Top Cloud Architect Jobs

Leads enterprise cloud transformation and modernization as the principal architecture authority. Defines cloud standards, reference architectures, migration strategies, landing zones, IaC, DevSecOps, automation, AI-assisted engineering, and citizen-development governance. Partners across business and technology teams, translates objectives into executable roadmaps, ensures secure and operationally ready solutions, mentors architects, and guides complex integrations, data flows, Salesforce ecosystems, and cloud-native platforms.

Lead cloud and enterprise architecture advisory services for client organizations. Develop cloud migration, modernization, data modernization, and infrastructure strategies; design solutions across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments; modernize applications; advise clients; present architecture recommendations; and support cloud automation, monitoring, optimization, sales processes, and opportunity management.

Architect, design, and implement scalable hybrid cloud solutions for transactional, analytics, and cloud workloads. Lead code quality, reviews, CI/CD and DevOps practices, mentor team members, collaborate with development leads and stakeholders, and present technical updates to senior leadership.

Designs, implements, and maintains scalable, secure, highly available cloud architectures. Develops migration strategies, integrates applications with cloud infrastructure, ensures compliance with industry standards, and troubleshoots cloud issues. Requires strong knowledge of major cloud platforms, networking, security, governance, containerization, and scripting, along with a relevant bachelor’s degree and substantial cloud architecture experience.

Designs and leads multi-cloud architecture strategies spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. Responsibilities include federated identity, cross-cloud networking, infrastructure and policy as code, Kubernetes and serverless strategies, data movement, observability, security, FinOps, disaster recovery, and business continuity. The architect develops reference designs, provides guidance on cloud-agnostic versus cloud-native approaches, partners with security teams and cloud providers, and leads multi-cloud initiatives.

Architect, deploy, and support AWS-focused multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Manage Okta identity federation, certificates, DNS, networking, governance, security controls, and IaC-based CI/CD pipelines. Serve as a Tier 3 escalation point, validate cloud service delivery, document solutions, and partner with customers and internal engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams. The role requires onsite or remote work with regular travel and an active Top Secret clearance.

Leads enterprise-scale cloud architecture across private, sovereign, and public cloud environments. Evaluates emerging cloud, hardware, and software technologies; drives hardware enhancements; benchmarks systems; resolves complex infrastructure issues; and coordinates root-cause analysis across databases, operating systems, networking, and hardware. Requires deep expertise in cloud platforms, Linux and database performance, datacenter technologies, Kubernetes, cost optimization, and cross-functional technical leadership.

Designs, implements, and optimizes secure, scalable cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures for mission-critical space sensing capabilities. Leads architecture, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and development teams; develops cloud strategies and platform roadmaps; evaluates emerging technologies; guides automation and modernization; and collaborates with technical and business stakeholders to deliver resilient enterprise systems.

Design and deliver multi-cloud strategies, reference architectures, and platform capabilities across AWS, Azure, GCP (and OCI). Focus on portability, abstraction layers, federated identity/SSO, cross-cloud networking, infra-as-code/policy-as-code, Kubernetes/container platforms, and hiding cloud complexity from product teams. Lead multi-cloud initiatives and advise stakeholders with production-proven trade-offs between portability and cloud-native depth.

Leads the design and evolution of enterprise cloud architecture across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Defines standards, reference architectures, integration patterns, and governance practices while guiding secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient solutions. Partners with engineering, product, Data & AI, and regional technology teams on cloud-native development, modernization, migration, DevOps, Zero Trust, and platform security. Mentors teams and influences stakeholders to accelerate digital delivery and improve technology consistency.

Cloud Architect responsible for conveying technical concepts, improving project standards, establishing technology best practices, designing and supporting integrated systems and networks, advising executive stakeholders, serving as a technical subject matter expert, and leading complex system implementations. Requires a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, or equivalent experience. This is an onsite contract role in Washington, DC.

Leads the design and implementation of secure, compliant AWS environments, including GovCloud, multi-account landing zones, networking, containers, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and hybrid connectivity. Translates an existing GCP platform into AWS while maintaining security-control parity and supporting FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, and ATO requirements. The role also troubleshoots complex infrastructure issues, develops technical documentation, supports continuous monitoring and remediation, and mentors engineers while collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams.

Leads end-to-end AWS cloud engagements, setting technical strategy, designing foundational multi-account environments, and directing large-scale migrations. Builds and reviews infrastructure as code, networking, security baselines, and hybrid connectivity using AWS services, Terraform, and CDK. Coordinates distributed engineering teams, mentors consultants, manages customer technical relationships, drives architecture decisions, and oversees rehost and replatform migrations through production readiness. Requires deep hands-on AWS expertise, customer-facing leadership, and an active AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.

Leads backend and cloud architecture for federal and geospatial programs. Designs scalable, secure systems for data ingestion, geospatial processing, machine learning, APIs, databases, and service delivery. Oversees backend development, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, security, reliability, and FinOps. Supervises and mentors backend staff while collaborating with data scientists, GIS professionals, project managers, federal stakeholders, and external partners.

Designs and integrates on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and classified DoD infrastructure across IL4, IL5, and IL6 environments. Responsibilities include cloud, server, storage, network, virtualization, Cross Domain Solutions, CADO-IS architecture, DoDAF documentation, cybersecurity integrations, logging, and continuous monitoring. The role requires strong enterprise architecture and engineering experience supporting secure, large-scale federal environments.

Design and govern a multi-tenant cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) for an e-commerce platform. Optimize capacity and costs for fluctuating traffic and AI agent compute, implement multi-region HA/DR for PostgreSQL 15 and Redis, enforce Terraform IaC governance, ensure cloud security and data residency compliance, and integrate containerized apps (Docker/Traefik) with monitoring (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).

Designs multi-cloud strategies, reference architectures, and platform capabilities across AWS, Azure, GCP, and potentially OCI. The role focuses on cloud portability, abstraction layers, federated identity, cross-cloud networking, infrastructure-as-code, policy-as-code, Kubernetes, security, and managed services. The architect leads multi-cloud initiatives, advises stakeholders, balances portability against cloud-native capabilities, and supports enterprise migrations and regulated-industry requirements.

Designs multi-cloud strategies, reference architectures, federated identity, cross-cloud networking, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, data movement, observability, security, FinOps, and disaster recovery solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. The role establishes platform standards, advises engineering teams on cloud-agnostic versus cloud-native approaches, creates architecture documentation, leads multi-cloud initiatives, evaluates provider roadmaps, and guides adoption of emerging cloud technologies.

Designs and governs scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud-native enterprise architectures across compute, networking, data, identity, and security. Partners with business, security, and engineering stakeholders to support cloud migration, modernization, platform consolidation, and architecture reviews. Produces formal architecture artifacts, presents to senior leadership, and guides engineering direction while balancing delivery speed, cost, security, and maintainability.

Designs, governs, and modernizes multi-cloud infrastructure for enterprise technology and AI workloads in secure government environments. Responsibilities include developing cloud reference architectures across AWS GovCloud and other classified platforms, creating modernization and integration strategies, producing DoDAF documentation, designing GPU-enabled AI/ML infrastructure, supporting architecture governance and technology evaluations, and implementing Zero Trust-aligned cloud security architectures.

Designs and develops secure cloud architectures for mission-critical applications and defense systems. Recommends cloud, on-premises, and hybrid tools; supports cloud migration strategy; ensures technical standards; and maintains enterprise-scale environments. The role requires experience with major cloud platforms, scripting, infrastructure as code, and secure systems, along with Secret clearance and the ability to obtain DoD IAT Level II certification.

Designs and maintains enterprise cloud and hybrid architectures supporting U.S. Air Force missions. Assesses workloads, dependencies, security boundaries, and modernization options; develops migration plans, integration designs, IaC and CI/CD architecture patterns, monitoring strategies, and resilient solutions across classified and unclassified environments. Supports RMF, ATO, cybersecurity integration, technical trade studies, cost analysis, architecture documentation, change control, and Government reviews while guiding engineering teams toward secure, approved deployments.

Owns post-deployment value, adoption, and expansion for strategic Private Cloud AI customers across North America. Provides enterprise AI architecture guidance, identifies GenAI and agentic AI use cases, leads technical and business reviews, develops expansion cases, and partners with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Support. Builds reusable workshops, reference architectures, metrics, and operating processes for a global AI value motion. The role is customer-facing, commercially oriented, hybrid, and requires frequent North American travel.

Lead design and adoption of cloud-based, portable AI platform architectures across hybrid environments. Advise on technology selection, document target-state designs, shepherd architecture reviews, develop multi-year roadmaps, integrate enterprise AI capabilities, produce secure production code, and align engineering with architectural governance and controls.

Design and implement Oracle Cloud (OCI) architectures, recommend cloud-native solutions, lead cloud migrations, develop production geospatial solutions, apply IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), containerize applications (Docker/Kubernetes), ensure security/compliance for defense clients, and collaborate on scalable, reliable cloud systems.