Job Description
Overview: 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.
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