Cloud Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design and execute cloud architecture across various platforms, such as Azure and GCP.

• Develop long-term designs, reference architectures, roadmaps, engineering standards, platforms, and applications.

• Lead intricate cloud initiatives by establishing technical approaches and directing solution design, implementation, and integration.

• Monitor cloud platform performance, availability, operational health, service selection, cost estimates, troubleshooting, and sustainable resolutions.

• Set standards for cloud-native applications, infrastructure, data, and integration.

• Create automated delivery patterns, reusable models, and deployment practices.

• Integrate security and compliance controls into cloud designs and maintain audit, monitoring, and compliance documentation.

• Define reference architectures and recovery objectives while validating resilience through testing and operational readiness reviews.

• Assess emerging cloud technologies via proofs of concept and suggest adoption strategies.

• Offer technical leadership and direction to team members and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with application, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to shape the cloud roadmap and govern architectural decisions.

• Adhere to company and department policies while performing other assigned tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, software development, or related technology fields.

• 3 years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud design patterns, networking, identity, security, and application and data integration.

• Proven expertise in networking, identity and access management, governance, compute, storage, managed databases, and monitoring tools and services.

• Demonstrated knowledge across resource hierarchy, IAM, networking, compute, storage, managed databases, and observability platforms and services.

• Proficient with version control tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automation languages such as Terraform, Git, Kubernetes, Python, and PowerShell.

• In-depth knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability practices.

• Capability to analyze ambiguous technical and business requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions.

• Strong problem-solving abilities for diagnosing and resolving complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.

• Capacity to lead technical initiatives, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and provide guidance without direct supervisory authority.

• Ability to balance workload demands and costs to select services aligned with business priorities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits along with an integrated Wellness Program.

• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan.

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays.

• Volunteer Time Off (VTO).

• Educational Assistance Program.

• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave.

• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program).

• Patterson Perks Program.

• Unique incentive programs and rewards available for eligible employees.