Cloud Solutions Architect

VIVA; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, secure, and optimize cloud solutions with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including legacy-to-cloud migrations. You will provide technical leadership to development and operations teams.

Responsibilities include designing cloud solutions, collaborating with stakeholders, creating architecture documentation, and ensuring security, performance, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in IT, including 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or similar leadership role.
• GCP/AWS/Azure certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud solutions focusing on GCP, with AWS/Azure context.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and DevOps to translate requirements into designs.
• Provide technical leadership on cloud best practices and architectures.
• Create architectural docs, diagrams, and integration specs.
• Ensure secure, compliant, and high-performance cloud solutions.
• Maintain cloud databases, BigQuery pipelines, and APIs for migrations.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and cost-optimization opportunities.
• Support disaster recovery planning and high availability.

Skills

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

BigQuery

PostgreSQL

Security IAM

Networking (VPC)

Public sector cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related

Tools

Ansible

CloudFormation

Pulumi

GKE

Job description

The client is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to support the clientin designing, securing, and optimizing cloud solutions with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including legacy-to-cloud migrations, while providing technical leadership to development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud solutions that meet business and technical requirements (primary focus on GCP; AWS and Azure also relevant)
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business product owners, and DevOps teams to gather requirements and translate them into architectural designs and technical roadmaps
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud best practices, application hosting, and distributed architecture
• Create and maintain architectural documentation, including diagrams, integration processes, and specifications
• Ensure solutions are secure, compliant, and optimized for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Architect and maintain cloud database systems, BigQuery data pipelines, and public/private APIs to support application integration and legacy-to-cloud migrations
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies, tools, and services (e.g., containers, Kubernetes/GKE, BI analytics)
• Conduct regular reviews of cloud environments to identify improvements and cost optimization opportunities
• Support disaster recovery planning and backup strategies and ensure high availability of critical systems
• Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and industry trends to inform architectural strategy

Required Technical Skills

• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms and services (demonstrated GCP expertise or other major public cloud provider); scalable, distributed systems and microservices architecture; Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Open Tofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi); networking (VPC, hybrid connectivity), security protocols, and IAM in cloud environments; containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE); AI-assisted developer tools and workflows for infrastructure provisioning, code maintenance, and automated testing; strong problem-solving and troubleshooting; effective communication and leadership skills; and experience working in a cloud environment for a government, higher education, or other public-sector entity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent related experience, where 1 year of higher education substitutes for 1 year of experience)
• 7+ years of experience in IT, including 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or a similar technical leadership role
• Certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), and database administration/migrations (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, or ISO/IEC 27001

Minimum Mandatory Requirements

• GCP, AWS or Azure certification
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• Experience working in a cloud environment for a public sector entity (State, Federal, Higher Ed, etc.)

Notes

20 hours per week.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status