Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote

CDM Smith; Erie (Erie County); Remote; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to act as the senior, client-facing technology leader for the Cloud Solutions team. You will partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities, analyze requirements, and craft measurable solution strategies for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.

You will guide engagements across the lifecycle, collaborating with vendors, delivery teams, and the Cloud Center of Excellence to ensure solutions meet business needs, are scalable, and

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture, consulting, technical leadership, or customer-facing technology roles delivering enterprise solutions.
• Proven leadership of complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from discovery through implementation with measurable outcomes.
• Strong ability to engage business leaders to translate objectives into practical technology designs and implementation-ready solutions.
• Advanced understanding of cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure services, cloud solution architecture, and security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical advisor and trusted partner for business stakeholders to identify technology-enabled opportunities.
• Lead client engagement activities including solution discovery, requirements gathering, and business-case development.
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable technology solutions aligned with goals.
• Provide lifecycle guidance from concept through deployment and operational transition.
• Develop solution strategies, roadmaps, and delivery plans for cloud, applications, and technology initiatives.
• Lead engagements from concept to implementation and ongoing support.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Azure

AWS

Networking

Databases

Linux

APIs

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

8 years of related experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to act as the senior, client-facing technology leader for the Cloud Solutions team. You will partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities, analyze requirements, and craft measurable solution strategies for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.

You will guide engagements across the lifecycle, collaborating with vendors, delivery teams, and the Cloud Center of Excellence to ensure solutions meet business needs, are scalable, and