Senior Cloud Architect

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.

Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to join our Product Engineering team.

The team builds and enhances a customized enterprise platform on top of Microsoft Azure, with a strong focus on security, governance, compliance, and enterprise-grade architecture.

This is a strategic product role responsible for defining secure cloud architecture patterns and strengthening our Azure-based service portfolio.

The role requires deep expertise in Azure PaaS, container services, networking, and cloud security.

Product Portfolio Our platform provides customized and governed offerings built on:

• Azure Functions

• Certificate and secrets management solutions Our goal is to embed security, compliance, network isolation, and governance controls into all platform offerings.

• 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 (Private Endpoints, WAF, 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
• Good to have Infrastructure-as-Code adoption (Terraform/Bicep/ARM).
• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices for platform services.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
• 4+ years of hands-on Azure architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in Azure networking (VNet, NSG, Private Link, DNS, WAF) AKS architecture and Kubernetes ecosystem PaaS security hardening Identity & Access Management (Azure AD / Entra ID) Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks.
• Good to have Kubernetes certification (CKA)

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

• Be part of a purpose-driven organization that is 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

At MBRDI, we are committed to diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, background, or ability.

Job Details Group: Mercedes-Benz Group AG Organization: Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India Private Limited Primary Location: India-Karnataka-Bangalore Work Locations: Brigade Tech Gardens, Katha No. 119, Kundalahalli Village, K.R.

Puram Hobli, Ward No. 85, Bangalore, 560037