Cloud Solutions Architect III

Kforce Inc; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Greenwood Village, CO seeks a Cloud Solutions Architect III to design and deliver cloud architectures across multiple products. You will guide technical teams, align with roadmaps, and ensure secure, scalable cloud implementations.

Required: 5–10 years in cloud architecture, experience with GCP/AWS, Linux, scripting (Bash/Python), Git, and Kubernetes. Strong communication with product and engineering teams is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of demonstrated experience in cloud architecture.
• 1-5 years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS.
• 1-5 years of experience working in Linux environments.
• 1-5 years of experience with scripting languages, preferably Bash or Python.
• 1-5 years of experience working with Git SCM, including GitHub and GitLab.
• Experience with Agile methodology.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructures and deployment models.
• Understanding and execution of cloud best practices regarding operations and security.
• Proficient in GCP Services and CLI.
• Experience with container infrastructure, such as Kubernetes, GKE, EKS.

Responsibilities

• Produce architecture blueprints that guide the development and implementation of Cloud solutions across multiple products, providing direction to technical teams during project delivery and ensuring implementations support technology and product roadmaps.
• Provide expertise in development and maintenance of architecture standards and solutions that align with strategic goals and partner with product managers, business analysts, designers, and software engineers.
• Create solutions and present compelling recommendations to customers.
• Define operational procedures and practices.
• Define KPIs and set up health-checks, monitoring and escalation procedures.
• Accelerate development for roadmap features to address customer requirements.
• Identify ongoing risks and mitigation measures throughout projects.
• Improve internal processes and promote knowledge sharing via knowledge base, blogs, and brown bag lunches.
• Capture project lessons and translate them into architectural best practices; mentor the internal team.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to review requirements and identify platform enhancements.

Skills

Cloud architecture

GCP

AWS

Linux

Bash

Python

Git

Agile

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

Jenkins

TeamCity

Docker

Tools

GCP CLI

OpenStack

VMware

DockerHub

GitHub

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Greenwood Village, CO that is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect III. Responsibilities:

• Produce architecture blueprints that guide the development and implementation of Cloud solutions across multiple products, providing direction to technical teams during project delivery and ensuring implementations support technology and product roadmaps
• Provides expertise in the development and maintenance of architecture standards and solutions that align with strategic goals and partner with product managers, business analysts, designers, and software engineers to navigate solution decisions
• Creating solutions and presenting compelling recommendations to customers
• Define operational procedures and practices
• Define KPIs and set up appropriate health-checks, monitoring and escalation procedures
• Accelerate development for roadmap features, to address specific customer requirements
• Identify ongoing risks and pain points throughout the project, develop and implement mitigation measures
• Improve internal processes, and promote knowledge sharing in the team, by contributing to the knowledge base, blogs, and brown bag lunches
• Capture project lessons and convert them into architectural best practices applicable to the broader install base; Mentor and coach the internal team through internal training sessions
• Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to review customer requirements and feedback, and identify opportunities for platform enhancements

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Greenwood Village, CO that is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect III. Responsibilities:

• Produce architecture blueprints that guide the development and implementation of Cloud solutions across multiple products, providing direction to technical teams during project delivery and ensuring implementations support technology and product roadmaps
• Provides expertise in the development and maintenance of architecture standards and solutions that align with strategic goals and partner with product managers, business analysts, designers, and software engineers to navigate solution decisions
• Creating solutions and presenting compelling recommendations to customers
• Define operational procedures and practices
• Define KPIs and set up appropriate health-checks, monitoring and escalation procedures
• Accelerate development for roadmap features, to address specific customer requirements
• Identify ongoing risks and pain points throughout the project, develop and implement mitigation measures
• Improve internal processes, and promote knowledge sharing in the team, by contributing to the knowledge base, blogs, and brown bag lunches
• Capture project lessons and convert them into architectural best practices applicable to the broader install base; Mentor and coach the internal team through internal training sessions
• Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to review customer requirements and feedback, and identify opportunities for platform enhancements

Requirements

• 5-10 years of demonstrated experience in cloud architecture
• 1-5 years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS
• 1-5 yearsof experience working in Linux environments
• 1-5 years of experience with scripting languages, preferably Bash or Python
• 1-5 years of experience working with Git SCM, including GitHub and GitLab
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructures and deployment models
• Understanding and execution of cloud best practices regarding operations and security
• Proficient in GCP Services and CLI
• Experience with container infrastructure, such as Kubernetes, GKE, EKS
• Knowledge of tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, TeamCity, Artifactory, DockerHub, and GitHub
• Experience administering databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and/or MSSQL
• Knowledge of enterprise cloud solutions, deploying and running solutions in a cloud environment, and private, public, and hybrid clouds
• Extensive experience with Internet technologies and protocols like TCP/IP, VPN, SSL and HTTP
• Hands-on experience with public and private cloud services (AWS, Openstack, VMWare, ect) as well as load balancers and networking devices

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees.

Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.