Senior Cloud Solutions Architect — Remote, FinOps & Security

Bright Vision Technologies

Glastonbury (CT)

Remote

USD 100,000 - 190,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security domains on a major cloud platform.

The role partners closely with business stakeholders, security architects, and engineering teams to translate strategic objectives into pragmatic, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end cloud solutions covering compute, networking, storage, identity, data, and observability layers.
Lead solution architecture reviews and approval processes for major cloud initiatives.
Define cloud landing zone, account structure, and tagging strategies for new and existing workloads.
Establish reference architectures, blueprints, and reusable patterns adopted across engineering teams.
Architect security, identity, and compliance controls embedded into the cloud foundation.
Design networking topologies including VPC/VNet design, transit hubs, hybrid connectivity, and private endpoints.
Lead cloud migration, modernization, and re-platforming initiatives across application portfolios.
Drive cost optimization, capacity planning, and FinOps practices across the cloud estate, partnering with finance and engineering teams to make cloud spend transparent, predictable, and tied to delivered business value.
Partner with security architects to embed identity, data protection, and compliance controls from the outset.
Produce architecture artifacts including context diagrams, sequence diagrams, and decision records.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams during solution delivery.
Engage with cloud providers and platform partners to evaluate roadmap fit.
Track emerging cloud capabilities and ecosystem developments, assessing relevance to current and planned workloads, and recommend strategic adoption based on demonstrated value and operational maturity.
Maintain alignment with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and regulatory obligations, ensuring that cloud designs satisfy both engineering goals and the broader compliance posture of the organization.