Cloud Data Platform Architect & Engineer

City Of Atlanta Careers; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Atlanta Careers seeks an Information Technology Architect (Cloud Engineer) in Atlanta, GA to design, deploy, and operate enterprise cloud and database platforms supporting analytics and AI initiatives. You will manage cloud services, automate deployments, and supervise Oracle and SQL Server environments for 24/7 operations.

The role requires strong cloud engineering, data platform design, and security expertise, along with experience migrating on-premises systems to cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Design secure, scalable cloud architectures for enterprise data services.
• Administer Oracle and SQL Server databases with backups, recovery, and tuning.
• Implement infrastructure as code and CI/CD for cloud deployments.
• Ensure security, compliance, and operational resilience of data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud architectures and reference designs.
• Migrate on-prem databases to cloud platforms with validation.
• Automate provisioning and deployment using scripting and IaC.
• Monitor cloud costs and optimize resource usage.
• Provide 24/7 availability for enterprise data services.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Database administration

Automation & IaC

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Security & compliance

Project management

Communication & customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field

Master’s in IT, CS, or related field (preferred)

Azure/AWS/Oracle/TOGAF/ITIL certifications (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Toad

SQL Server management tools

Job description

City of Atlanta Careers seeks an Information Technology Architect (Cloud Engineer) in Atlanta, GA to design, deploy, and operate enterprise cloud and database platforms supporting analytics and AI initiatives. You will manage cloud services, automate deployments, and supervise Oracle and SQL Server environments for 24/7 operations.

The role requires strong cloud engineering, data platform design, and security expertise, along with experience migrating on-premises systems to cloud solutions.