Lead Cloud Platform Architect

CLEAResult

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 165,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Volunteer time

Recognition program

Employee assistance program

On-demand training

Job summary

CLEAResult is seeking a Cloud Engineering Principal to lead cloud platforms, infrastructure services, automation, and governance. You will set technical strategy and standards to enable secure, scalable, and cost‑effective technology services across cloud and identity disciplines.

The role emphasizes leadership, modernization, on‑call reliability, and cross‑team collaboration to drive enterprise platform excellence.

Qualifications

7-9 years of relevant infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or platform administration experience.
Advanced to expert knowledge in Microsoft Azure and AWS infrastructure and platform engineering.
Cloud architecture, governance, and operational best practices.
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
Windows and Linux Server administration and configuration.
Identity governance (Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA).
Cloud storage, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
Monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting platforms.
PowerShell and infrastructure automation CI/CD pipeline support and DevOps practices.
Security hardening, vulnerability management, and cloud security controls.
Container and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and AKS.
Microsoft 365 platform administration.
Data platforms and analytics services.
FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices.
Zero Trust security principles and regulatory compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Troubleshooting & Support: participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation up to 50% of the year.
Apply critical thinking and technical troubleshooting to resolve complex infra and cloud issues.
Serve as escalation point for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cloud and infrastructure support.
Lead major incidents involving cloud services, identity platforms, and enterprise apps.
Perform root cause analysis and drive long-term corrective actions.
Act as technical lead and mentor for Cloud Engineers and Infrastructure Engineers.
Design, implement, and govern enterprise cloud platforms and standards.
Establish cloud architecture patterns, security controls, and governance processes.
Lead cloud migration, modernization, and infra transformation initiatives.
Partner with application, security, and data teams to enable scalable solutions.
Influence strategy for cloud services, observability, resilience, and ops.