Job Description :

Role : Cloud Architect

Exp : 10-15

Location : Florida

Job Description

The Cloud Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale cloud solutions that are secure, highly available, scalable, and cost-effective. This role provides technical leadership across cloud adoption, migration, and modernization initiatives while aligning cloud strategy with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define cloud architecture strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals

  • Design end-to-end cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

  • Lead cloud migration and modernization programs

  • Establish cloud governance, security, and compliance standards

  • Design high availability, disaster recovery, and resiliency architectures

  • Implement cloud networking, identity, and security architectures

  • Optimize cloud cost, performance, and scalability (FinOps)

  • Collaborate with DevOps, Security, Application, and Infrastructure teams

  • Review solution designs and provide architectural guidance

  • Mentor cloud engineers and architects

Required Skills

Cloud Platforms

  • AWS / Azure / GCP (at least one expert-level)

  • Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures

Architecture & Design

  • Cloud reference architectures and best practices

  • High availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery

  • Microservices and event-driven architectures

  • API and integration patterns

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)

  • CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

  • Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/AKS/GKE)

  • Configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)

Security & Governance

  • IAM, RBAC, OAuth, SSO

  • Network security (VPC/VNET, firewalls, VPN, private endpoints)

  • Compliance frameworks (ISO, SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)

  • Encryption, key management, secrets management

Monitoring & Optimization

  • Cloud monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver)

  • Cost optimization and FinOps practices

  • Performance tuning and capacity planning

Soft Skills

  • Strong architectural and decision-making skills

  • Stakeholder communication and leadership

  • Documentation and presentation skills

  • Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

             

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