Harman

Overview

In this role, you will report to the Manager – Cloud Operations. As a Principal Specialist - Cloud, you will lead architecture and engineering across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), defining secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud platforms and reference architectures for the Corporate division.

About Harman

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every da

Requirements & Eligibility

• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree with relevant experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering and architecture, with proven delivery on at least two major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong knowledge of cloud and platform architecture fundamentals: networking, DNS, load balancing, identity and access management, compute/container platforms, storage, and resilience patterns.
• Hands-on experience designing for GRCSP: governance and policy controls, risk management, security architecture, privacy-by-design, and audit/compliance readiness in cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve multi-cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), including target-state designs, reference architectures, and platform standards.
• Drive cloud engineering decisions across providers: landing zones, networking, identity, compute, storage, observability, resiliency, and service catalog patterns.
• Act as a business liaison for cloud: translate business objectives into technical roadmaps, and align stakeholders across infrastructure, application development, and security teams.
• Work with business leaders and teams in executing business related projects primarily with the focus on technical and cloud infrastructure and implementing new services and functionalities as required by business projects.
• Enable AI and modern platform capabilities (e.g., data/AI services, MLOps patterns, secure access to foundation models) in collaboration with product and engineering teams.
• Lead automation strategy and implementation for Cloud Operations using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep), policy-as-code, and self-service workflows.
• Design and enforce GRCSP guardrails: governance frameworks, risk management, compliance requirements, security baselines, and privacy controls across all cloud platforms.
• Establish cloud security architecture patterns (identity, encryption, network segmentation, secrets management) and partner with SOC, GRC, vulnerability management, and application teams to remediate findings.