Summary
As a Senior Cloud Architect on our Cloud Engineering team, you will lead the design and implementation of complex cloud solutions for our clients across multiple cloud platforms. You will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert, providing strategic guidance on cloud architecture, security, cost optimization, and the secure adoption of enterprise AI capabilities. You will mentor junior team members while driving innovation and best practices across the organization.
The Senior Cloud Architect designs complex, enterprise-grade cloud solutions that address sophisticated business requirements across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Through expert-level understanding of cloud architecture and emerging technologies, you will lead architectural reviews, optimize cloud costs, and ensure solutions meet the highest standards of security, scalability, and reliability. This role requires deep expertise in multiple major cloud platforms and the ability to align technical solutions with business strategy, including the secure and well-governed integration of enterprise AI services into client environments.
Responsibilities (including, but not limited to the following)
- Lead the design and implementation of complex cloud solutions for clients with sophisticated requirements
- Provide expert-level strategy and technical guidance on cloud architecture across multiple platforms
- Design and architect complex cloud solutions that span multi-cloud and hybrid environments
- Lead architectural reviews and provide authoritative guidance on design decisions
- Implement and optimize complex cloud security controls and compliance frameworks
- Conduct cloud cost optimization assessments and provide strategic recommendations to maximize ROI
- Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior cloud engineers and architects
- Lead client engagements as the primary technical authority on cloud solutions
- Drive the adoption of cloud best practices and emerging technologies across the organization
- Guide clients on the secure adoption and integration of enterprise AI platforms (such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Claude Enterprise, or ChatGPT Enterprise), including governance and data handling considerations
- Advise on data readiness for AI, including sensitivity labeling, permissions hygiene, and oversharing remediation in Microsoft 365 and related platforms
- Architect multi-region solutions with sophisticated disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, patterns, and governance frameworks
- Translate complex business objectives into comprehensive technical architectures
- Evaluate and recommend new cloud services and technologies to solve advanced business challenges
- Lead proof-of-concept initiatives for emerging cloud technologies
- Provide thought le