Distinguished Cloud Architect (R-19605)

Dun-; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

16 weeks parental leave

Paid sick time

Education assistance

Do Good Program: volunteer days

Competitive 401k with company matching

Health & wellness benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Job summary

Dun & Bradstreet seeks a Distinguished Cloud Architect to lead centralized engineering practices for cloud platforms, enabling secure, scalable deployments across global teams.

You will drive reference architectures, standards, and IaC practices, mentoring engineers and collaborating with security and business partners to meet strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 15+ years in technology, including 5+ years as a Cloud Architect.
• Advanced expertise in GCP and/or AWS, with relevant certifications.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC, containers, GenAI/RAG.
• Strong cloud architecture patterns, IAM, security models, and enterprise-scale design.
• Proficiency in Python/Java/PHP and cloud-native development practices.
• Ability to present to executives and influence across matrixed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive delivery of centralized solutions with reference architectures and baseline implementations.
• Develop and evangelize standards, guardrails, and implementation architectures for reuse.
• Provide leadership on secure abstraction-layer and IaC for rapid cloud deployments by Dev and SRE teams.
• Create, plan, and communicate roadmaps with management and stakeholders.
• Act as a consultant to modernization of business applications, including AI-driven solutions.
• Mentor engineers and architects; collaborate with partners to meet objectives.
• Partner with Cyber Security and Risk to implement guardrails, controls, and standards.

Skills

Senior cloud experience

GCP/AWS architecture

DevOps/DevSecOps

Terraform/IaC

Docker/Kubernetes

Security models/IAM

Executive communication

Programming (Python/Java/PHP)

GenAI/RAG skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud Build

BigQuery

Cloud SQL

Job description

Shape the Future with Dun & Bradstreet

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. Since 1841, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next?

The Distinguished Cloud Architect leads centralized Engineering practices focused on delivering platforms that enable D&B to develop, deploy, and secure cloud-based solutions.

This role is vital to furthering Dun & Bradstreet’s position as an industry leader providing trusted, grounded, reliable data, client, and AI enabling services.

The Cloud Architect collaborates with various development and engineering teams to create reference architectures, enterprise standards, and reusable content to aid in the deployment of services and solutions leveraged by Dun & Bradstreet’s global platforms.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive delivery of the centralized solutions for the most critical and strategic solutions in D&B, providing reference architectures and baseline implementations where appropriate.
• Develop and evangelize standards, guardrails, and implementation architectures for re-use across the enterprise.
• Provide leadership and guidance on implementing secure abstraction-layer and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions that enable the development and SRE teams to rapidly deploy solutions in the cloud.
• Create, plan, and communicate roadmaps with management, stakeholders, and the team.
• Act as a consultant to development groups to modernize existing business applications and facilitate solutions to meet business requirements, including working with AI-driven solutions.
• Mentor engineers and architects and work closely with business partners to ensure solutions planned will meet business objectives.
• Partner with Cyber Security and Risk groups to evaluate and interpret security policies, and design and implement guardrails, controls, and standards that support security policies to mitigate risks.

Essential Skills Needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 15+ years in technology, including 5+ years as a Cloud Architect, with demonstrated experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions in GCP and/or AWS, including application migrations.
• Advanced expertise in GCP (preferred) and/or AWS, including certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect), and experience building and managing data platforms (BigQuery, Cloud SQL, big data solutions).
• Hands-on experience with DevOps/DevSecOps, CI/CD (e.g., Cloud Build), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and emerging technologies such as GenAI, RAG, and related frameworks.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture patterns, IAM, security models, and enterprise-scale design principles across distributed systems.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, PHP) and ability to apply development best practices in cloud-native environments.
• Proven ability to present to and influence executive leadership, collaborate across matrixed organizations, and clearly communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Self-starter with strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills; capable of managing multiple priorities, anticipating risks, and delivering high-quality outcomes in fast-paced environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
• Experience with Harness, Agent Development, Security Principles and Secure Architecture concepts are preferred
• Show an ownership mindset in everything you do; be a problem solver, be curious and be inspired to take action, be proactive, seek ways to collaborate and connect with people and teams in support of driving success.
• Continuous growth mindset, keep learning through social experiences and relationships with stakeholders, experts, colleagues and mentors as well as widen and broaden your competencies through structural courses and programs.
• Where applicable, fluency in English and languages relevant to the working market.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites Skills.

Benefits We Offer

• Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
• Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leaveafter one year of employment.
• Paid sick timeto care for yourselfor family members.
• Education assistanceand extensive training resources.
• Do GoodProgram: Paid volunteer days&donation matching.
• Competitive401k with company matching.
• Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhubmembership rates.
• Medical, dental&vision insurancefor you,spouse/partner&dependents.

Dun & Bradstreet provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, ancestry, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by law. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal - The current poster can be found here. We participate in E-Verify - The current poster can be found here.

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