Senior Cloud Architect

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Senior Cloud Architect

Location: Tarrytown, NY / Sleepy Hollow, NY (Onsite)

Hire Type : Contract

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect to lead our Cloud Center of Excellence (COE) team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on Multi-Cloud expert (AWS,Google Cloud Platform,Azure) with proven experience in architecting enterprise-grade solutions, driving cloud security practices, enabling DevOps, AIOps, and MLOps, and guiding cost optimization strategies. This role demands strong leadership, proactive engagement in business demand planning, and the ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient architectures across multi-cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & COE
• Lead and mentor the Cloud Center of Excellence (COE) team.
• Drive cloud adoption strategies, best practices, and standardization across business units.
• Act as the key liaison between business teams and cloud engineering teams for demand-driven solutions.
• Architecture & Solution Design
• Architect multi-cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for business requirements.
• Define and implement Kubernetes-as-a-Service and containerized workloads across environments.
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available solutions.
• Lead proactive sprint planning, aligning technical delivery with business priorities.
• Cloud Security & Governance
• Establish and enforce cloud security frameworks, Secure SDLC, and compliance standards.
• Integrate DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure governance, risk, and compliance adherence across multi-cloud environments.
• Automation, AIOps & MLOps
• Drive automation using Terraform Enterprise, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud-native services.
• Implement AIOps for intelligent IT operations, monitoring, and anomaly detection.
• Enable MLOps frameworks for deploying and managing machine learning workloads at scale.
• Standardize unified DevOps practices and CI/CD frameworks across cloud platforms.
• Cost Optimization & FinOps
• Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives and implement FinOps practices.
• Monitor usage and optimize compute, storage, and networking resources across multi-cloud platforms.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
• Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to align solutions with organizational goals.
• Proactively identify risks, challenges, and improvement opportunities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven expertise in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Containers, and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Enterprise).
• Deep understanding of Cloud Security, Identity & Access Management, Zero Trust, and Secure SDLC.
• Practical experience with AIOps (automation, monitoring, predictive analytics) and MLOps (model deployment, lifecycle management).
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Economics, Cost Optimization, and FinOps practices.
• Hands-on experience in automation frameworks and service orchestration.
• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills with proactive sprint planning experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
• Experience with unified Kubernetes platforms across multi-cloud (Anthos, AKS, EKS, GKE).
• Exposure to CaaS, AIOps, and MLOps implementations at enterprise scale.
• Prior experience in leading Cloud COE teams.