Senior Cloud Solutions Architect — Remote, Strategic Leader

CDM Smith; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as the senior client-facing technology leader for cloud initiatives. You will partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop solution strategies, and drive measurable business value across complex cloud, application, and technology programs.

You will guide solution discovery, requirements analysis, and implementation planning, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and successful delivery across lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 8+ years related experience.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical advisor for business stakeholders.
• Lead client engagements: discovery, requirements, workshops, business cases.
• Translate business needs into scalable, practical technology solutions.
• Guide solution lifecycle from concept through deployment and transition.
• Collaborate with vendors, delivery teams, and Cloud Center of Excellence.
• Drive delivery accountability and adoption of solutions.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Azure services

AWS services

Networking and security

Databases and data architecture

Linux administration

APIs and SaaS integrations

DevOps / IaC

Vendor evaluation

Project lifecycle management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Linux

Networking concepts

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Lead Cloud Solutions Architect to serve as the senior client-facing technology leader for cloud initiatives. You will partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop solution strategies, and drive measurable business value across complex cloud, application, and technology programs.

You will guide solution discovery, requirements analysis, and implementation planning, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and successful delivery across lifecycle