The company needs to drive the design and implementation of cloud architectures engineered for modular, horizontal, and regional scalability to facilitate global growth, operational efficiency, and consistent standards adoption.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining cloud architectures for complex global infrastructure delivery
- Deep experience architecting across leading cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Proven comprehension of networking, security, and microservices/container orchestration
- Proven record leading cross-functional teams and complex cloud migrations
- Prior proficiency in automation, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code
- Familiarity with industry-standard frameworks for cloud governance and architecture (TOGAF, NIST, ISO).
- Familiarity with regulated environments (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304) and how to architect for compliance.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end cloud architecture vision and ensure alignment with business goals, growth plans, and compliance needs.
- Architect reliable, scalable, and secure cloud systems (public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud) that meet current and future requirements.
- Define cloud governance, cost optimization, and security frameworks; establish and enforce cloud best practices across teams.
- Recommend and select cloud providers and tools suitable for enterprise needs (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Facilitate organizational adoption of the cloud and manage migration and modernization initiatives, often managing related cultural and process changes.
- Work in close partnership with Data Architects to ensure robust data flows, storage, governance, and analytics integration in all cloud environments.
- Partner with Product Architects to design solutions that align seamlessly with product roadmaps and user experience vision.
Other
- Strategic Leadership: Own the end-to-end cloud architecture vision and ensure alignment with business goals, growth plans, and compliance needs.
- Facilitate organizational adoption of the cloud and manage migration and modernization initiatives, often managing related cultural and process changes.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Outstanding communication and collaborator management skills
- Track record of successful change management for large-scale architectural standards or platform upgrades.
