Enterprise Cloud Architect - Strategy & Modernization

Carrix, Inc./SSA Marine, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrix, Inc./SSA Marine, Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Cloud Architect to guide architecture strategy, governance, modernization, and technical standards across a global organization.

The role requires deep cloud expertise, mentoring of technical teams, and a proven track record delivering secure, scalable and cost-efficient solutions. You will lead cloud strategy, establish roadmaps, oversee migrations, and partner with security and executive stakeholders to align cloud initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of IT experience with 8+ years in cloud/infrastructure architecture roles.
• Experience designing cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, or GCP and on-prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud strategy, architecture roadmaps, modernization, and multi-cloud/hybrid adoption.
• Collaborate with executives to align cloud initiatives with business goals.
• Architect scalable, secure cloud solutions across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and on-prem.
• Define and enforce standards, governance, and best practices for cloud design and ops.
• Partner with security to oversee cloud security, compliance, and risk management.
• Lead large-scale cloud migrations and modernization projects.
• Develop HA, DR, and business continuity strategies.
• Drive cost optimization and performance tuning across cloud environments.
• Communicate vision and blueprints to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor engineering teams on design decisions and best practices.
• Create architecture documentation to support operations and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across countries to develop shared practices and communities of excellence.

Skills

Cloud architecture leadership

Multi-cloud design

AWS/Azure/GCP experience

IaC & automation

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud security & IAM

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring teams

Cost optimization

Architecture governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Carrix, Inc./SSA Marine, Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Cloud Architect to guide architecture strategy, governance, modernization, and technical standards across a global organization.

The role requires deep cloud expertise, mentoring of technical teams, and a proven track record delivering secure, scalable and cost-efficient solutions. You will lead cloud strategy, establish roadmaps, oversee migrations, and partner with security and executive stakeholders to align cloud initiatives