Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Summary

We are seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security domains on a major cloud platform. The role partners closely with business stakeholders, security architects, and engineering teams to translate strategic objectives into pragmatic, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud solutions covering compute, networking, storage, identity, data, and observability layers
• Lead solution architecture reviews and approval processes for major cloud initiatives
• Define cloud landing zone, account structure, and tagging strategies for new and existing workloads
• Establish reference architectures, blueprints, and reusable patterns adopted across engineering teams
• Architect security, identity, and compliance controls embedded into the cloud foundation
• Design networking topologies including VPC/VNet design, transit hubs, hybrid connectivity, and private endpoints
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and re-platforming initiatives across application portfolios
• Drive cost optimization, capacity planning, and FinOps practices across the cloud estate, partnering with finance and engineering teams to make cloud spend transparent, predictable, and tied to delivered business value
• Partner with security architects to embed identity, data protection, and compliance controls from the outset
• Produce architecture artifacts including context diagrams, sequence diagrams, and decision records
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams during solution delivery
• Engage with cloud providers and platform partners to evaluate roadmap fit
• Track emerging cloud capabilities and ecosystem developments, assessing relevance to current and planned workloads, and recommend strategic adoption based on demonstrated value and operational maturity
• Maintain alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and regulatory obligations, ensuring that cloud designs satisfy both engineering goals and the broader compliance posture of the organization

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture roles
• Deep expertise designing cloud-native solutions on at least one major cloud platform
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, and security primitives
• Experience with cloud migration, modernization, and platform consolidation programs
• Strong understanding of containerization, serverless, and managed data services
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience producing formal architecture artifacts and presenting them to senior leadership
• Track record of leading architecture reviews and influencing engineering direction
• Cloud architecture certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred Qualifications

• Multiple cloud architecture certifications
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
• Exposure to regulated industries with strict cloud compliance requirements
• Experience driving FinOps and cost transparency initiatives