Remote Cloud Systems Architect - FinOps & Security Lead

Bright Vision Technologies; Highlands Ranch (CO); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Cloud Systems Architect to design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security on major cloud platforms.

You will partner with stakeholders, security teams, and engineering to translate business objectives into scalable, cost-aware architectures that align with enterprise standards. Strong breadth across cloud capabilities and deep provider expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture roles.
• Deep expertise designing cloud-native solutions on at least one major cloud platform.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, and security primitives.
• Experience with cloud migration, modernization, and platform consolidation programs.
• Strong understanding of containerization, serverless, and managed data services.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing formal architecture artifacts and presenting to senior leadership.
• Track record of leading architecture reviews and influencing engineering direction.
• Cloud architecture certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud solutions across compute, networking, storage, identity, data, and observability.
• Lead solution architecture reviews and approval processes for major cloud initiatives.
• Define cloud landing zone, account structure, and tagging strategies.
• Establish reference architectures, blueprints, and reusable patterns.
• Architect security, identity, and compliance controls in the cloud foundation.
• Design networking topologies including VPC/VNet, hubs, and private endpoints.
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and re-platforming initiatives.
• Drive FinOps, cost transparency, and capacity planning across cloud estate.
• Partner with security to embed data protection and compliance controls.
• Produce architecture artifacts and decision records.
• Provide technical leadership during solution delivery.
• Engage with providers to evaluate roadmap fit.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud security

Stakeholder management

Architecture reviews

FinOps/cost optimization

Containerization/serverless

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/IS or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Cloud Systems Architect to design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security on major cloud platforms.

You will partner with stakeholders, security teams, and engineering to translate business objectives into scalable, cost-aware architectures that align with enterprise standards. Strong breadth across cloud capabilities and deep provider expertise are essential.