NeGD is currently inviting applications for a Cloud Architect position on a contractual basis, initially for three years, with possible extensions as the project requires.

Responsibilities

• Define & own the overall cloud architecture, technology stack & infrastructure strategy for the OPOP platform across environments (Dev/UAT/Production/DR)
• Design cloud infrastructure topology, networking, storage, security layers & compute resources on a MeitY-empanelled cloud (e.g., AWS)
• Set standards & guardrails for scalability, availability, security & cost-efficiency, to be implemented by the Cloud/DevOps team
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices, monitoring/logging/alerting for infrastructure observability, and disaster recovery/backup strategy
• Drive cloud security architecture, identity/access management, encryption & compliance with CERT-In advisories & DPDP Act, 2023
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud-native automation & multi-environment governance for the phased OPOP rollout
• Own architectural decisions for scalability, security & cost-efficiency across the platform’s 5-year lifecycle (Development & O&M phases)

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About National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) is an independent business division under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NeGD has been playing a pivotal role in supporting MeitY in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by various Ministries/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.

NeGD has been spearheading several innovative initiatives under the aegis of the Digital India Programme. Those have been developed keeping the vision areas of Digital India at the core- providing digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand and in particular, digital empowerment of the citizens of our country; some of these initiatives include DigiLocker, UMANG, Poshan Tracker, OpenForge Platform, API Setu, National Academic Depository, Academic Bank of Credits, Learning Management System.