Cloud Software and Solutions Architect
At a glance
Mid-level Cloud role at Hdjm. Madison · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $123,473–$175,225 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Shape cloud application and platform architecture with engineering, security and product teams, then guide its delivery
- Set up shared cloud capabilities such as landing zones and developer platforms, and review designs and code for technical fit
- Build security, governance and cost controls into cloud systems, including identity protections, resource sizing and tagging
- Guide cloud data and integration patterns, including data models, movement, lineage and governance across workloads
- Lead or support on-premises migrations, set observability and resilience approaches, and mentor engineers and developers
What you bring
- At least eight years in software, infrastructure or DevOps, including at least three years focused on cloud architecture
- Hands-on depth with AWS or Azure and core cloud services, plus experience building cloud-native distributed systems
- You have operated containerized workloads and used infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation to deliver them
- Strong understanding of cloud security, API and event-driven integration, and modern data platforms
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits an experienced cloud architect who combines platform, data and integration design with hands-on technical leadership. You’ll also mentor engineers, SREs and developers.
From the employer
The Cloud Software and Platform Architect is responsible for defining and leading the end-to-end architecture of cloud hosted applications and the underlying platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency. They partner with engineering, security, and product teams to shape cloud strategy, reference architectures, and implementation of roadmaps.
Responsibilities
Cloud & Platform Architecture Main
Architect and oversee implementation of shared platform capabilities (landing zones, PaaS services, internal developer platforms, golden paths).
Review solution designs and pull requests for architectural alignment, technical risk, and adherence to standards.
Stay current on cloud provider roadmaps and emerging technologies, evaluating their fit and proposing adoption where it is beneficial.
Security, Governance & Cost Optimization
Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design (identity, network segmentation, encryption, secrets management, compliance controls) into cloud and platform architectures.
Contribute to cloud governance, cost management, and optimization practices (tagging standards, right sizing, reserved instances, FinOps).
Data & Integration Architecture
Partner with data and integration teams to design data platforms (warehouses/lakes, streaming, ETL/ELT) and integration patterns (APIs, events, messaging) on the cloud.
Define and govern data architecture standards across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, ensuring consistency, scalability, and interoperability across domains.
Partner with enterprise and solution architects to establish canonical data models, data contracts, and metadata management frameworks aligned to business capabilities.
Design data movement, lineage, and governance patterns supporting both analytical and operational workloads.
Modernization, Observability & Technical Leadership
Lead or support migration and modernization initiatives from on-prem to cloud (rehost, re-platform, refactor) including assessment, roadmaps, and solution designs.
Define observability strategy (logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs) and resilience patterns (auto scaling, failover, DR, backup/restore).
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, SREs, and developers; evangelize best practices in cloud native and platform engineering.
REQUIREMENTS
8–12+ years in software engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, including 3–5+ years in cloud architecture.
Deep hands-on expertise with AWS or Azure and strong knowledge of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, security).
Experience designing and building cloud‑native and distributed systems (microservices, containers, serverless).
Proven ability to architect and operate containerized workloads with appropriate networking, security, and observability.
Advanced proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi) and CI/CD automation.
Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architecture, and cloud integration patterns.
Knowledge of modern data platforms (Databricks, data lakes/warehouses, streaming, ETL/ELT) and data modeling.
Strong grasp of cloud security, compliance, and risk management (least privilege, zero trust, encryption, regulatory requirements).
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Self-driven, collaborative, and experienced in mentoring and promoting engineering best practices.
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
Experience designing internal developer platforms or platform engineering offerings (self-service environments, golden paths, platform APIs).
Background in SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident management) and building highly available, resilient systems.
Certifications from major cloud providers (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity with on-premise environments.
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