We are seeking a seasoned, hands-on Lead Cloud Architect with 12+ years of enterprise IT experience to drive our cloud transformation, application modernization, and multi-cloud infrastructure strategy. In this role, you will be responsible for defining cloud governance, designing scalable landing zones, and architecting resilient, secure, and cost-effective multi-tenant environments.
Required Technical Skills & Qualifications
- Total IT Experience: Minimum 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or enterprise DevOps environments.
- Cloud Leadership: 6+ years of dedicated experience acting as a Cloud Architect, leading architecture reviews and delivering production workloads.
- Primary Cloud Ecosystems: Advanced, deep-dive expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure core services. Multi-cloud experience is highly preferred.
- Automation Mastery: Expert-level proficiency with Terraform for state management, modular development, and multi-environment orchestration.
- Containers & Microservices: Hands-on architectural experience with Kubernetes (K8s), service meshes, and service-oriented architectures.
- Scripting & Development: Strong scripting proficiency in Python, Go, or Bash to build custom automation and platform utilities.
- Enterprise Networking: Solid grasp of network security groups, firewalls, DNS management, and CDN integration
Preferred Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
