Cloud Architect

Quanta Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Services, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead enterprise cloud strategy across AWS and other platforms from our Houston office. This role focuses on designing secure, scalable cloud solutions, governance, and cost optimization while supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

You will drive reference architectures, evaluate cloud services, and collaborate with security, infrastructure, and development teams to enable seamless cloud adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• AWS IT certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate technical team members.
• Develop cloud strategies, reference architectures, and roadmaps across AWS and other platforms, including hybrid/multi-cloud.
• Evaluate AWS, Azure, GCP, and third-party services based on business and security needs.
• Design cloud solutions enabling interoperability across providers when appropriate.
• Migrate complex, multi-tier apps on AWS and implement IaC/CI-CD practices.
• Develop cloud cost optimization strategies and governance processes.

Skills

AWS Cloud Architecture

Azure

GCP

Hybrid Cloud

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD tooling

Networking (LB, WAF)

DevOps practices

Security governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

AWS certifications a plus

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

Azure DevOps

Job description

About Us

Every moment of every day, people around the world rely on the energy they access through infrastructure built by Quanta. Comprising the largest skilled-labor force in North America, our employees are highly skilled and innovative, continually working to connect people and power. We’re building the infrastructure that supports the energy transition, and there are more opportunities than ever to be part of our team. Join us and build your career building a brighter future.

Imagine what you could do here. We encourage, inspire, and support our people to seize opportunities in our corporate office and with hundreds of our operating companies worldwide that provide solutions for the utility, renewable energy, electric power, industrial, and communications industries.

Quanta actively promotes and maintains a culture of belonging where all employees can be themselves, live their values, and find opportunities to succeed. When you join our team, you join a dynamic organization in which career development is encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is prized. Come find out how our people power modern life.

About this Role

The Cloud Architect is responsible for defining and governing enterprise cloud architecture, standards, and best practices with a primary focus on AWS. This role provides technical leadership across cloud platforms, helping design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions while supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments where business requirements dictate. The Cloud Architect partners with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, and business stakeholders to develop cloud strategies, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.

What You'll Do

• Ability to lead and motivate technical team members
• Deep technical knowledge of AWS and experience designing enterprise cloud solutions. Experience with Azure, GCP, or other hyperscale cloud providers is highly desirable.
• Good presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with audiences
• Work experience should involve support, risk management, solution design, project envisioning, planning, development, deployment, and management.
• Develop cloud strategies, reference architectures, governance standards, and technology roadmaps across AWS and other cloud platforms, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Evaluate and recommend AWS, Azure, GCP, and third-party cloud services based on business, security, operational, and financial requirements.
• Design cloud solutions that support interoperability across multiple cloud providers when appropriate.
• Influence and drive cloud related capabilities solutions and opportunities in coordination with engineering operations and application development teams
• Translate business and technology requirements into architected technical solutions using cloud or internal technology offerings as appropriate.
• Design and govern AWS Landing Zones, account structures, networking architecture, security controls, and operational standards using AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Migrate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS.
• Implementing DevOps practices such as IaC (infrastructure as code), continuous integration and automated deployment.
• Develop cloud cost optimization strategies and governance processes leveraging AWS Cost Explorer, budgeting tools, and FinOps best practices.
• Develop cloud cost optimization strategies and governance processes leveraging AWS Cost Explorer, budgeting tools, and FinOps best practices.
• Continuously review existing tech stack and suggest improvements and upgrades.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years’ experience with architecting solutions on the AWS platform. Azure experience is a plus.
• Experience with Azure, GCP, or other public cloud platforms strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments is highly desirable.
• Proven experience as an AWS Cloud Architect / Engineer or similar role.
• Deep understanding of cloud computing and AWS products and services.
• Experience in designing and deploying architecture on the AWS platform.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation technologies including Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, or equivalent CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with full Microsoft stack including AD, DHCP, DNS, DFS Namespace, Windows Servers. Experience with Linux servers a plus.
• Good understanding of networking solutions including Load Balancer, WAF, GSLB. SD-WAN experience a plus.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution preferred, or equivalent experience.
• AWS IT certifications a plus

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises others: NoHas hiring and terminating responsibilities: NoNumber of employees report to this job: N/A

Travel Requirements

Travel: Minimal, as neededPercent of time: up to 10%

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.