Sr Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary/Job Purpose 

The Senior Cloud Solution Architect owns the design and technical direction of complex, cross-functional systems across the Client’s cloud and on-prem environments. This role bridges business requirements and technical execution, translating strategic objectives into scalable, secure, and maintainable architectures. Success is demonstrated through sound architectural decisions, consistent technical standards, and solutions that balance cost, performance, security, and long-term maintainability. This position works closely with Engineering, Product , Operations, and Technology leadership to ensure new and existing systems align with organizational strategy and technical governance. Knowledge of training and compliance with LMSis a Big plus.

Job Duties / Essential Functions 

Architecture Strategy and Technical Leadership

· Advise on the development and execution of Client's cloud and infrastructure architecture strategy in partnership with Engineering and organizational leadership. 

· Serve as the key technical advisor and subject-matter expert for solution architecture across cloud and hybrid environments. 

· Provide technical leadership for cross-functional discovery, design, and implementation efforts. 

· Translate business challenges and requirements into practical technical architectures and roadmaps. 

· Present architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and outcomes to leadership and stakeholders. 

· Monitor developments in cloud platforms, architectural patterns, security practices, and vendor capabilities. 

SoSolution Design and Delivery

· Lead the end-to-end architecture and technical design of applications, platforms, integrations, and infrastructure from concept through production. 

· Establish reusable architectural patterns, reference designs, and technical standards across teams. 

· Evaluate and recommend platforms, services, hosting models, and build-versus-buy options based on scalability, security, reliability, maintainability, and cost. 

· Design and document data flows, system integrations, APIs, and service boundaries across distributed systems. 

· Lead architecture reviews and provide design guidance throughout the development lifecycle. 

· Own multi-cloud and hybrid architecture decisions, including workload placement, migration strategy, and cost optimization. 

Governance, Standards, and Risk Management

· Define and maintain architectural governance standards, including security, compliance, scalability, and resiliency requirements. 

· Evaluate the technical, security, and compliance risks of proposed architectures and integrations. 

· Maintain architecture documentation, decision records, and reference diagrams for approved systems. 

· Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure designs meet regulatory and organizational requirements. 

· Identify architectural risk, technical debt, and single points of failure, and recommend remediation plans. 

Collaboration and Enablement

· Partner with engineering teams to ensure implementations align with approved architecture and design standards. 

· Mentor engineers and technical staff in architectural principles, cloud design patterns, and best practices. 

· Lead technical discovery sessions with business stakeholders to scope new initiatives. 

· Collaborate with vendors, strategic partners, and external consultants on technical requirements and implementation decisions. 

· Promote shared ownership, effective documentation, and knowledge transfer across the technology organization. 

· Communicate architectural decisions, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.