Lead Cloud Architect - MI

Firstimmo; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

STELLARIX in Pakistan is seeking a Lead Cloud Architect to design, implement, and govern scalable, secure cloud solutions. You will drive architecture standards, collaborate with application teams, and align initiatives with enterprise goals.

Responsibilities include defining cloud tech strategy, enabling serverless, containerization, migration projects, and mentoring engineers. You will work with AWS, GCP, and Azure to deliver cost-effective, resilient platforms while guiding governance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 8+ years in cloud architecture with AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience with migration projects and AI workloads on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the cloud technical architecture aligned with business objectives.
• Collaborate with application and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Establish and enforce architecture governance and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Lead discussions on architectural best practices, risk mitigation, and trade-offs with senior leadership.
• Drive cloud infrastructure strategy, incl. serverless, containers, and managed DBs.
• Create and maintain architecture and solution design docs following AWS best practices.
• Lead technical presales activities alongside sales teams with customers.
• Support migration and modernization initiatives within the cloud roadmap.
• Ensure scalability, resiliency, and security of cloud solutions and architectures.
• Mentor and guide junior architects and engineers in the Cloud Foundation Team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cloud strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

CloudFormation

SageMaker

API Gateway

Bedrock

Fargate

ECS

EKS

Job description

Job Title: Lead Cloud Architect

Job Type: Full-time Permanent

Company Name: STELLARIX

Location: Pakistan

Job Description:

The Cloud Architect will beresponsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable, highlyavailable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions within the Cloud Centerof Excellence (CCOE). The ideal candidate will lead cloud architecture efforts,working closely with internal application teams to translate businessrequirements into robust technical solutions aligned with enterprisearchitecture standards and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the overall cloudtechnical architecture in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with application and businessteams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Establish and enforce architecturegovernance and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Lead discussions on architectural bestpractices, risk mitigation, and trade-offs with senior leadership toinform strategic decisions.
• Drive cloud infrastructure strategy,including the adoption of advanced cloud services such as Serverless (AWSLambda, Fargate), Containers (ECS, EKS), and managed databases.
• Create and maintain architecture andsolution design documents in alignment with AWS best practices.
• Lead technical presales activitiesalongside sales teams, engaging with customers to understand theirchallenges and propose cloud solutions that deliver business value.
• Support migration and modernizationinitiatives within the cloud adoption roadmap.
• Ensure scalability, resiliency, andsecurity of cloud solutions and architectures.
• Mentor and guide junior architects andengineers within the Cloud Foundation Team.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in cloudarchitecture and infrastructure, particularly with AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Hands-on experience delivering migrationprojects, including lift-and-shift and modernization initiatives, includingdata warehouse and AI workloads using AWS services such as EC2, S3,Lambda, Fargate, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, SageMaker, API Gateway,Bedrock, and Terraform.
• Proven experience in microservicesarchitecture, containerization, and APIs.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking,storage, computing, security, and virtualization technologies.
• Ability to communicate complex technicalconcepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in architecturaldecision-making and the ability to drive cloud adoption acrossorganizational teams.

Certification Requirements:

• Must possess AWS Certified SolutionsArchitect - Professional certification.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CDmethodologies.
• Familiarity with security standards andcompliance frameworks like PCI DSS, ISO 27001, ITIL , GDPR and HIPAA.
• Experience in financial management ofcloud resources, including cost optimization strategies.

This role requires strategicvision, technical excellence, and the ability to effectively collaborate acrossmultiple organizational units to achieve business objectives through cloudtechnologies.