Cloud Architect

Job Summary
Synechron is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to lead the design implementation and management of scalable secure and highly available multi-cloud platforms supporting enterprise applications. This role is essential in driving organizational cloud strategy ensuring operational agility and optimizing costs across cloud environments. The ideal candidate will architect and refine cloud solutions across AWS GCP and hybrid cloud environments collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust cloud ecosystems aligned with business and technical objectives.

Software Requirements

Required Software Proficiency:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS GCP or Azure extensive experience in designing and managing enterprise cloud architectures supporting mission-critical workloads (supporting a 10 year background in cloud support/architecture)

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform (preferred) CloudFormation or similar demonstrated ability to automate cloud environment provisioning and management

• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker Kubernetes (2 years) deep experience in containerized deployment scaling and orchestration of cloud applications

• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch solid track record in system health monitoring alerting and incident response support

• Network & Security: Cloud networking firewalls IAM policies encryption for establishing secure compliant cloud environments supporting enterprise standards

Preferred Software Skills:

• Hybrid and multi-region cloud architecture design supporting high availability and disaster recovery strategies

• Cloud security tools and compliance frameworks supporting standards like PCI DSS GDPR HIPAA

• DevOps automation: Jenkins Azure DevOps GitLab for CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure automation

Overall Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture deployment and management of scalable and secure multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions supporting enterprise applications and data workloads

• Develop cloud strategy frameworks supporting agility operational efficiency and cost management aligned with organizational objectives

• Collaborate with product engineering security and DevOps teams to implement cloud-native solutions supporting high performance and security compliance

• Drive automation initiatives for infrastructure as code deployment configuration and continuous integration/delivery pipelines

• Support cloud migration projects environment configuration and ongoing optimization for large complex enterprise systems

• Monitor cloud environment health troubleshoot incidents and implement performance improvements and security controls

• Conduct security assessments compliance audits and governance practices supporting industry or regulatory standards

• Provide technical leadership mentorship and knowledge sharing within cloud teams and across the organization

• Maintain comprehensive documentation including architecture diagrams operational procedures and security policies

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Cloud Platforms:

  • Essential: AWS GCP or Azure supporting enterprise cloud deployments (supporting multi-cloud and hybrid architectures)

  • Preferred: Management of multi-region architectures cross-cloud integration and cloud service orchestration

• Infrastructure as Code:

  • Essential: Terraform (preferred) CloudFormation supporting automated repeatable environment setup

• Containerization & Orchestration:

  • Essential: Docker Kubernetes supporting scalable deployment supporting high availability and disaster recovery

• Monitoring & Security:

  • Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch for operational visibility

  • Security: IAM encryption protocols security policies aligned with industry standards (PCI DSS GDPR HIPAA)

• Networking:

  • VPC design traffic routing firewalls VPNs supporting enterprise security architectures

Experience Requirements

• 10 years of enterprise cloud architecture and implementation experience supporting large-scale secure and compliant multi-cloud and hybrid environments

• Proven track record designing deploying and managing cloud-native solutions supporting mission-critical enterprise systems and applications

• Extensive experience automating infrastructure and deployment processes using IaC tools (Terraform CloudFormation)

• Strong knowledge of cloud security governance and regulatory compliance frameworks supporting regulated industries (preferably finance healthcare)

• Demonstrated leadership in managing cloud strategies designing scalable architecture and mentoring technical teams

Day-to-Day Activities

• Architect and deploy scalable secure cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and data workflows

• Lead cloud migration modernization and multi-region deployment projects

• Automate infrastructure provisioning deployment and configuration across cloud environments using IaC tools and pipelines

• Monitor system security performance and availability proactively troubleshooting and resolving issues

• Conduct security reviews risk assessments and compliance audits supporting enterprise standards

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize architecture implement best practices and ensure security standards

• Maintain detailed architecture diagrams operational procedures and security policies

• Evaluate new cloud features tools and industry trends recommending strategic improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science IT or a related field

• 10 years of enterprise cloud architecture and deployment expertise supporting complex regulated and high-availability environments

• Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Azure Solutions Architect (preferred)

• Proven experience supporting large-scale cloud infrastructures that meet security compliance and operational excellence standards

Professional Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills supporting complex high-availability cloud environments

• Leadership in guiding cloud architecture strategies mentoring teams and driving cloud adoption best practices

• Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills

• Adaptability to evolving cloud technologies security standards and regulatory requirements

• Strategic thinking for optimizing performance security and costs across multi-cloud and hybrid platforms

• Effective organizational skills to manage multiple initiatives in dynamic fast-paced environments

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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