SGS: Senior Azure Cloud Architect — Secunderabad, TS, India

About SGS

SGS provides testing, inspection and certification services. Its employer descriptions connect this work with quality, compliance and sustainability, using laboratory and other business facilities to deliver services. These activities address related but distinct needs: examining products or materials, assessing conditions against requirements, and establishing conformity with an applicable framework. The business provides organisations with evidence and assessments relevant to their operations, supported by scientific, technical and administrative work around the services delivered.

The position and its setting

SGS lists Senior Azure Cloud Architect in Secunderabad, TS, India, under reference REF91440L. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Management, General Administration and Support Functions
• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 1 October 2026
• Contract Type: Standard
• Legal Entity: SGS ACTIVOS
• Brands: SGS

Responsibilities and work described

• The Senior Azure Cloud Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and evolving the organization's Microsoft Azure cloud architecture strategy, with Azure positioned as the primary enterprise cloud platform
• The role ensures Azure environments are secure, scalable, resilient, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives, while maintaining awareness of AWS and Google Cloud Platform capabilities where required for interoperability or future-state planning
• The Cloud Architect works closely with enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, application owners, DevOps engineers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to drive cloud adoption, modernization initiatives, and digital transformation programs
• Azure Strategy & Architecture
• Development: and maintain Azure architecture roadmaps aligned with business and technology strategies
• Define target-state architectures, modernization approaches, and cloud migration strategies
• Establishment: Azure architecture standards, reference patterns, and governance guardrails for secure enterprise-scale adoption
• Apply the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Well-Architected Framework to guide cloud design, governance, and modernization initiatives
• Promote Azure as the primary cloud platform while supporting interoperability with AWS and GCP where required
• Azure Platform Design & Landing Zones
• Leadership: the design, governance, and evolution of Azure Landing Zones
• Define subscription strategies, management groups, resource organization, naming standards, tagging, and policy controls
• Design: secure Azure networking and hybrid connectivity architectures, including hub-and-spoke, private connectivity, DNS, and segmentation
• Architecture: solutions across Azure IaaS, PaaS, containers, data, analytics, integration, AI, disaster recovery, and business continuity services
• Establishment: security baselines using Azure Policy, RBAC, Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, and monitoring capabilities
• Quality / delivery: integration between Azure, on-premises, and other cloud environments where required

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or architecture
• 5+ years designing and implementing Azure cloud solutions at enterprise scale
• Experience: Azure Landing Zones, cloud governance, security, and modernization initiatives
• Experience integrating Azure with on-premises environments
• Understanding: Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Well-Architected Framework
• Technical Expertise
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including networking, governance, security, identity management, monitoring, and cost optimization
• Experience: Azure services such as AKS, App Services, API Management, Azure Monitor, and cloud-native architectures
• Knowledge: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM) and CI/CD automation using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools
• Understanding: cloud security, including Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Azure Policy, RBAC, and Key Vault
• Experience: containerization and Kubernetes

Education and qualification routes

• Degree / qualification: Master's degree preferred

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Exposure: AWS and/or GCP is desirable
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Azure Administrator Associate and/or Azure Security Engineer Associate
• CCSP, TOGAF, or CKA
• AWS and GCP architect certifications are advantageous
• Key Competencies
• Strategic thinking and enterprise architecture
• Leadership, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Communication and presentation abilities
• Problem solving, innovation, and risk management

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Enjoy a flexible schedule and a hybrid work model
• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Secunderabad, TS, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to SGS

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Relevant skills

• Kubernetes
• CI/CD
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• APIs
• AI/ML
• ISO
• Google Cloud
• AI
• cybersecurity
• compliance
• stakeholder management
• Terraform