Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote Azure Strategy

CDM Smith; Bridgeport (CT); Remote; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as a senior, client-facing technology leader. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define strategy, perform solution discovery, and plan implementations for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.

The role requires leading engagements from concept through deployment, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 8 years of related experience required.
• Equivalent directly related experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical advisor for business stakeholders.
• Lead client engagement activities and workshops.
• Translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Guide solution lifecycle from concept to deployment.
• Collaborate with vendors and delivery teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Provide leadership to Solution Architects and engineers.
• Evaluate options and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Drive adoption of architecture standards and best practices.
• Support portfolio planning and demand management.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Azure services

AWS services

Networking & security

Data architectures

Linux/Unix

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

8 years related experience

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as a senior, client-facing technology leader. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define strategy, perform solution discovery, and plan implementations for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.

The role requires leading engagements from concept through deployment, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.