Job Title: Senior Cloud Architect
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Anywhere in the USA – Remote
Employment Type: W2 Only
Visa: H1B, H4 EAD, USC, GC EAD, GC, L2 EAD
Position OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Architect with 10+ years of IT experience to design, architect, and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with cloud architecture, modernization, distributed systems, and enterprise application development.
Key Responsibilities- Design and develop enterprise-scale cloud architecture and solutions.
- Define cloud strategy, architecture standards, technology roadmaps, and best practices.
- Architect highly available, scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.
- Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
- Work closely with engineering, DevOps, security, infrastructure, and business teams.
- Design cloud-native applications using microservices, containers, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
- Develop and enforce cloud security, governance, compliance, and operational standards.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and engineering teams.
- Troubleshoot complex architecture and production issues and provide long-term solutions.
- Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and solution design specifications.
- 10+ years of software engineering / architecture experience
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture
- Experience with microservices and distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with REST APIs, API Gateway, and integration patterns
- Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, and monitoring
- Experience with databases including SQL and NoSQL technologies
- Strong programming experience with Java, Python, C#, or similar languages
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP architecture certifications
- Cloud migration and application modernization experience
- Experience with Kafka / event-driven architecture
- Experience with serverless technologies
- Knowledge of AI/ML and GenAI cloud services
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks
- Experience working with large-scale distributed applications