Senior Cloud Architect

About MBRDI

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Its mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to join the Product Engineering team. The team builds and enhances a customized enterprise platform on Microsoft Azure, with a strong focus on security, governance, compliance, and enterprise-grade architecture.

This strategic product role is responsible for defining secure cloud architecture patterns and strengthening the Azure-based service portfolio. The role requires deep expertise in Azure PaaS, container services, networking, and cloud security.

Product Portfolio

The platform provides customized and governed offerings built on:

• Azure App Service (Web Apps)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Container Apps
• Azure Front Door
• Azure Application Gateway
• Certificate and secrets management solutions

The goal is to embed security, compliance, network isolation, and governance controls into all platform offerings.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Define secure, scalable, and reusable cloud architecture patterns.
• Design reference architectures and platform blueprints.
• Establish best practices across Azure services.

Security & Governance

• Architect secure network topologies, including Private Endpoints, WAF, and VNet integration.
• Implement Zero-Trust and secure ingress/egress patterns.
• Embed compliance guardrails and policy enforcement mechanisms.

Product Enhancement

• Identify capability gaps and drive enhancements in the product portfolio.
• Standardize cloud patterns across services.
• Contribute to product roadmap discussions.

Technical Leadership

• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams.
• Review infrastructure and platform designs.
• Mentor engineers and elevate platform maturity.

Automation & DevOps

• Infrastructure-as-Code adoption with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM is good to have.
• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices for platform services.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in Azure networking, including VNet, NSG, Private Link, DNS, and WAF.
• AKS architecture and Kubernetes ecosystem expertise.
• PaaS security hardening experience.
• Identity and Access Management expertise with Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks.
• Kubernetes certification such as CKA is good to have.

Key Competencies

• Strong architectural and systems thinking.
• Product mindset with a security-first approach.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Proactive problem-solving ability.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of mobility.
• Work on cutting-edge technologies and global projects.
• Thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment.
• Access world-class infrastructure and continuous learning opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

MBRDI is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, background, or ability.

Benefits

• Discounts for employees
• Possible health benefits
• Mobile phone for employees
• Possible meal discounts
• Company retirement
• Hybrid work possible
• Mobility offers
• Events for employees
• Coaching
• Flextime possible
• Parking
• In-house doctor
• Good public transport
• Barrier-free workplace
• Near-site childcare
• Canteen and café

Contact

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited
Brigade Tech Gardens, Katha No. 119560037
Bengaluru

MBRDI Recruitment E-Mail: mbrdi_recruitment@mercedes-benz.com