Provides architectural leadership in shaping the platform’s cloud strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and cost optimization across all applications and business units.
Translates business objectives into actionable cloud architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps and backlogs.
Participates in new systems architectural reviews from a governance perspective and provides analysis feedback in post deployment critiques.
Ensures our systems are built on HA (High Availability) Architecture that provides native Backup/DR and Active/Active support within our defined RTO/RPO requirements.
Guides cross-functional teams in establishing the architectural principles, security baselines, and reference implementations that enable consistent, reliable, and scalable cloud solutions.
Ensures that definitions align with enterprise transformation goals, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
Coaches engineering, SRE, CloudOps, PlatformOps, DevOps, and product teams in adopting cloud-native practices, including automated testing, observability, and continuous delivery.
Establishes standards for deployment readiness, infrastructure provisioning, and operational handoff so that cloud solutions are production-ready, resilient, and aligned with business outcomes.
Promotes transparency across technical and business teams by articulating architectural decisions, trade-offs, and long-term impacts.
Defines, maintains, and governs Program-wide standards for Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and observability practices, with embedded security controls.
Continuously evaluates emerging technologies and industry trends to drive a forward-looking strategy that accelerates digital transformation and business agility.

Requirements

10 + years designing and delivering large-scale cloud solutions, with 5 + years in a principal/lead architecture role
Extensive knowledge of and integration / engineering experience leveraging major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including integration design with prevailing SaaS platforms and practices
Collaborative mindset with ability to work effectively across product, operations, security, and technology teams
Understanding of network architecture, security frameworks, and how cloud solutions integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure
Deep knowledge of utilizing GenAI/AgenticAI tooling to automate and expedite engineering delivery
Experience translating complex technical concepts into business value propositions for marketing, operations, and executive leadership.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and leadership skills; able to simplify complexity for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off (PTO)
And additional employee wellness programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

cloud architecturehigh availability architectureinfrastructure as codeCI/CD pipelinescontainer orchestrationautomated testingobservabilitycloud-native practicesnetwork architecturesecurity frameworks

Soft skills

collaborative mindsetexceptional communicationfacilitation skillsleadership skillsability to simplify complexity