Principal Cloud Solution Architect

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with enterprise clients to gain insights into their business goals, application portfolios, and technological strategies.

• Create and design cloud solutions utilizing Azure, AWS, GCP, hybrid cloud, and cloud-native technologies.

• Facilitate strategic discovery sessions and solution workshops with both executive and technical stakeholders.

• Formulate cloud modernization roadmaps that align with desired business outcomes.

• Assist clients in navigating significant cloud migrations, application modernization, DevOps adoption, and infrastructure transformation projects.

• Ensure that solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and optimized for long-term success.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior IT leaders and key decision-makers.

• Aid in pre-sales activities, solution positioning, and responses to RFPs.

• Mentor architects and contribute to the development of Connection's Cloud Center of Excellence.

• Keep abreast of emerging cloud technologies, market trends, and industry best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in cloud architecture, enterprise infrastructure, application modernization, or similar technical consulting roles.

• Current cloud certifications in Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.

• Demonstrated success in leading complex cloud transformation and migration initiatives.

• Extensive experience in customer-facing, consultative technology positions.

• Ability to engage with and influence senior IT executives and business leaders.

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, automation, and governance.

• Experience in designing enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.

• Valuable experience in cloud security and governance, DevOps and CI/CD automation, Kubernetes and container orchestration, Infrastructure as Code, serverless computing, API Management, cloud-native application development, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions, data and AI platforms, or enterprise networking and cloud connectivity.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Chef, or Puppet is a plus.

• Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

• Employment visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• 401k plans.

• Medical insurance.

• Complimentary therapy visits.

• Mental health coaching and resources.

• Meditation resources.

• Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick leave.

• Wellness Time Off days.

• Volunteer Time Off days.