Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Remote Strategy Lead

CDM Smith; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

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Job summary

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

You will guide engagements from discovery through deployment, stewarding solution lifecycles with cross-functional teams and vendors, ensuring alignment with standards and

Qualifications

• Experience serving in solution architecture, consulting, technical leadership, or customer-facing technology roles, including designing, implementing, and delivering enterprise technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from discovery through implementation, including solution strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong experience engaging business leaders and stakeholders to gather requirements, translate strategic objectives into practical technology solutions, and develop implementation-ready solution designs.
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Azure services, cloud solution architecture, application modernization, identity services, networking, and security concepts.
• Working knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement activities, including solution discovery, requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and business case development.
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable, and supportable technology solutions that align with organizational goals.
• Experience supporting the full solution lifecycle, including implementation, operational transition, upgrades, support planning, and technology lifecycle management.
• Develop solution strategies, implementation roadmaps, and delivery plans for cloud, application, and technology initiatives.
• Lead complex solution engagements from initial concept through implementation and operational transition.
• Collaborate with business leaders, project teams, vendors, and technical resources to ensure successful delivery of technology solutions.

Job description

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

You will guide engagements from discovery through deployment, stewarding solution lifecycles with cross-functional teams and vendors, ensuring alignment with standards and