Cloud Solution Architect

Acrisure; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

HSA / FSA

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Calm app

Job summary

Acrisure is seeking a Cloud Architect in Atlanta to define and govern cloud standards, partner with Infrastructure Engineering, and drive scalable, secure Azure solutions across compute, networking, and security.

You will lead DevOps adoption, design CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, optimize costs, and mentor teams while communicating decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of professional experience in cloud architecture or infrastructure.
• Deep hands-on experience designing Azure architecture and landing zones.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS and PaaS services.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Hands-on experience authoring production Infrastructure as Code focused on modularity and code reusable pattern.
• Proven track record designing and operating CI/CD pipeline at scale using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security architecture, and identity management in cloud environments.
• Strong system design background with demonstrated ability to provide solutions spanning distributed systems concepts such as CDN, caching strategies, message bus, API gateways, and load balancing.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into end-to-end Azure solutions across compute, networking, and storage.
• Evaluate architectures for security posture and cost efficiency.
• Provide architectural oversight for virtualization, monitoring, network, and identity.
• Champion automation across provisioning and configuration management.
• Define and drive DevOps practices across engineering teams.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Monitor cloud spend and optimize for cost efficiency.
• Architect enterprise AVD environments and scaling strategies.

Skills

Azure architecture

CI/CD

Networking

Security

Identity management

Distributed systems

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

About Acrisure

Acrisure is a global Fintech leader that combines the best of humans and high tech to offer multiple financial products and services to millions of businesses and individual clients. We connect clients to solutions that help them protect and grow what matters, including Insurance, Reinsurance, Cyber Services, Mortgage Origination and more.

Position Overview

This role is responsible for defining, designing, and governing cloud architecture standards across the organization to ensure scalable, secure, resilient and cost-effective solutions. This role provides technical leadership across infrastructure, networking, identity, and security. This role will partner closely with Infrastructure Engineering to establish cloud best practices, and translate business requirements into robust, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and application requirements into end-to-end Azure solution across compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
• Evaluate project architectures for adherence to cloud best practices, security posture, and cost efficiency.
• Evaluate and recommend Azure services, tools, and third-party integrations to meet evolving organizational needs
• Provide architectural oversight for server virtualization platforms, enterprise monitoring and observability, network, security and identity management.
• Champion automation across provisioning, configuration management and operational tasks.
• Define and drive DevOps practices and culture across engineering teams.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Monitor and optimize cloud spending, providing recommendations to maximize cost efficiency without compromising security and reliability.
• Architect and govern enterprise AVD environments, including host pool design, image management, and session host scaling strategies
• Apply expertise across core system design domains including CDN, distributed caching, message bus, API gateway, load balancing and event-driven architecture.
• Define standards for monitoring, logging, backup, disaster recovery and cost management
• Act as a technical authority and mentor for Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering teams.
• Communicate architecture decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of professional experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related disciplines
• Deep hands‑on experience designing and implementing Azure architecture and landing zones.
• Strong understanding of Azure IaaS and PaaS services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Security, etc.).
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Bicep.
• Hands‑on experience authoring production Infrastructure as Code focused on modularity and code reusable pattern.
• Proven track record designing and operating CI/CD pipeline at scale using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security architecture, and identity management in cloud environments.
• Strong system design background with demonstrated ability to provide solutions spanning distributed systems concepts such as CDN, caching strategies, message bus, API gateways, and load balancing.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, decision making, and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking with strong problem‑solving abilities.

Preferred

• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority.
• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Go, or Bash

Candidates should be comfortable with an on‑site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross‑functional partnership.

Why Join Us

At Acrisure, we’re building more than a business, we’re building a community where people can grow, thrive, and make an impact. Our benefits are designed to support every dimension of your life, from your health and finances to your family and future.

Making a lasting impact on the communities it serves, Acrisure has pledged more than $22 million through its partnerships with Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York.

Employee Benefits

We also offer our employees a comprehensive suite of benefits and perks, including:

• Physical Wellness: Comprehensive medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; fertility benefits; wellness resources; and paid sick time.
• Mental Wellness: Generous paid time off and holidays; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); and a complimentary Calm app subscription.
• Financial Wellness: Immediate vesting in a 401(k) plan; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; commuter benefits; and employee discount programs.
• Family Care: Paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (including for adoptive parents); legal plan options; and pet insurance coverage.
• ... and so much more!

This list is not exhaustive of all available benefits. Eligibility and waiting periods may apply to certain offerings. Benefits may vary based on subsidiary entity and geographic location.

Acrisure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation by contacting [e-mail].

Final candidates will be required to complete post‑offer verification processes related to the role and in accordance with applicable laws.

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