Purpose Statement:  The Cloud Architect has global responsibility for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure solutions. The Cloud Architect is the expert in cloud technologies, has a strong understanding of business needs, and the ability to translate technical requirements into scalable and reliable cloud architectures. The Cloud Architect will be forward looking with a strategic and innovative mindset, ensuring technology trends are known and incorporated in our roadmaps.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the overall cloud architecture design.
• Understands technology trends and incorporates those into strategic roadmaps to drive innovation and business growth.
• Leads strategy and planning for cloud systems and develops effective implementation strategies consistent with specified requirements, architectures and constraints of performance and feasibility.
• Owns implementation and management of cloud technologies.
• Responsible for cloud security, governance, and awareness.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred. (Computer Science / IT)
• 4 or more years of direct experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud (preferred) and/or Azure, AWS
• 4 or more years of experience working with security, networking, and DevOps principles
• Previous experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform
• 4 years of related experience required; 6 or more years of related experience is preferred
• Certification in the related architecture field is desirable