Remote Senior VMware Cloud Foundation Architect

First Citizens Bank; Arizona; On-site; USD 170,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a senior cloud architecture leader to drive the VMware Cloud Foundation strategy across multiple markets in the United States. You will define architecture, guide technical direction, and oversee end-to-end cloud initiatives with DevOps, security, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, documentation, and on-call reliability, with strong focus on automation, governance, and multi-cloud integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of leadership experience OR HS diploma with 14+ years in hands-on cloud leadership.
• Preferred education: Bachelor's or master's degree.
• Preferred area of study: Cloud; Preferred area of experience: Multi-Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall cloud architecture and strategy aligned with business goals and roadmaps.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor for cloud projects, guiding design, scalability, resilience, and performance.
• Lead end-to-end cloud projects, coordinating with engineering, DevOps, security, and operations teams.
• Develop strategies for cost control, efficiency and performance improvements in cloud resources.
• Establish and maintain architecture diagrams, documentation, and operational standards for cloud infrastructure.
• Provide mentorship and 24/7 on-call support to ensure reliability of cloud services.

Skills

Cloud Services

Infrastructure as Code

Policy as Code

Programming & Automation

Container Orchestration

Monitoring & Observability

Operating Systems

Cloud Security & Compliance

Cloud Architecture

Developer Enablement

Agile & DevOps

Security & Compliance Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a senior cloud architecture leader to drive the VMware Cloud Foundation strategy across multiple markets in the United States. You will define architecture, guide technical direction, and oversee end-to-end cloud initiatives with DevOps, security, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes cost optimization, documentation, and on-call reliability, with strong focus on automation, governance, and multi-cloud integration.