Cloud Architect

Introduction

The Cloud Architect position is a crucial role within our team, responsible for designing, implementing, and operationalizing secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will serve as a strategic advisor, bridging enterprise infrastructure and cloud engineering teams, to shape architecture decisions and contribute to technical delivery.

Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design and implement secure, scalable, enterprise-grade cloud and hybrid environments
• Partner with architects, infrastructure teams, and security stakeholders to define technical strategies and solution designs
• Develop cloud infrastructure solutions across major cloud platforms
• Build secure connectivity models integrating on-premises environments with cloud ecosystems
• Design high availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery solutions

Security & Identity Management

• Design and implement identity and access management (IAM) strategies and security frameworks
• Translate security requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
• Ensure cloud architectures align with security standards and industry best practices
• Collaborate with security teams on authentication, authorization, and access management solutions

Automation & Platform Engineering

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standards and reusable modules
• Support CI/CD pipelines with integrated security controls
• Build and automate failover, recovery, and operational processes
• Drive process improvements and identify opportunities for increased automation

Leadership & Collaboration

• Serve as a trusted advisor across engineering and infrastructure teams
• Influence architectural decisions and gain stakeholder alignment
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members
• Foster a collaborative and delivery-focused environment

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure environments
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with large-scale enterprise infrastructure and systems integration
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including firewalls, load balancers, routing, and segmentation
• Demonstrated experience balancing strategic architecture responsibilities with hands-on implementation work
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Python, and other automation tools
• Knowledge of IAM frameworks, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, NIST security standards, and Cloud Security Alliance frameworks
• Experience with hybrid cloud architecture and DevOps/CI-CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub Actions

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong cloud architecture expertise
• Deep enterprise infrastructure experience
• Hands-on automation and Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead architectural discussions while remaining actively involved in technical execution
• Experience helping organizations transition from legacy environments to cloud-native solutions