We are seeking an accomplished Senior Cloud Architect to lead the design and governance of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient multi-cloud architectures that deliver our software products through our Cloud Services Platform.
This role is strategic and hands-onyou will define our cloud architecture vision, create standards and frameworks for service delivery, and guide engineering teams in implementing resilient and automated cloud solutions. You will also play a key role in modernizing our cloud strategy, driving technology decisions, and mentoring cloud engineering teams to ensure consistency and excellence across the platform.
Position Description:
Strategic Leadership
- Define and evolve the enterprise cloud architecture strategy to support business and product goals across multiple environments.
- Establish cloud governance models, best practices, and design patterns to ensure scalability, reliability, and compliance.
- Drive cloud modernization initiatives, including containerization, infrastructure automation, and service optimization.
- Partner with senior leadership to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, ensuring alignment with long-term platform vision.
- Lead technical due diligence and integration strategies for new software products or acquisitions.
Architectural Design & Oversight
- Design and oversee implementation of multi-cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) for high-availability SaaS platforms and customer environments.
- Develop reference architectures, frameworks, and standards for product delivery through our Cloud Services Platform.
- Guide teams on Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption and advanced automation techniques.
- Define and validate security, compliance, and cost optimization frameworks across all cloud operations.
- Serve as the final architectural authority for complex infrastructure designs and production deployments.
Operational & Technical Excellence
- Champion container orchestration strategies and related ecosystem tools.
- Architect multi-region, multi-tenant environments with a focus on observability, resilience, and performance tuning.
- Ensure architectural designs are measurable and auditable using defined KPIs (uptime, latency, cost efficiency).
- Collaborate with DevOps and platform engineering teams to accelerate CI/CD maturity and reduce deployment risk.
- Lead post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
Mentorship & Influence
- Act as a technical mentor to Cloud Engineers, fostering growth in architecture design, IaaC, and automation practices.
- Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical workshops to elevate team standards.
- Represent the cloud architecture function in executive and cross-departmental discussions, bridging business objectives with technical feasibility.
Position Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, or infrastructure leadership roles.
- Proven track record designing and operating multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) at scale.
- Deep expertise with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code principles across enterprise environments.
- Advanced knowledge of container orchestration patterns for production systems.
- Experience implementing governance, security, and compliance frameworks in the cloud.
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and make high-impact architectural decisions.
- Strong background in CI/CD design, automation pipelines, and observability frameworks.
- Proficiency in cost optimization and FinOps practices.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to executive and technical audiences.
Preferred Skills:
- Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Cloud Professional Architect.
- Experience designing SaaS or PaaS platforms with high availability and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with service mesh architectures, zero-trust models, and serverless computing.
- Prior leadership of cross-functional architecture initiatives or cloud transformation programs.