Eurofins Hiring for Technical Lead IT-Cloud Architect at Bengaluru, India Full Time

About Eurofins

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 62,000 staff across a network of over 1,000 independent companies in 61 countries, operating 900 laboratories. Performing over 450 million tests every year, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

Eurofins is one of the fastest growing listed European companies with a listing on the French stock exchange since 1997. 

Eurofins IT Solutions India Pvt Ltd (EITSI) is a fully owned subsidiary of Eurofins and functions as a Global Software Delivery Center exclusively catering to Eurofins Global IT business needs. The code shipped out of EITSI impacts the global network of Eurofins labs and services.

The primary focus at EITSI is to develop the next generation LIMS (Lab Information Management system), Customer portals, e-commerce solutions, ERP/CRM system, Mobile Apps & other B2B platforms for various Eurofins Laboratories and businesses. Young and dynamic, we have a rich culture and we offer fulfilling careers.

REPORTING TO: IT Infrastructure Director, ITISC FET Europe

GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTING LOCATION: India

WORKING LOCATION: Bangalore, India

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES UNDER RESPONSIBILITY: 0

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:You will join an international crew to work on the design, improvement, and optimization of recently deployed IT infrastructure such as Local Network, SDWAN, Firewall, Cloud infrastructure (Azure). Your role will be to take in charge requests or project for Architecture Infrastructure evolution (network, systems, cloud, migration, etc.), with a specialty Cloud Segregation activity. A technical background in Azure and Multi Cloud   is expected, good communication skills is also required to allow collaboration and coordination with partners, Internal or external SME, Vendors, etc.in order to achieve your projects.

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS:

• Proven experience as a cloud architect or senior cloud engineer focusing on Azure.

• In-depth knowledge of Azure services, including computing, storage, networking, databases, security, and identity.

• Strong understanding of cloud design patterns, architectural principles, and best practices.

• Technology related: +5 years in similar job position.

• Experience with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, Ansible, Git).

• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages like PowerShell, Python, Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, …) and microservices architecture.

• Design and develop end-to-end cloud architecture to support business goals and technical requirements.

• Hands on experience in micro segmentation of Azure andAWS

• Experience working with multiple projects at the same time and sticking to delivery deadlines.

• Perform product evaluation and propose cost effective solution that will help reduce overall ops cost

• Define and implement cloud strategy, roadmaps, and migration plans.

• Ensure the architecture aligns with industry best practices, standards, and compliance requirements.

• Create scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Deliver solution by Leverage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to automate provisioning and deployments.

• Design solutions for high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and fault tolerance.

• Implement and manage cloud security policies and practices to ensure data protection, access control, and regulatory compliance.

• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability analysis, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR.

• Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes.

• Automate operational workflows to reduce manual intervention and improve response times.

• Work closely with DevOps teams to enable smooth cloud-native development.

• Monitor and optimize cloud usage to reduce costs while maintaining performance and reliability.

• Identify areas of inefficiency and recommend architectural changes or service adjustments.

• Collaborate with software development, DevOps, and security teams to ensure smooth and secure cloud operations.

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to internal teams and stakeholders.

• Document and communicate cloud architecture designs, decisions, and processes to stakeholders and technical teams.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

An ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 10+ years of experience in most of the following areas:

• Proficiency in Azure services: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Services, and Azure API Management.

• Knowledge of Azure Active Directory (AAD) and Identity & Access Management.

• Expertise in Azure Networking: Virtual Networks (VNet), Network Security Groups (NSGs), Azure Front Door, and Azure Traffic Manager.

• Proficiency in Azure Storage Solutions: Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Data Lake.

• Experience with Azure databases: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Managed Instances.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools: Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions.

• Skills in monitoring and management using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Security Centre.

• Knowledge of Azure Cost Management and billing best practices.

• Skills in implementing scaling strategies to reduce costs.

• Hands-on experience with AWS CloudFormation or Terraform for IaC.

• Skills to analyse workloads and resize compute instances (e.g., scaling Azure Virtual Machines or App Services).

• Understanding the use of reserved instances, spot instances, and savings plans

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities for cross-team engagement and stakeholder across different business tower

• Ability to present cost-saving strategies and ROI to stakeholders.

• Translate technical optimizations into business value.

• Strategic thinking and decision-making skills.

Any of below skills would provide a significant advantage:

• Proficiency in tools like Azure Arc, AWS Outposts, and GCP Anthos for hybrid cloud.

• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, and hybrid cloud technologies like Azure Stack.

• Familiarity with on-prem server management and virtualization.

• Must Have Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional,

• Knowledge of storage solutions (SAN, NAS, Blob Storage)

• Knowledge of load balancing techniques.

• Previous experience in complex on prem to cloud migrations.

• Expertise in Cloud Networking, (Azure / AWS)

• Experience in ticketing tool – ServiceNow