Senior Cloud Solutions Architect: Strategic Tech Leader

CDM Smith; Kearney (NE); Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

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 solution strategies that deliver measurable business value across complex cloud initiatives.

You'll lead engagements from discovery through deployment, guiding delivery teams, vendors, and the Cloud Center of Excellence to ensure solutions are aligned,

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from discovery through implementation, delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Strong engagement with business leaders to gather requirements and translate objectives into practical technology solutions.
• Advanced understanding of cloud services, networking, security, and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement activities, including solution discovery and business case development.
• Translate business needs into scalable, practical technology solutions.
• Guide engagements from concept through deployment and operational transition.

Skills

Client-facing leadership

Cloud solution architecture

Azure

AWS

Stakeholder management

Solution discovery

Vendor evaluation

Roadmapping

Mentoring teams

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

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 solution strategies that deliver measurable business value across complex cloud initiatives.

You'll lead engagements from discovery through deployment, guiding delivery teams, vendors, and the Cloud Center of Excellence to ensure solutions are aligned,