Principal Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

• Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders
• Arcitect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2)
• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices
• Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps
• Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice
• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy
• Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes
• Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs
• Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture
• Resolve challenges in complex technical issues
• Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies
• Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience
• 10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect role
• Solid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security
• Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle
• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected Framework Domain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelines
• Proficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactions
• Strong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
• Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core
• Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5
• Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011
• Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologies