Senior Staff Cloud Architect

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior Staff Cloud Architect at Thermo Fisher Scientific leading cloud infrastructure design and development. Crafting secure, scalable data services to drive engineering innovation.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,800 - $203,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudJenkinsKubernetesMicroservicesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the end-to-end cloud architecture, ensuring a secure and modular platform capable of flawless performance
Lead the implementation of event-driven, serverless, and containerized services using leading cloud providers such as AWS and/or Azure
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, ensuring scalable and repeatable deployments
Collaborate with software engineers, interoperability teams, and security experts to support microservices, APIs, and IAM protocols
Drive architectural decisions that strictly adhere to compliance standards including HIPAA, GDPR, CLIA, and FDA/IVDR
Implement monitoring, cost optimization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps standard methodologies to ensure seamless operations
Mentor and guide engineering teams, participate in design reviews, and contribute to long-term platform planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
10+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, systems architecture, or enterprise technology environments
7+ years of proven experience in cloud-native application architecture and deployment
Deep expertise in AWS and/or Azure, with strong command of networking, identity, containerization, and serverless infrastructure
Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD and DevOps practices using tools like GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS)
Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare or diagnostics is preferred
Strong collaboration, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud architectureinfrastructure-as-codeevent-driven servicesserverless servicescontainerized servicesCI/CD pipelinesDevSecOpsnetworkingidentity managementcontainerization

Soft Skills

collaborationdocumentationcross-functional communicationmentoringleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree