Principal Cloud Solution Architect, US Remote

Socket.dev; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Connection is seeking a Principal Cloud Solution Architect to guide enterprise clients through cloud modernization across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. You will architect innovative solutions, influence technology decisions, and mentor other architects within our Cloud Center of Excellence.

You will partner with executive stakeholders, sales leaders, and technical teams to align cloud strategies with business outcomes, ensure secure, scalable architectures, and drive long-term cloud

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cloud architecture experience.
• Current Azure/AWS/GCP certifications.
• Proven success leading complex cloud transformations.
• Customer-facing, consultative technology roles.
• Ability to influence senior IT executives.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Define technology strategies for complex client environments.
• Guide modernization journeys and influence technology decisions.
• Mentor architects and shape the cloud practice.
• Lead discovery sessions and workshops with stakeholders.
• Develop cloud roadmaps aligning tech investments with business outcomes.
• Support pre-sales engagements and RFP responses.
• Ensure secure, scalable, resilient cloud architectures.
• Stay current on cloud trends and best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Enterprise infra

Cloud migrations

Executive engagement

Security & governance

DevOps culture

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Overview

Are you a visionary cloud leader who thrives at the intersection of technology, strategy, and customer success? Do you enjoy helping enterprise organizations modernize their infrastructure, accelerate innovation, and achieve meaningful business outcomes through cloud technologies?

Connection is seeking a Principal Cloud Solution Architect to join our Cloud Center of Excellence. In this highly visible role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients, helping them navigate complex cloud transformation initiatives across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. You will collaborate closely with executive stakeholders, sales leaders, and technical teams to architect innovative solutions that drive business value and long-term cloud adoption.

What We Do

We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That's what we do. We're the IT Department's IT Department.

Who We Are

Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It's what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We'd love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.

Why You Should Join Us

You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional wellbeing. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources.You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Cloud Solution Architect, you will help define technology strategies for some of the most complex client environments. You won't simply recommend solutions, you'll guide organizations through modernization journeys, influence key technology decisions, and mentor fellow architects while helping shape the future of Connection's cloud practice.

• Partner with enterprise clients to understand their business objectives, application portfolios, and technology strategies.
• Design and architect cloud solutions leveraging Azure, AWS, GCP, hybrid cloud, and cloud-native technologies.
• Lead strategic discovery sessions and solution workshops with executive and technical stakeholders.
• Develop cloud modernization roadmaps that align technology investments with business outcomes.
• Guide clients through large-scale cloud migrations, application modernization, DevOps adoption, and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and optimized for long-term success.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior IT leaders and decision-makers.
• Support pre-sales engagements, solution positioning, and RFP responses.
• Mentor architects and contribute to the continued growth of Connection's Cloud Center of Excellence.
• Stay ahead of emerging cloud technologies, market trends, and industry best practices.

Min

USD $138,000.00/Yr.

Max

USD $179,670.00/Yr.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture, enterprise infrastructure, application modernization, or related technical consulting roles.
• Current cloud certifications in Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.
• Proven success leading complex cloud transformation and migration projects.
• Extensive experience in customer-facing, consultative technology roles.
• Ability to engage and influence senior IT executives and business leaders.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, automation, and governance.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly valued:

• Cloud security and governance
• DevOps and CI/CD automation
• Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code
• Serverless computing
• API Management
• Cloud-native application development
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions
• Data and AI platforms
• Enterprise networking and cloud connectivity

Experience with technologies such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Chef, or Puppet is a plus.

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