Principal Cloud Architect

Jobtailor; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Senior Enterprise Cloud Architect to lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise cloud solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will guide teams, set patterns, and govern solutions aligned with security, scalability, and performance.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication, and a track record of delivering data platforms, integration patterns, and governance practices in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise technology solutions.
• 10+ years designing, developing and implementing enterprise apps and platforms.
• 7+ years designing and implementing cloud solutions using Azure/AWS/GCP.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms including cloud data lakes and analytics.
• Strong cloud security, IAM, scalability, performance optimization, monitoring, and operations.
• Bachelor-level technical degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or data science.
• Availability to work in Eastern Time zone hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise cloud solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Design and implement cloud-native integration patterns using REST APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance to teams and partners.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, governance, and solution design patterns.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and stakeholders.
• Mentor technical teams and promote cloud engineering best practices.
• Promote continuous improvement, automation, and scalable cloud engineering standards.

Skills

Cloud-Native Architecture

REST APIs

Event-Driven Architecture

Asynchronous Messaging

Distributed Systems

Data Engineering

Cloud Data Lakes

Performance Optimization

Monitoring

Operational Support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure
• Design and implement cloud-native integration patterns using REST APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and distributed systems
• Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance to development teams, project teams, and implementation partners
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, technical documentation, governance practices, and solution design patterns
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure teams, business stakeholders, and vendors
• Design and implement enterprise data platforms using cloud-based data lake, analytics, and data engineering technologies
• Support cloud adoption strategies and ensure solutions align with security, scalability, and performance requirements
• Mentor technical teams and provide knowledge transfer on cloud architecture best practices
• Promote continuous improvement, automation, and cloud engineering standards

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise technology solutions
• 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing enterprise applications and platforms
• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing cloud solutions and cloud-native architectures using Azure, AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms
• Strong experience designing enterprise integration solutions using REST APIs, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and distributed systems
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise data platforms, including cloud data lakes, analytics platforms, and data engineering solutions
• Strong understanding of cloud security, identity and access management, scalability, performance optimization, monitoring, and operational support
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field
• Candidate must be able to work eastern time zone hours

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in designing and implementing enterprise cloud solutions, particularly with Microsoft Azure, while ensuring alignment with security, scalability, and performance standards. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor peers, and promote best practices in cloud architecture and integration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions
• Enterprise Integration Solutions
• Cloud Data Platforms
• Cloud Security and Compliance
• Technical Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cloud‑Native Architecture
• REST APIs
• Event‑Driven Architecture
• Asynchronous Messaging
• Distributed Systems
• Data Engineering
• Cloud Data Lakes
• Performance Optimization
• Monitoring
• Operational Support

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Leadership
• Problem‑Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science

Industry Keywords

• Enterprise Technology Solutions
• Cloud Adoption Strategies
• Governance Practices
• Technical Documentation
• Continuous Improvement