Cloud Architect

Role: Cloud Architect

Location: Plano, TX

Experience: 10+ Years (15+ preferred)

Primary Cloud: AWS

Competency Exposure: CloudOps for Google Cloud (plus)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Architect to lead the end-to-end cloud architecture and implementation lifecycle. This role is responsible for translating complex business requirements into secure, scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions. The Cloud Architect will work closely with business leaders, engineering teams, and operations to define cloud strategies, create architecture blueprints, and guide enterprise-scale cloud migrations and modernization initiatives across cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures.

• Define multi-account AWS strategies aligned with security and governance best practices.

• Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies for enterprise adoption.

• Drive cloud roadmap planning and architecture decision-making.

Security & Governance

• Design and enforce IAM frameworks following least-privilege principles.

• Implement layered security controls across infrastructure and applications.

• Monitor cloud usage, enforce governance policies, and manage cost controls.

• Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and best practices.

Infrastructure Automation & DevOps

• Lead Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using Terraform for AWS.

• Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevOps best practices.

• Automate cloud provisioning, deployment, and configuration management.

Hybrid & Enterprise Connectivity

• Architect secure and high-performance hybrid solutions integrating on-premises environments with cloud platforms.

• Design connectivity using Direct Connect, VPNs, and Transit Gateway.

• Ensure reliability, scalability, and secure data flow across environments.

Application Modernization

• Guide development teams on cloud-native design, microservices architecture, and containerization.

• Improve application scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance.

• Support modernization of legacy systems to cloud-native platforms.

Monitoring, Observability & Cost Optimization

• Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail.

• Design proactive alerting and incident response strategies.

• Optimize cloud costs using Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Savings Plans.

Documentation & Roadmaps

• Produce detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation roadmaps.

• Clearly communicate cloud strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 15+ years of overall software engineering experience with high-impact product delivery.

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing complex AWS cloud architectures.

• Proven experience with enterprise-scale cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.

AWS Core Infrastructure

• Expert-level knowledge of:

  • Compute & Containers: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Fargate

  • Storage: S3, EBS, Storage Gateway

AWS Data & Database Technologies

• Advanced experience with:

  • RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB

  • ElastiCache, Redshift

Networking & Security

• Deep expertise in:

  • VPC design, Transit Gateway, Route 53

  • Direct Connect and hybrid connectivity

  • Security services: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub

Automation & DevOps

• Advanced hands-on experience with Terraform for AWS infrastructure automation.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (CloudOps) in multi-cloud environments.

• Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native application architectures.

• Strong stakeholder communication and leadership skills.