Location: Plano, TX
Experience: 10+ Years (15+ preferred)
Primary Cloud: AWS
Competency Exposure: CloudOps for Google Cloud (plus)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Produce detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation roadmaps.
Clearly communicate cloud strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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.
Expert-level knowledge of:
Compute & Containers: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Fargate
Storage: S3, EBS, Storage Gateway
Advanced experience with:
RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB
ElastiCache, Redshift
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
Advanced hands-on experience with Terraform for AWS infrastructure automation.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
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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