Cloud Architect

Experience: 8–15 Years

Location: Remote / On-site / Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time / Contract

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud solutions. The Cloud Architect will define cloud strategies, lead architectural decisions, and ensure cloud environments align with business, security, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives (re-host, re-platform, re-architect)
• Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and cost-optimized cloud systems
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, application, and data teams
• Implement security, identity, access management, and compliance controls
• Architect CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
• Monitor performance, availability, and cost optimization (FinOps)
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural reviews
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience in cloud architecture and large-scale system design
• Hands-on expertise with AWS, Azure, or GCP services
• Experience with networking (VPC/VNet, VPN, Load Balancers, DNS)
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code and automation tools
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and cloud governance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-cloud or hybrid cloud experience
• Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Architect)
• Experience with microservices, serverless, and event-driven architectures
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
  
  

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead cloud strategy and architecture decisions
• Work with modern cloud and DevOps technologies
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• High-impact role with enterprise-level ownership
• Collaborative and innovation-driven work environment