Senior Cloud Architect

Senior Cloud Architect

Location: Fort Mill, SC

The Senior Cloud Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and governing secure, scalable cloud platforms and solutions across the enterprise. This role leads end-to-end architecture for cloud modernization, migration, and platform engineering initiatives, aligning technology strategies with business outcomes. The architect partners with security, networking, data, application, and operations teams to deliver reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient cloud services at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Strategy & Roadmap
• Platform Architecture & Engineering
• Security, Risk & Compliance (Security by Design)
• Observability, SRE & Operational Readiness
• Delivery Excellence & Governance
• Leadership & Enablement

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years in architecture/engineering with 5 years focused on cloud (AWS preferred; Azure/GCP a plus).
• Proven delivery of enterprise landing zones, multi-account structures, and secure network designs at scale.
• Strong expertise in IaC (Terraform), configuration management (Ansible), and CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Deep knowledge of cloud security (IAM, KMS, network security, secrets management), compliance frameworks, and audit processes.
• Hands-on experience with container platforms (EKS/ECS, Docker, Kubernetes) and/or serverless architectures.
• Solid understanding of SRE practices, observability, and incident/problem management in production environments.
• Expertise translating business needs into target architectures, roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or equivalent expert-level certification).
• Experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare/life sciences, pharma/GxP).
• Background in data/analytics platforms (e.g., SAS, Databricks, EMR, MSK/Kinesis) and data governance.
• Knowledge of FinOps practices and cost optimization strategies.
• Experience integrating GenAI/LLM services securely (guardrails, data privacy, governance).
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and modern identity patterns.

Core Competencies:

• Enterprise Architecture: Reference architectures, patterns, standards, and governance.
• Security by Design: Threat modeling, defense-in-depth, compliance mapping.
• Platform Engineering: Repeatable, automated platform services with strong developer experience.
• Systems Thinking: Holistic view across applications, data, security, and operations.
• Leadership & Influence: Coaching, decision facilitation, and stakeholder alignment.
• Communication: Executive storytelling, clear design documentation, and persuasive presentations.

Tech Suite: Angular,.NET, C#, Python, SQL Server, Snowflake, Kafka, Camunda, API Gateways, Terraform, Helm, SwaggerHub, Dynatrace, ELK, CloudWatch.