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Senior Cloud Architect - Altra Federal Credit Union
Cloud Architect
Senior Cloud Architect leading secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving infrastructure as code, automation, and compliance in a regulated financial environment.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and govern enterprise‑grade cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring high availability, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Lead the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM templates to automate provisioning and enforce consistent configurations.
- Collaborate with security, compliance, and DevOps teams to embed security controls, identity management, and monitoring into the cloud stack.
- Architect and maintain containerized workloads with Kubernetes, Helm, and managed services such as EKS, AKS, and GKE.
- Develop and maintain architectural best‑practice documentation, run‑books, and disaster‑recovery plans for critical financial services.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture with a proven track record in large‑scale, regulated environments.
- Deep expertise in AWS, Azure, and GCP services, including compute, networking, storage, and security.
- Hands‑on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, container orchestration, and microservices patterns.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor cross‑functional teams.
Skills
awsazureterraformkubernetes