ops-led operations.

6. Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide technical and operational leadership to the cloud operations and data infrastructure teams.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement automation and process excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with security networking and data engineering teams to align architecture and operations with enterprise goals.
• Lead cloud transformation programs ensuring operational excellence reliability and scalability

Key Competencies:

• Deep understanding of application architecture and cloud-native design patterns.
• Proficiency in data and analytics platforms cloud architecture governance and automation frameworks.
• Strong leadership stakeholder management and vendor governance skills.
• Hands-on exposure to ITIL DevOps and AI-Ops methodologies.
• Strong analytical mindset with focus on cost compliance and performance optimization.

Qualifications :

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education:
  Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field.
• Certifications (Mandatory):
  • Cloud Solution Architect Certification AWS or GCP (mandatory).
  • Preferred: Azure Architect Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) FinOps Practitioner or Cloud Security certification.
• Experience:
  • 1012 years of experience in IT Infrastructure and Cloud Operations with at least 4 years in cloud architecture or operations leadership.
  • Strong conceptual understanding of application architecture server infrastructure Kubernetes serverless and IaaS/PaaS models.
  • Proven experience managing Data & Analytical Cloud Infrastructure with hands-on familiarity in GCP Data Services (BigQuery Dataflow Dataproc Pub/Sub Vertex AI etc.).
  • Demonstrated expertise in Cloud FinOps Cloud SecOps and Cloud Governance frameworks.
  • Prior experience working with managed services partners and governing large-scale multi-cloud environments.

Behavioural skills
Strong leadership and coaching skills to empower team members and foster their professional growth.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders.
Ability to make informed decisions under uncertainty and pressure considering various factors and stakeholders perspectives.
Effective organizational and time management skills to prioritize tasks allocate resources and meet deadlines.
Analytical mind-set and creative problem-solving skills to address complex challenges and drive innovative solutions.

Additional Information :

About the Department
Digital Process and Excellence (DPEx)
Our digital transformation journey is led by the DPEx team and is structured along the lines of Digitalize the Core and Transform with Digital.
With a mandate to ensure continuous process improvement and drive patient centric innovation it spans all functions and other words you could be working on projects to expedite research outcomes one day designing customer engagement platforms the next and simplifying warehouse processes the third.
Some its priorities are:
Reimagine Dr. Reddys as a platform-based organization.
Create Data as an asset that brings competitive advantage and business impact.
Create Digital solutions that make the lives of our patients and customers easier and better.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddys we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddys are on par with the best industry standards. They include among other things and other essential equipment joining & relocation support family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits) learning and development opportunities medical coverage for yourself and your family life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddys why they come to work every day and theyll say because Good Health Cant Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives and were always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system they can make magic.
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Employment Type :

Full-time