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.

We're anticipating future openings and are connecting now with great talent who'd 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 candidate's 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.