
Cloud Solutions Architect
Castillians
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Develop and own the company's cloud strategy, including multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, or single-platform approaches.
- Design and architect highly available, scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud solutions.
- Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, Security, and Software Engineering teams to ensure alignment.
- Implement and manage core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, databases, security) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines integrated with cloud services for automated deployments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing solutions on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- One or more professional-level cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
- Expert knowledge in core cloud services (VPC/VNet, IAM, EC2/VM, S3/Blob Storage, RDS/SQL DB, Lambda/Functions).
- Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, and compliance best practices.
- Experience with scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and automation.
- Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
Benefits
- Clear scope with no ambiguity over deliverables.
- Opportunity for repeat engagements based on performance.
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud strategycloud solutions designInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCI/CD pipelinescontainerizationorchestrationscriptingautomationcloud services
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalAzure Solutions Architect ExpertGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Architect