Cloud Solutions Architect

Medcomps Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Medcomps Corporation seeks an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to lead modernization across data centers and hybrid clouds. You will craft cloud blueprints, topologies, and technical specs while guiding migrations to AWS, Azure, or GCP.

You will design IaC pipelines, enforce security and governance, and support Kubernetes, microservices, and serverless ecosystems with Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cloud technology and IT architecture experience.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS cloud delivery models.
• Cloud-based network design and architecture.
• Cloud security, data governance, compliance, and identity/access management.
• Kubernetes architecture, deployment, scaling, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture and infrastructure modernization initiatives across data center and hybrid cloud environments.
• Develop cloud architectural blueprints, network topologies, and technical specifications.
• Design and implement solutions using AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Lead cloud migration and transformation initiatives from on-premises to public, private, or hybrid platforms.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud integration pipelines.
• Establish security, identity, access control, governance, and compliance measures for cloud solutions.
• Design and administer highly scalable cloud-based systems and integrations.
• Support Kubernetes clusters, microservices, APIs, and serverless infrastructure.
• Implement automation using Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure ARM templates.
• Support CI/CD, containerization, deployment, scaling, and maintenance of cloud-native applications.
• Implement monitoring, logging, auditing, and operational solutions using cloud-native and enterprise tools.
• Analyze current-state and future-state architectures, identify gaps, and develop modernization strategies.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and provide technical direction to project teams.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support training and knowledge transfer for technical and business teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure/GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

DevOps

IaC

Security IAM

CI/CD

Networking

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Interview mode: Inperson

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to lead cloud infrastructure modernization and transformation initiatives for HHSC. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across AWS/Azure/GCP, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, DevOps, networking, security, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Lead cloud architecture and infrastructure modernization initiatives across data center and hybrid cloud environments.
• Develop cloud architectural blueprints, network topologies, and technical specifications.
• Design and implement solutions using AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or GCP.
• Lead cloud migration and transformation initiatives from on-premises to public, private, or hybrid cloud platforms.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud integration pipelines.
• Establish security, identity, access control, governance, and compliance measures for cloud solutions.
• Design and administer highly scalable cloud-based systems and integrations.
• Support Kubernetes clusters, microservices, APIs, and serverless infrastructure.
• Implement automation using Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure ARM templates.
• Support CI/CD, containerization, deployment, scaling, and maintenance of cloud-native applications.
• Implement monitoring, logging, auditing, and operational solutions using cloud-native and enterprise tools.
• Analyze current-state and future-state architectures, identify gaps, and develop modernization strategies.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and provide technical direction to project teams.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support training and knowledge transfer for technical and business teams.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of experience in cloud technology and IT architecture.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS cloud delivery models.
• Cloud-based network design and architecture.
• Cloud security, data governance, compliance, and identity/access management.
• Kubernetes architecture, deployment, scaling, and maintenance.
• Containerization and microservices.
• CI/CD and DevOps principles.
• Infrastructure as Code using:
• Terraform
• Ansible
• AWS CloudFormation
• Cloud automation using Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, and Kubernetes Helm.
• YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL, and other declarative/imperative technologies.
• Cloud monitoring, logging, auditing, and operations tools such as:
• AWS CloudWatch
• GCP Cloud Operations
• Dynatrace
• Strong technical writing and architecture diagramming skills.
• Experience with Visio, Microsoft Office, and MS Project.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• 8+ years of enterprise cloud/hybrid architecture experience.
• Cloud database services including SQL, Oracle, and NoSQL.
• Data lakes and cloud ETL/ELT technologies.
• Structured and unstructured data platforms.
• Enterprise IT solution architecture in cloud and hybrid environments.
• AI services from major cloud providers.
• Data pipelines and big data frameworks.
• Advanced Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Advanced cloud automation and IaC.
• Experience with healthcare or regulated environments.