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Senior Cloud Architect
AI Summary
Design and build cloud infrastructure, lead migrations, and present technical solutions to executives.
Key Highlights
Architect and build cloud environments on Azure and AWS
Lead large-scale on-premises to cloud migrations and hybrid/multi-cloud transformations
Present technical solutions to CTOs, CFOs, CEOs, and board members
Technical Skills Required
Job Description
About The Role
We are seeking a rare blend of deep technical expertise and executive-level communication: a battle-tested Senior Cloud Architect who is equally comfortable racking servers in a data center, writing production Terraform from scratch, and presenting multi-million-dollar cloud strategies to C-level executives and boards.
You will own the end-to-end technical vision while personally building and delivering production cloud infrastructure on both Azure and AWS, lead complex migrations from on-prem environments, and serve as the trusted technical advisor to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, hands-on build, and operationalize greenfield cloud environments on Azure and AWS (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless).
- Lead large-scale on-premises to cloud migrations and hybrid/multi-cloud transformations.
- Design and implement enterprise landing zones, governance, security, networking, and cost-optimization frameworks.
- Personally author and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform primary, Bicep/CloudFormation secondary).
- Translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling presentations and recommendations for CTOs, CFOs, CEOs, and board members.
- Regularly present architecture roadmaps, migration plans, risk assessments, TCO/ROI analysis, and progress updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Influence strategic decisions by articulating trade-offs, risks, and long-term implications of cloud and infrastructure choices.
- Build trust as the go-to technical authority both in the weeds with engineers and in the boardroom with executives.
- Mentor engineering teams while maintaining final accountability for solution quality and delivery.
- 8 12+ years in infrastructure engineering with strong on-premises data center roots (VMware, storage arrays, enterprise networking, physical deployments).
- Expert-level hands-on experience in both Azure and AWS (minimum 5 years public cloud).
- Proven ability to build production cloud environments from scratch not just manage inherited ones.
- Mastery of Terraform (mandatory) and enterprise networking in hybrid/multi-cloud scenarios.
- Demonstrated experience presenting to and influencing C-suite executives and boards:
- Confidently delivered technical strategy, migration plans, and financial justification decks
- Translated highly technical concepts into business outcomes and risk language
- Led architecture review boards and governance committees
- Certifications: At least two professional-level (e.g., AZ-305, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, etc.)
- Exceptional communication skills verbal, written, and visual (you can make a 50-slide deck feel like a 5-slide story).
- You still write Terraform modules yourself and abel to explain to senior leadership why and what reasons on landing zones.
- You default to building it yourself first, then teach others how to operate it.
- Prior experience as a Solutions Architect or Principal Consultant at a major cloud provider or global SI
- Published blogs, conference talks, or internal lunch & learn sessions on cloud architecture
- Experience advising executives in regulated industries (FSI, healthcare, public sector)
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