Cloud Architect

Patterson Companies; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson Companies seeks an experienced Cloud Architect Principal to drive the technical direction of enterprise cloud solutions.

The role focuses on secure, scalable, resilient architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, partnering with business teams to shape the cloud roadmap and governance.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, software development, or related technology disciplines.
• 3 years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud architecture across multiple platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP), managing long-term designs, reference architectures, and roadmaps to ensure solutions support business requirements, scalability, performance, security, and operational reliability
• Lead complex cloud initiatives by defining technical approaches, directing solution design, and guiding implementation and integration activities across cloud environments
• Oversee cloud platform performance by reviewing system availability and operational health, proactively identifying issues, right-sizing service selection, building cost estimates, troubleshooting complex problems, and implementing sustainable resolutions
• Lead system optimization by establishing standards for cloud-native applications, infrastructure, data, and integration, establishing automated delivery patterns, reusable models, and defining standards and deployment practices
• Establish and advance cloud engineering standards, processes, and best practices that improve reliability, maintainability, and efficiency across cloud environments
• Ensure cloud solutions comply with security requirements by embedding security and compliance controls into designs and maintaining audit, monitoring, and compliance-related documentation
• Drive ongoing system resilience by defining reference architectures and recovery objectives to validate resilience through testing and operational readiness review
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and architectural approaches through proofs of concept and recommends adoption strategies based on business benefit
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and stakeholders, influencing engineering decisions and supporting successful delivery of cloud initiatives to ensure delivered solutions align with established standards
• Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Terraform

Kubernetes

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Patterson isn't just a place to work, it's a partner that cares about your success.

One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first, always advancing, and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.

Date Last Edited: 10/15/2026 11:01:12 AM

Job Summary

The Cloud Architect Principal is responsible for the technical direction of enterprise cloud solutions, using extensive knowledge to serve as a technical expert. This role translates business requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective architectures across cloud and hybrid environments. This role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of cloud architecture, reference architectures, engineering standards, platforms, and applications from concept to implementation. This role partners with application, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to shape the cloud roadmap, modernize platforms, and govern architecture decisions.

Essential Functions

• Design and implement cloud architecture across multiple platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP), managing long-term designs, reference architectures, and roadmaps to ensure solutions support business requirements, scalability, performance, security, and operational reliability


• Lead complex cloud initiatives by defining technical approaches, directing solution design, and guiding implementation and integration activities across cloud environments


• Oversee cloud platform performance by reviewing system availability and operational health, proactively identifying issues, right-sizing service selection, building cost estimates, troubleshooting complex problems, and implementing sustainable resolutions


• Lead system optimization by establishing standards for cloud-native applications, infrastructure, data, and integration, establishing automated delivery patterns, reusable models, and defining standards and deployment practices


• Establish and advance cloud engineering standards, processes, and best practices that improve reliability, maintainability, and efficiency across cloud environments


• Ensure cloud solutions comply with security requirements by embedding security and compliance controls into designs and maintaining audit, monitoring, and compliance-related documentation


• Drive ongoing system resilience by defining reference architectures and recovery objectives to validate resilience through testing and operational readiness review


• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and architectural approaches through proofs of concept and recommends adoption strategies based on business benefit


• Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and stakeholders, influencing engineering decisions and supporting successful delivery of cloud initiatives to ensure delivered solutions align with established standards


• Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience


• 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, software development, or related technology disciplines


• 3 years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design


• Experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Skills and Abilities

• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud design patterns, networking, identity, security, and application and data integration


• Demonstrated expertise in networking, identity and access management, governance, compute, storage, managed databases, and monitoring tools and services (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, and Key Vault)


• Demonstrated expertise across resource hierarchy, IAM, networking, compute, storage, managed databases, and observability platforms and services (e.g., GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Monitoring, and Secret Manager)


• Proficiency with version control tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automation languages (e.g., Terraform, Git, Kubernetes, Python, PowerShell)


• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability practices


• Demonstrated expertise in cloud computing platforms, database tools, observability services, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, Key Vault)


• Ability to analyze ambiguous technical and business requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions


• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve highly complex cloud infrastructure and application issues


• Knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability