Remote Senior Cloud Architect – FinTech, Scalable & Secure

Placements24; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

Home office stipend

Flexible remote work environment

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote FinTech role. You will design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving secure, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms.

Lead a remote team and shape our cloud strategy to support a growing product suite. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT and deep expertise in microservices, containers, IaC, and cloud security, with FinTech compliance knowledge and relevant certifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of IT infrastructure and cloud computing experience, with at least 4 years in cloud architecture and design.
• Proven expertise deploying on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong understanding of microservices, containers, and serverless computing.
• IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Deep knowledge of cloud networking, security, and data storage.
• FinTech compliance knowledge (PCI DSS, GDPR).
• Certifications like AWS/Azure are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across providers.
• Develop architectural blueprints and migration roadmaps.
• Select cloud services to meet performance, security, and cost needs.
• Define and enforce cloud governance and security policies.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless deployment of apps.
• Provide technical leadership to junior architects and engineers.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies to enhance capabilities.
• Optimize resource usage and manage costs.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues and improve CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Remote collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

PCI DSS

GDPR

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect for a fully remote FinTech role. You will design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, driving secure, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms.

Lead a remote team and shape our cloud strategy to support a growing product suite. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in IT and deep expertise in microservices, containers, IaC, and cloud security, with FinTech compliance knowledge and relevant certifications