Cloud Architect

Cloud Architect – Job Description

Job Title

Cloud Architect / Cloud Solutions Architect

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud solutions. The architect works with development, DevOps, security, networking, and business teams to migrate and deploy applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Key Responsibilities

1. Cloud Architecture

• Design scalable and highly available cloud architectures.
• Select appropriate cloud services based on business and technical requirements.
• Design:
• Compute
• Storage
• Networking
• Databases
• Security
• Monitoring
• Backup and disaster recovery
• Define architecture standards and best practices.

2. Cloud Migration

• Assess existing on-premises applications and infrastructure.
• Develop cloud migration strategies.
• Plan migration using approaches such as:
• Rehost
• Replatform
• Refactor
• Repurchase
• Retire
• Retain
• Support application modernization.

3. AWS / Azure / GCP

A Cloud Architect may specialize in one or more platforms.

AWS

• EC2
• S3
• VPC
• IAM
• RDS
• Lambda
• ECS/EKS
• CloudFront
• Route 53
• CloudWatch

Azure

• Virtual Machines
• Blob Storage
• Virtual Network
• Azure AD / Entra ID
• Azure SQL
• Functions
• AKS
• Application Gateway
• Azure Monitor

GCP

• Compute Engine
• Cloud Storage
• VPC
• IAM
• Cloud SQL
• Cloud Functions
• GKE
• Cloud Monitoring

4. Cloud Security

• Design secure cloud architectures.
• Implement IAM and least-privilege access.
• Configure network security.
• Implement encryption for data at rest and in transit.
• Define security controls and compliance requirements.
• Work with security teams on vulnerability and risk management.

5. Networking

Strong understanding of

• VPC/VNet
• Subnets
• Routing
• Internet Gateway
• NAT Gateway
• Load Balancers
• Firewalls
• VPN
• DNS
• Private endpoints
• CDN

6. DevOps & Infrastructure as Code

Work closely with DevOps teams using

• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• ARM/Bicep
• Ansible
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes