Pulumi Corporation

Principal Cloud Architect

Pulumi Corporation

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $195,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaScriptOpen SourcePrometheusPythonTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Lead cloud transformation projects for enterprise and digital-native clients by designing secure, scalable multi-cloud architectures and migration strategies, and presenting solutions to executives to guide critical decisions.
  • Build reusable components, frameworks and governance models while serving as a Pulumi expert, driving adoption of IaC best practices and GitOps workflows.
  • Deliver high code quality and reliability infrastructure solutions, trouble shoot complex challenges, build automation and contribute to Pulumi’s open-source community.
  • Through content, talks and technical workshops you will mentor and guide architects and engineers; fostering knowledge and sharing continuous learning.
  • Key contributor to the continuous growth of professional services including the creation of offerings, patterns and practices aligned to the strategic direction of the company.
  • Partner in pre-sales discussions, proposals, and solution design to build ongoing relationships with technical stakeholders to support growth.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional services, consulting, or client-facing technical roles with a track record of delivering complex enterprise engagements
  • 5+ years of hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience with strong proficiency in Pulumi (preferred) or familiarity with Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, or similar tools.
  • 10+ years of hands-on cloud architecture and engineering experience
  • Deep expertise across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
  • Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, or C#
  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills, managing multiple concurrent client projects
  • Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, and governance
  • Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking, writing, or open-source contributions; translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
  • Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Preferred: Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
  • Preferred: Experience with Pulumi Cloud, Pulumi ESC, or Pulumi Deployments
  • Preferred: Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
  • Preferred: Experience with observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus/Grafana)
  • Preferred: Understanding of compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP)
  • Preferred: Previous experience at a technology vendor or consulting firm