Cloud Architect — Flexible Schedule, Secure Gov IT

North Carolina Office of the State Auditor; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State Benefits

Flexible schedule options

Generous paid time off

Competitive pay and health insurance

Job summary

The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor is seeking a Cloud Architect to design and maintain cloud architecture standards, reference designs, solution patterns, and technical roadmaps that support secure, scalable agency systems.

You will evaluate risks and costs, consult with stakeholders to translate business needs into viable cloud options, and review proposals for alignment with enterprise architecture and agency standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate existing systems and recommend cloud migration, modernization, integration, and optimization approaches.
• Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, network segmentation, data protection, monitoring, and compliance for enterprise environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and promote consistent architecture practices across agency initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design cloud environments, workloads, integrations, and platform services.
• Establish governance practices for provisioning, security baselines, access management, tagging, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and lifecycle controls.
• Evaluate risks, cost drivers, operations impacts, and compliance considerations.

Skills

Cloud migration

Architecture evaluation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CS Eng

Associate degree in CS/IT

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor is seeking a Cloud Architect to design and maintain cloud architecture standards, reference designs, solution patterns, and technical roadmaps that support secure, scalable agency systems.

You will evaluate risks and costs, consult with stakeholders to translate business needs into viable cloud options, and review proposals for alignment with enterprise architecture and agency standards.