Cloud Solutions Architect

ZealHire Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ZealHire in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud solutions with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

You will lead migrations of legacy applications to the cloud, define scalable architectures, and guide DevOps and development teams while ensuring security, performance, and cost efficiency across GCP, AWS, and Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise cloud solutions on major cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, distributed systems and microservices.
• Proficient with IaC tools: Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security, and cost optimization.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and GKE in production environments.
• Proven leadership and ability to guide cross-functional teams in public-sector projects.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable cloud solutions across GCP, AWS, and Azure.
• Lead legacy app migrations to cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and DevOps to define technical solutions.
• Design cloud databases, BigQuery pipelines, APIs, and integration architectures.
• Ensure security, performance, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Support Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, and containerized environments.
• Create architecture diagrams, technical docs, and integration specs.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
• Evaluate cloud technologies and recommend modernization improvements.

Skills

GCP expertise

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

IAM security

Docker/Kubernetes

Leadership

Public sector

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Ansible

CloudFormation

Pulumi

GKE

Job description

ZealHire. Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Contract Deadline: Nov 28, 2026

USC/H4-EAD OnlyLocation: Salt Lake City, UT – Onsite

Passport number required for H4-EAD

NEED LOCAL CANDIDATES

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect to design, secure, and optimize enterprise cloud solutions, with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role will support legacy application migrations, cloud architecture, security, DevOps, and technical leadership across development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable cloud solutions across GCP, AWS, and Azure.
• Lead legacy application migrations to cloud platforms.
• Work with stakeholders and DevOps teams to define technical solutions.
• Design cloud databases, BigQuery pipelines, APIs, and integration architectures.
• Ensure security, performance, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Support Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, and containerized environments.
• Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and integration specifications.
• Design disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
• Evaluate cloud technologies and recommend modernization improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with GCP or another major cloud platform.
• Cloud architecture, distributed systems, and microservices.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
• Cloud networking, VPC, hybrid connectivity, security, and IAM.
• Docker, Kubernetes, and GKE.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, leadership, and solution-design skills.
• Experience supporting government, higher education, or other public-sector environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or technical leadership.
• Cloud certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, GCP Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, or Azure Solutions Architect.
• DevSecOps and CI/CD experience, including GitHub Actions.
• PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, and BigQuery migration experience.
• Knowledge of NIST, CIS Benchmarks, and ISO/IEC 27001.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and infrastructure tools.

Submission Requirements

Please clearly highlight:

• Public-sector cloud experience
• GCP/AWS/Azure certifications
• IaC tools and project experience
• Cloud security and IAM experience
• Government or public-sector cloud projects

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 84158

Salary Range:

$000,000 – $000,000 Salary range is not shown on the candidate portal