Cloud Solution Architect

Summary
The role of the experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design, lead, and deliver secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to define cloud architectures that support application modernization, data platforms, and enterprise integrations across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.

The ideal candidate has strong hands-on cloud experience, deep architectural knowledge, and the ability to guide cloud strategy from design through implementation.

Were anticipating future openings and are connecting now with great talent whod like to be considered when the time comes.

Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Design

Design end-to-end cloud architectures aligned with business and technical requirements

Define cloud reference architectures, patterns, and best practices

Lead solution design for cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments

Evaluate cloud services and recommend optimal designs for performance, security, and cost

Cloud Migration & Modernization

Architect and support application and data migrations to the cloud

Guide modernization initiatives including re-hosting, re-platforming, and re-architecting

Design solutions leveraging cloud-native services such as containers, serverless, and managed platforms

Security, Governance & Reliability

Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and governance standards

Design for high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and resiliency

Partner with security teams on identity, access management, and data protection

Delivery & Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of designs

Participate in architecture reviews, technical decision-making, and delivery planning

Communicate architecture decisions, trade-offs, and roadmaps to technical and executive audiences

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or solution architecture

4+ years of hands-on experience architecting solutions on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP

Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and platform services

Experience with application architecture, integration patterns, and APIs

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge of data platforms, analytics, or integration middleware

Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent)

Technical Skills

Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP

Compute & platform services: VMs, containers, serverless

Networking: VPC/VNet, load balancing, connectivity

Security: IAM, encryption, network security

Architecture documentation and modeling tools

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions

Confident presenter with executive-level communication skills

Collaborative, outcome-driven mindset

Location Requirements
This role is a remote role. To be considered for this position, candidates must reside in one of the following U.S. states: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WI, and Washington DC. Candidates residing outside these states are not currently eligible for consideration. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa currently.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency. The compensation range for this position represents our good faith estimate of the range we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered will be determined based on factors such as the candidates experience, skills, education, work location, and internal equity.

In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commissions, or other incentive programs, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, etc.

Estimated Compensation Range: $140,000—$180,000 USD

FormativGroup operates within the critical middle layer of business technology, where applications and systems connect infrastructure to business processes. We are specialists who help the middle market take full advantage of their technology investments with deep, industry-centric expertise, all in one place, to unify fragmented systems. With deep technical expertise across cloud architecture, system integration, AI, and data strategy, we bridge the gap between business goals and modern platforms.

FormativGroup is an equal opportunity employer providing opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

ADA Specifications: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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