Senior Cloud Architect

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Research
Lighting
IaaS
Provisioning
Performance Tuning
Management
Mentorship
Regulatory Compliance
Network
IT Management
DoD
Security Clearance
Cloud Computing
Computer Networking
Optimization
Leadership
Communication
Collaboration
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Terraform
Virtual Private Cloud
SAFE
Life Insurance
Law
Torch

Job Details

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL with over 1200 employee-owners. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of Defense. As one of the nation's top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a skilled Senior Cloud Architect to design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure and related services. This role requires expertise in cloud provisioning, deployment, troubleshooting, and performance optimization to ensure secure, compliant, and resilient environments that meet customer and program needs.

As a Senior Level Cloud Architect your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

  • Design, build, and oversee multi-cloud strategies across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

  • Define and implement network topologies, connectivity solutions, and service integrations.

  • Evaluate and balance tradeoffs between cost, performance, and resilience.

  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural governance to engineering teams.

  • Ensure cloud solutions adhere to security, compliance, and operational standards.

  • Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies

  • Define network topologies, connectivity, and service integrations.

  • Balance cost, performance, and resilience tradeoffs.

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural governance.

Required Qualifications:

  • ship.

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree and 9+ years of experience.

  • Clearance Requirements: Active or eligible for DoD Security Clearance.

  • Proven experience architecting solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

  • Strong knowledge of cloud networking, service integration, and enterprise-scale design.

  • Expertise in balancing cost optimization with performance and availability.

  • Demonstrated leadership in providing architectural direction and governance.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Tools / Technologies
  • AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, VPC, Service Mesh

Schedule: M-F, 8-5

Work Location: Customer- site

Travel: Yes, 0-10%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match and safe-harbor contribution, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.

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