Cloud Solutions Architect

Washington D.C., MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are looking for a Cloud Solutions Architect with a lot of experience and skill to design implement and manage cloud solutions that are scalable secure and cost-effective while also meeting our business goals. The person who gets the job will be a strategic advisor who works with technical teams and stakeholders to promote cloud adoption improve performance and make sure that security is strong across all platforms. To lead cloud strategy and execution this role needs both deep technical knowledge and strong leadership skills.

Main Duties:

Cloud Architecture Design: Create and put into action cloud-based solutions that meet both business and technical needs.

Strategic Planning: Set up long-term architecture frameworks cloud adoption strategies and migration roadmaps.

Working together: Work with teams from different areas such as developers DevOps engineers and security teams to ensure that cloud projects are on the same page.

Security and Compliance: Make sure that all cloud solutions follow security policies compliance rules and best practices in the industry.

Optimization: Keep an eye on and improve the performance scalability and cost-effectiveness of cloud systems.

Migration and Integration: Oversee cloud migration projects to ensure they work well with current systems and cause as little disruption to business as possible.

Innovation: Keep up with new cloud technologies and suggest creative ways to improve the capabilities of the organization.

Documentation: Keep up with architecture diagrams technical documentation and rules for how to run things.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Education: You need a bachelors or masters degree in computer science information technology or a related field.

Experience: At least three years in cloud architecture and seven or more years in IT architecture.

Preferred certifications are AWS Certified Solutions Architect Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect.

Technical Skills: A lot of experience with cloud platforms like AWS Azure and GCP as well as infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and CloudFormation containers like Docker and Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Security and Governance: You should know how to manage identities encrypt data keep an eye on things and follow rules.

Soft Skills: Great at solving problems talking to people and managing stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits:

Pay per hour: $75 to $110 which is $150000 to $200000 a year depending on experience and certifications.

The benefits package includes

Full coverage for medical dental and vision care.

401(k) retirement plan with a match from the employer.

Paid time off for holidays sick days and vacation.

Reimbursement for professional certification and support for ongoing training.

Work from home or in a hybrid way that works for you.

Bonuses are based on performance and chances to move up in your career.