Remote Cloud Solutions Architect: Lead Scalable & Secure Cloud

Placements24; Willows (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Fully remote work arrangement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development budget

Cutting-edge technology stack

Remote-collaboration culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement advanced cloud strategies. This fully remote role empowers you to guide technical decision-making and drive innovation for global operations.

You will architect scalable, secure cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP; develop blueprints; and collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to translate requirements into robust systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of cloud architecture, design, and implementation experience.
• Deep expertise with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, databases, and distributed systems in a cloud context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture blueprints, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to guide the implementation of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies and services to improve efficiency and capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers on cloud best practices and implementation.
• Ensure cost optimization and performance tuning of cloud resources.

Skills

Cloud architecture

IaC

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Networking

Security

Distributed systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect to design and implement advanced cloud strategies. This fully remote role empowers you to guide technical decision-making and drive innovation for global operations.

You will architect scalable, secure cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP; develop blueprints; and collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to translate requirements into robust systems.