Cloud Architect

Job Responsibilities 
Architecture Strategy & Technical Direction 
 Own and evolve the hybrid cloud platform architecture across AWS, Azure, and Azure Local — ensuring 
coherence, scalability, and security. 
 Define and drive the long-term technical roadmap for the platform team in partnership with the Sr. Cloud 
Principal Architect. 
 Architect enterprise landing zones, subscription/account topology, network segmentation, and identity 
federation strategies. 
 Design complex hybrid networking solutions: vWAN, ExpressRoute, SD-WAN integration, network virtual 
appliances, cross-cloud connectivity 
 Establish architecture decision records (ADRs), design principles, and non-functional requirement 
frameworks for the platform. 
 Evaluate emerging cloud services, open-source tools, and industry trends — make build/buy/adopt 
recommendations with clear trade-off analysis. 
 Lead architecture reviews for high-impact or high-risk initiatives, providing binding technical guidance. 
Hands-On Delivery (Infrastructure-as-Code & Platform Engineering) 
 Author and maintain enterprise Terraform module libraries — defining patterns, interfaces, security 
defaults, and versioning strategies. 
 Design and implement advanced CI/CD pipeline architectures in Azure DevOps for multi-environment, 
multi-subscription infrastructure delivery. 
 Build complex automation: multi-stage deployments, policy-as-code enforcement, drift detection, self
healing infrastructure patterns. 
 Implement and validate security architectures through code — private endpoints, managed identities, CMK 
encryption, network micro-segmentation. 
 Design and deploy Kubernetes platforms (AKS/EKS) with production-grade configurations: RBAC, 
network policies, ingress, service mesh, GitOps. 
 Build proof-of-concepts and reference implementations that teams can adopt and extend 
 Resolve the hardest infrastructure challenges — state migration, provider upgrades, complex module 
refactoring, cross-account/subscription orchestration 
Team Leadership & Force Multiplication 
 Serve as the senior technical escalation point — unblock Senior Cloud Architects and platform engineers 
on the most complex problems. 
 Lead cross-team architecture alignment sessions, ensuring consistent patterns across squads and 
workstreams. 
 Define code review standards, module contribution guidelines, and quality gates for the Terraform module 
library. 
 Mentor Senior Cloud Architects and platform engineers — elevate team capability through pairing, design 
reviews, and technical coaching. 
 Drive engineering culture: infrastructure-as-code discipline, automated testing, documentation-as-code, and 
continuous improvement. 
 Facilitate architecture guilds, communities of practice, and cross-functional technical forums. 
 Translate complex technical trade-offs into clear recommendations for leadership and business 
stakeholders. 
Enterprise & Cross-Functional Leadership 
 Partner with enterprise architecture, security, networking, and compliance teams to shape platform 
standards and policies. 
 Influence enterprise governance frameworks — Azure Policy, AWS SCPs, tagging standards, cost 
allocation, and resource lifecycle management. 
 Drive platform observability strategy: centralized logging, distributed tracing, alerting frameworks, and 
AIOps integration. 
 Support disaster recovery architecture, ransomware resilience, and business continuity planning for platform 
services. 
 Contribute to vendor relationship management — evaluate cloud provider roadmaps, negotiate 
architectural patterns, and influence feature requests. 
 Represent the platform team in enterprise architecture boards, change advisory processes, and technology 
governance forums. 
 Support AI/ML platform infrastructure — GPU scheduling, model serving, feature stores, and MLOps 
pipeline architecture. 
Qualifications 



 
Minimum 
 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a job-related discipline, or equivalent experience. 
 8 years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud architecture roles. 
 5 years of hands-on experience writing Terraform at scale (enterprise module libraries, multi-environment 
state management, provider development). 
 4 years of experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipeline architectures (Azure DevOps, GitHub 
Actions, or equivalent). 
 3 years of experience in a technical leadership or architecture role — guiding teams, setting standards, 
making binding design decisions. 
 Demonstrated experience architecting solutions across both AWS and Azure (multi-cloud, not just single
provider). 
 Proven track record of resolving complex cross-domain infrastructure challenges (networking + security + 
compute + automation). 
 Experience working in and leading within Agile/Scrum delivery teams. 
Desired 
 AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification. 
 HashiCorp Terraform Associate or equivalent IaC certification. 
 Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD) or equivalent hands-on container platform experience. 
 Deep expertise in hybrid networking: ExpressRoute, vWAN, Transit Gateway, Palo Alto NVA, SD-WAN, 
BGP routing. 
 Experience designing and operating enterprise landing zones (Azure CAF, AWS Control Tower, or 
custom). 
 Knowledge of AI/ML infrastructure architecture — GPU compute, distributed training, model serving, 
MLOps. 
 Experience with platform engineering practices: internal developer platforms, self-service infrastructure, 
golden paths. 
 Familiarity with FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization, and resource rightsizing. 
 Experience with compliance-as-code: Azure Policy, AWS Config Rules, OPA/Rego, Sentinel. 
 Strong background in security architecture: zero-trust, identity federation (SAML/OIDC), private 
connectivity, secrets management. 
 Excellent communication skills — ability to present architecture decisions to executives, write technical 
RFCs, and mentor effectively. 
 Experience influencing technology strategy beyond the immediate team — enterprise architecture boards, 
COEs, or similar.