MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs, and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.
MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.
IT Cloud Architect
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic IT Cloud Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud strategy. This role will drive multi-cloud adoption, hybrid architecture development, and enterprise workload migration initiatives while ensuring alignment with business objectives, cost efficiency, and security requirements.
The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise across cloud platforms, strong financial acumen, and a proven ability to influence executive stakeholders to successfully adopt cloud-first strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Design and govern scalable, secure, and resilient architectures across AWS and Azure clouds with a forward-looking roadmap aligned to business, security, and operational objectives.
Architect compliant environments (e.g., Azure GCC High) supporting CMMC, NIST 800-171, and ITAR, with strong controls for Zero Trust, segmentation, encryption, identity, and audit readiness.
Lead end-to-end migrations and modernization initiatives, including assessment, design, execution, and optimization, with a focus on minimizing risk and enabling cloud-native capabilities.
Design and operate hybrid environments integrating on-premises and cloud platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise networking, identity, and systems architecture.
Enable automated, secure delivery through CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, etc.), embedding security into development workflows for consistency and speed.
Design and support cloud architectures for AI/ML workloads, including model training, inference, and high-performance compute (e.g., GPU/EDA burst capacity). Enable secure data pipelines, scalable compute environments, and integration of AI services while ensuring alignment with compliance, data governance, and cost optimization requirements.
Collaborate with application teams to modernize workloads using cloud-native and microservices architectures
Present architectural strategies and business cases to technical teams, leadership, and executive stakeholders
Drive organizational adoption of cloud solutions, securing buy-in from senior leadership
Evaluate and leverage emerging technologies, including AI/ML platforms (e.g., Claude, OpenAI, or similar models)
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with strong focus on cloud architecture
Proven success in migrating enterprise workloads to cloud environments
Hands-on experience designing hybrid cloud architectures
Strong foundation in:
Networking (VPCs, routing, firewalls, load balancing)
Systems (Windows/Linux administration)
Storage (SAN/NAS, object storage, backup/recovery)
Expertise in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, etc.)
Strong development knowledge, including:
Python or similar scripting languages
CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical topics to non-technical audiences
Proven track record of influencing and obtaining executive-level buy-in
Preferred Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional or Associate)
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience with AI/ML integration in cloud environments, including use of models such as Claude or similar
Experience in EDA environments with cloud bursting
Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (NIST, CMMC, ISO, etc.)
Experience supporting regulated or security-sensitive environments
EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process, please call +1- or email Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
ITAR
Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.
RSU Eligible
This position is eligible to receive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM's discretion, subject to individual and company performance.
Salary Range
The Salary Range for this position is $132,000 - $191,000. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates' experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
Paid time off.
Professional development opportunities.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 10189731
- Position Id: da46db00cfe6499af4f4fa3a689df248
- Posted 1 day ago
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