Hybrid Cloud Architect: AWS/GCP/Azure | IaC & Kubernetes

Confidential Jobs; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect 2 to lead cloud architecture, IT modernization, and Data Center Operations transformation initiatives. The selected candidate will design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud and hybrid solutions supporting enterprise-wide technology needs.

This role will work closely with enterprise architects, CTO leadership, application development teams, infrastructure teams, portfolio managers, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IT architecture, systems engineering, cloud architecture, or related technology roles.
• Experience with AWS and GCP; Azure a plus.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance, and data protection, including HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture and modernization initiatives for enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Design cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Develop architectural blueprints, network topologies, technical specifications, and solution designs.
• Support migration from on-premises to public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Iac) and cloud automation solutions.
• Design and support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, containerization, and microservices.
• Architect and support Kubernetes clusters and serverless infrastructure.
• Utilize automation technologies including Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure ARM templates.
• Develop and maintain cloud security, IAM, governance, compliance, and data protection controls.
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements, including HIPAA.
• Implement cloud monitoring, auditing, logging, and operational tools.
• Work with CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, GCP Cloud Operations, Dynatrace, Sysdig Secure, and other monitoring tools.
• Lead cross-functional technology initiatives involving HHSC teams and state agencies.
• Perform technology assessments, gap analysis, systems analysis, and architectural planning.
• Develop scalable cloud infrastructure supporting application integration, reporting, and enterprise systems.
• Support cloud database services, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data integration initiatives.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and support multiple overlapping projects.
• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and architecture teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IT modernization

Cross-functional leadership

Security & compliance

HIPAA compliance

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Communication

SRE

Data governance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CloudFormation

Azure ARM templates

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

GitHub Actions

Cloud monitoring tools

Job description

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect 2 to lead cloud architecture, IT modernization, and Data Center Operations transformation initiatives. The selected candidate will design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud and hybrid solutions supporting enterprise-wide technology needs.

This role will work closely with enterprise architects, CTO leadership, application development teams, infrastructure teams, portfolio managers, and