Cloud Architect

Overview

On Site
$60 - $78
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Cloud
Architect
Architecture
AWS
Azure
GCP
Terraform
CloudFormation

Job Details

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design enterprise-grade, secure, and scalable cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. The candidate will lead cloud strategy, architecture design, governance, automation, and migration initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure modernization, DevOps, and architectural leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Design

  • Architect multi-cloud or hybrid cloud solutions using best-practice reference architectures.
  • Design large-scale systems focusing on scalability, security, performance, and resilience.
  • Lead cloud transformation initiatives including migration, modernization, and platform consolidation.

Infrastructure Automation

  • Build and standardize IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or Pulumi.
  • Define reusable cloud modules, automation workflows, and governance patterns.
  • Ensure consistent, automated provisioning of cloud resources.

Security, Compliance & Governance

  • Build security-first architectures with IAM, key management, encryption, and network security.
  • Establish cloud governance frameworks, guardrails, and landing zones.
  • Implement cost optimization, FinOps principles, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

DevOps & Platform Integration

  • Work with DevOps teams to build cloud-native CI/CD pipelines.
  • Architect container platforms (Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE) and serverless solutions.
  • Enable SRE practices, observability, fault tolerance, and autoscaling strategies.

Collaboration, Leadership & Strategy

  • Partner with engineering, product, security, and business teams to drive cloud adoption.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance.
  • Develop cloud standards, documentation, and best practices.

Required Skills

  • Expert-level experience with AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform architecture.
  • Deep understanding of compute, storage, networking, load balancing, caching, and distributed systems.
  • Strong expertise with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC tools.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes & container ecosystems.
  • Strong scripting skills: Python, Bash, PowerShell.
  • Experience with microservices, API gateways, messaging systems.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, network design, and resilience.
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