Remote Senior Cloud Solutions Architect Lead

CDM Smith; Edison (NJ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to act as the senior, client-facing technology leader for cloud initiatives. You will guide solution discovery, requirements analysis, and implementation planning for complex cloud and application projects, coordinating with vendors and delivery teams to ensure value, risk control, and sustainable outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership of solution lifecycles, collaboration with business partners, and delivery of scalable, cost-effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8 years of related experience.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical advisor and trusted partner for business stakeholders, helping identify opportunities to leverage technology to achieve business objectives.
• Lead client engagement activities, including solution discovery, requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and business case development.
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable, and supportable technology solutions that align with organizational goals.
• Experience supporting the full solution lifecycle, including implementation, operational transition, upgrades, support planning, and technology lifecycle management.
• Develop solution strategies, implementation roadmaps, and delivery plans for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.
• Lead complex solution engagements from initial concept through implementation and operational transition.

Skills

Solution architecture

Client-facing leadership

Azure cloud services

AWS cloud services

Networking & security

Linux systems

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to act as the senior, client-facing technology leader for cloud initiatives. You will guide solution discovery, requirements analysis, and implementation planning for complex cloud and application projects, coordinating with vendors and delivery teams to ensure value, risk control, and sustainable outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership of solution lifecycles, collaboration with business partners, and delivery of scalable, cost-effective