Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

Location: Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

ABOUT GDT:

GDT is the global digital and technology engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. GDT serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit. 

Business Context and Main Purpose of the Role

Unilever’s modern technology strategy focuses on accelerated digital transformation, AI-driven value creation, sustainability, and a Product-Centric operating model. The Cloud Platform Services (CPS) organisation plays a key role in enabling this strategy by delivering secure, scalable, automated, and cost‑efficient cloud platforms across our major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) platforms. The Senior Cloud Solution Architect guides platform modernisation, AI‑ready architectures, FinOps maturity, automation expansion, and adoption of Unilever’s new operating framework built around product lines and value streams.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally with Global Digital Technology and partners to guide our customers on their cloud journey, listening and understanding their business requirement and helping design or advise them on the most appropriate cloud architecture for them. You will work closely work with our delivery partners and leading technology partners to ensure that systems are built to Unilevers exacting standards for security and availability ensuring that the Solution Architectures created satisfy customer’s requirements.

Main Accountabilities

• Partner with Cloud Services Engagement (CSE) teams and Product Line Owners to design cloud‑native, AI‑enabled architectures aligned to Unilever’s technology strategy and modern operating framework.

• Drive adoption of reusable cloud patterns, platform accelerators, automation frameworks, and best‑practice landing zones supporting Unilever’s product‑based delivery model.

• Lead technical discovery and value‑identification workshops with senior stakeholders across UniOps, Markets, and Platform teams to shape modernisation roadmaps.

• Ensure architectures align to security‑by‑design, FinOps, automation principles, resilience engineering, and responsible AI practices.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Teams, and Enterprise Architecture to translate business outcomes into cloud service capabilities and multi‑year roadmaps.

• Coach teams on cloud adoption, AI enablement, and modern engineering standards; contribute to capability building across CPS and wider UniOps.

Key Skills and Relevant Experience

Skills & Experience:

• Strong ability to simplify and communicate complex technical concepts to senior business and technology stakeholders.

• Deep understanding of cloud‑native architecture, AI Hosting considerations, automation, security, and FinOps operating principles.

• Demonstrated experience influencing technology strategy across technology teams, geographies, and cross‑functional groups.

• Strong customer‑centric mindset and ability to identify business value through cloud solutions.

• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional engagements and align technical outcomes to enterprise‑level frameworks and strategies.

• 5+ years as a Cloud Advisor or Senior Architect working with major CSPs (GCP, Azure).

Minimum qualifications:

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ‑305)

• Architecture and Governance certifications (ITIL, CISSP, TOGAF beneficial)

• Experience with Agile, DevOps, modern engineering tooling (GitHub, CI/CD, IaC, JIRA)

Desirable qualifications

• Experience of using JIRA and other agile design toolsets, including any appropriate Agile methodology certifications (e.g. Scrum)

BEHAVIOURS

  Candidates would be required to show demonstration of the following behaviours:

• Accountability and Ownership - Strive for high quality and success, empower yourself and others to make decisions.

• Be bold - Challenge the status quo, be bold & passionate about technology, think outside of the box and be willing to improve.

• Customer First - Thinking about our customers constantly by providing them with the best tools, services and end user experiences.

• Collaboration - Working in an openly creative culture, where all ideas are acknowledged encouraging innovation and transparency.

• Empowered - Always be one step ahead, embrace change and challenges, initiate solutions and make decisions in good faith.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• CARE DEEPLY: We care about how consumers experience our brands, the growth and development of our people, and their impact on the planet. We emphasize the importance of performance and care, moving from ambiguity about success to fairness and transparency. 

• FOCUS ON WHAT COUNTS: We prioritize what truly matters, setting clear and stretching goals. We aim to shift from having everything as a priority to focusing on fewer, bigger things that are delivered to conclusion and are being rewarded. 

• STAY THREE STEPS AHEAD: We encourage bold and creative thinking to make breakthroughs in performance. We focus on anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends, shifting from reacting to leading, shaping, and disrupting the market. 

• DELIVER WITH EXCELLENCE: The emphasis is on delivering everything with excellence and pace, taking personal ownership, and holding each other accountable. We aim to shift from pride in thinking to pride in execution, developing breakthrough solutions and ensuring the best outcomes. 

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

• Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.