Roquette

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

To meet our challenges, we are looking for a Cloud Solution Architect within the Global Digital team! This position will be located in Mumbai.

Our Team

Digital is a key enabler of the company strategy, with the ambition to innovate in our business and operating models through the use of digital technologies.

If you want to be a part of a global and fast transforming team, working in a dynamic environment, join us!

Their mission?

The Cloud Solution Architect is a senior technical leader within Digital Infrastructure and Operations, responsible for defining and governing the enterprise cloud and infrastructure architecture. The role ensures solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with business objectives and global Information Systems (IS) standards, while providing strategic guidance on cloud and infrastructure technologies. The architect is accountable for the availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of infrastructure services, and plays a key role in enabling digital transformation. In collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, they define infrastructure standards, deliver technical designs, enforce architectural governance, and contribute to the infrastructure strategy and roadmap.

Your experience and talents will make the difference to:

➢Architecture Accountabilities

• Define and govern cloud and infrastructure architecture across the solution lifecycle, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and global IS standards.
• Own infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and roadmaps; evaluate business requirements, emerging technologies, and solution options (RFPs/POCs) in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.
• Act as senior technical advisor and escalation point, engaging stakeholders, vendors, and Architecture Review Boards to ensure scalable, compliant, and cost-effective solutions.

➢Build Accountabilities

• Design and deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure and application architectures aligned with approved enterprise standards.
• Translate business and technical requirements into target architectures, supporting both business initiatives and foundational system layers.
• Assess technical risks and total cost of ownership (TCO), providing mitigation strategies and expert recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.

➢Run Accountabilities

• Ensure deployed solutions remain fit-for-purpose through ongoing review of performance, security, cost efficiency, and compliance.
• Provide expert support for complex incidents and non-standard changes, ensuring alignment with the global digital infrastructure strategy.
• Contribute to lifecycle, obsolescence, and capability planning through CMDB governance, roadmap inputs, and future skills recommendations.

Specificities:

Key responsibilities related to Cloud infrastructure

➢Architecture & Design

• Define and govern the enterprise cloud architecture roadmap, delivering secure, scalable hybrid and multi-cloud designs supported by reference architectures and standardized patterns.

➢Implementation & Integration

• Lead and oversee cloud implementation and migration initiatives, ensuring automated provisioning, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD enablement, and seamless integration with on-premises systems.

➢Governance & Security

• Establish and enforce cloud governance and security frameworks covering cost management, identity and access, data protection, and compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

➢Performance & Optimization

• Drive cloud performance, resilience, and cost optimization through continuous monitoring, capacity planning, disaster recovery design, and spend optimization strategies.

➢Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a trusted cloud advisor to leadership, mentoring technical teams and partnering with vendors to evaluate and adopt modern cloud technologies.

What we will love about you:

• IT Service Management & Operations Expertise:

⎯Strong understanding of IT Infrastructure Service Operations and Service Transition, with the ability to identify gaps between reference architecture and deployed solutions and define actionable remediation plans.

• Global Collaboration, Risk & Compliance Focus:

⎯Proven ability to work effectively with globally distributed teams, while managing risk, security, and compliance requirements and engaging stakeholders, vendors, and contractors in a results‑driven manner.

• Standards Governance & Commercial Acumen:

⎯Ability to influence and adapt IT standards and policies to evolving business needs, combined with hands‑on experience in RFP processes, SLA definition, and contract development, review, and approval.

• Technical Applicative Competencies:

⎯Strong strategic expertise in Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), cloud strategy and transformation, and backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery planning.

⎯Proven ability to design and operate complex architectures spanning system, network, hybrid, and cloud infrastructures.

⎯Expertise in AWS cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure as a plus), including cloud-native architectures (microservices, containers, serverless).

⎯Advanced proficiency in CI/CD and DevOps toolchains (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Terraform), automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell), and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).

⎯Strong foundation in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), Windows/Linux, networking (VPN, VPC, DNS, Load Balancing), IAM, SSO, MFA, monitoring tools (Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch), and Microsoft technologies (Windows Server, SQL DB, Active Directory).

• Global mindset & collaboration: Ability to operate effectively in a global, multicultural environment, working independently while leading cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
• Communication & influence: Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strategic thinking & decision-making: Demonstrates analytical problem-solving, sound decision-making, and the ability to anticipate future challenges, propose innovative solutions, and focus on business outcomes.
• Business & commercial awareness: Maintains an up-to-date global view of information systems and technology evolution, with working knowledge of contract management, legal

compliance, and financial concepts (investment credit, depreciation, OPEX, fixed costs), while inspiring teams to innovate and learn from failures

And also …

• Education:

⎯ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

• Experience:

⎯ 8+ years in IT infrastructure, with at least 3 years in cloud architecture roles

⎯ Proven track record in designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions

• Specific requirements:

⎯ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

⎯ TOGAF, ITIL, or similar enterprise architecture frameworks certification

⎯ Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert is a plus

⎯ Fluency in English (reading, written, spoken)

If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together!

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com

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