Cloud Architect

Job Title : Cloud Architect

Location : New York Remote

Years of Experience : 8+ Years

Job Summary :

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect with deep hands-on expertise in cloud-native platforms, infrastructure-as-code, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Python scripting and Terraform, with solid working knowledge of Kubernetes to design, build, and optimize scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design : Define cloud architecture strategy, patterns, and best practices across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Develop, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Terraform and modular design principles.

Automation & Scripting : Write and optimize Python scripts to automate deployments, monitoring, CI / CD pipelines, and operational tasks.

Kubernetes Orchestration : Design and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes, ensuring scalability, availability, and cost efficiency.

Cloud Security & Compliance : Implement guardrails, RBAC, policies, and secure-by-design architecture.

Performance Optimization : Drive observability, cost optimization, and reliability engineering across cloud workloads.

Collaboration : Partner with developers, DevOps, and data engineering teams to enable AI / ML and modern data workloads.

Innovation : Evaluate emerging cloud services (e.g., serverless, service mesh, AI / agentic integrations) and recommend adoption strategies.

Required Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on expertise in Terraform for cloud infrastructure provisioning and automation.

Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, orchestration, and tooling.

Solid knowledge and practical experience with Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE, or OpenShift).

Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP), including networking, IAM, storage, and compute.

Familiarity with CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or ArgoCD).

Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).

Strong understanding of cloud security practices and compliance frameworks.

Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.