Cloud Solutions Architect IV

PINNACLE GROUP (Pinnacle Technical Resources); Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K contributions

PTO

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect IV to design secure, scalable cloud architectures for the Frontier and Cyber Response program. This senior role combines enterprise architecture with hands-on engineering across cloud, application, infrastructure, and identity environments.

You will work with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to drive secure modernization, IAM improvements, and automation.

Qualifications

• Approximately 15+ years of combined engineering and architecture experience preferred.
• Proven experience as an enterprise, cloud, or solutions architect.
• Experience in banking, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with vulnerability management, application security, or infrastructure security.
• Knowledge of network segmentation and identity/access management.
• Experience automating identity, security, or operational processes.
• Strong understanding of architecture patterns, security principles, scalability, and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Design and review enterprise cloud and application architecture patterns.
• Support vulnerability management across applications and infrastructure, including Windows and Unix/Linux environments.
• Develop architecture solutions for network segmentation and security modernization.
• Improve and automate identity and access management processes.
• Evaluate existing manual workflows and recommend scalable, automated solutions to improve SLA performance.
• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and contribute to implementation when needed.
• Support Frontier program initiatives involving cloud modernization, secure development, and cyber-risk reduction.
• Document architecture decisions, technical standards, and solution designs.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Security principles

Vulnerability management

IAM

Automation

Tools

AWS

GitHub Copilot

CI/CD platforms

Windows Server / Unix/Linux

Job description

Cloud Solutions Architect IV
IT | Architect-Network/Systems Birmingham , Alabama Contract Oct 9, 2026

Position: Cloud Solutions Architect IV
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 months
Job ID: 180370

Role Summary

The Cloud Solutions Architect will support the Frontier and Cyber Response program by designing secure, scalable technology solutions across cloud, application, infrastructure, and identity environments. This role requires a strong combination of enterprise architecture expertise and hands-on engineering experience, particularly within highly regulated industries such as banking, healthcare, or similar environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and review enterprise cloud and application architecture patterns.
• Support vulnerability management across applications and infrastructure, including Windows and Unix/Linux environments.
• Develop architecture solutions for network segmentation and security modernization.
• Improve and automate identity and access management processes.
• Evaluate existing manual workflows and recommend scalable, automated solutions to improve SLA performance.
• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and contribute to implementation when needed.
• Support Frontier program initiatives involving cloud modernization, secure development, and cyber-risk reduction.
• Document architecture decisions, technical standards, and solution designs.

Required Qualifications

• Approximately 15+ years of combined engineering and architecture experience preferred.
• Proven experience as an enterprise, cloud, or solutions architect.
• Experience in banking, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with vulnerability management, application security, or infrastructure security.
• Knowledge of network segmentation and identity/access management.
• Experience automating identity, security, or operational processes.
• Strong understanding of architecture patterns, security principles, scalability, and resilience.

Preferred Skills

• AWS experience.
• GitHub and GitHub Copilot.
• Harness or comparable CI/CD platforms.
• Windows Server and/or Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale cybersecurity or transformation programs.

AWS, Azure, GitHub, Copilot, and Harness are not all mandatory. Strong experience with comparable cloud, source-control, and CI/CD technologies will be considered.

Work Model

• Fully remote.
• Ideal candidates may have experience supporting large enterprise or financial-services environments.

About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com

At PTR Global, we understand the importance of your privacy and security. We NEVER ASK job applicants to:

• Pay any fee to be considered for, submitted to, or selected for any opportunity.
• Purchase any product, service, or gift cards from us or for us as part of an application, interview, or selection process.
• Provide sensitive financial information such as credit card numbers or banking information. Successfully placed or hired candidates would only be asked for banking details after accepting an offer from us during our official onboarding processes as part of payroll setup.

Pay Range: $100- $110/hr. W2.

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.

During the hiring process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in evaluating information related to your application. These tools may help analyze job-related qualifications or assist recruiters in reviewing applications and interview responses. AI-generated information is one factor considered in our hiring process. Final employment decisions are made by qualified hiring personnel and are not based solely on AI-generated recommendations.