Enterprise Architect Cloud and Platform
Tata Consultancy Services•Irvine, CA
fulltime
Information Technology
10+ years
Job Description Enterprise Architect – Cloud & Platform Architecture
Experience Required: 10–16 years overall IT experience; 5–7+ years in cloud/platform architecture; experience with governance and landing zone patterns
TCS supports our customers cloud and platform modernization initiatives through architecture assessments and advisory engagements.
This role focuses on defining scalable, resilient, and governed cloud/platform architectures aligned with enterprise strategy.
Strong experience in cloud and platform architecture (hybrid/multi-cloud)
Experience designing enterprise cloud foundations (landing zones, guardrails, workload onboarding)
Understanding of scalability, availability, disaster recovery, and performance design
Knowledge of hub-spoke networking patterns, private connectivity, and segmentation
Experience with RBAC, privileged access patterns, and baseline security controls
Familiarity with policy-driven governance approaches
Understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts and automation patterns
Monitoring/observability architecture for centralized logging and alerting
Awareness of cost optimization/FinOps concepts and tagging standards
Lead design of cloud landing zone architecture: subscription hierarchy, environment segregation (dev/test/prod), standardized onboarding, and scalable guardrails
Define identity and access architecture for cloud: RBAC, privileged access patterns (e.g., just-in-time), and separation of duties
Architect enterprise networking patterns (hub-and-spoke, hybrid connectivity, private endpoints) and standardized segmentation
Define governance and security baselines using policy-driven controls and enterprise monitoring/security patterns
Establish platform observability architecture (central logging, metrics, alerting) and integrate security monitoring patterns
Drive implementation strategy thinking: assessment/planning for landing zones, workload migration suitability, and scalability planning
Evolve platform foundation toward automation and governance-as-code practices; embed operational controls and cost-awareness principles
Define reference architectures and golden patterns for application teams to accelerate safe delivery
Support architecture reviews and ensure cloud solutions align with enterprise architecture direction
Salary Range- $120,000-$150,000 a year
Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE