Sr Cloud Architect

American Cybersystems, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Disability insurance

Legal & ID protection

Sick time

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Innova Solutions in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead the design and implementation of hybrid cloud platforms. You will drive architectural standards, oversee platform governance, and provide expert guidance on cloud strategy.

The role requires broad cloud experience, DevOps mindset, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering large scale distributed enterprise platforms with focus on performance, scale, security, and reliability.
• Experience in DevOps and GitOps models with infra-as-code, config-as-code, policy-as-code, etc.
• Experience with on-premises based Private Cloud and Public Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of web protocols, Linux/Windows, and cloud APIs/environments.
• Experience with native CSP orchestration stacks (Azure ARM templates, AWS CloudFormation, Google Deployment Manager).

Responsibilities

• Maintain leadership in cloud technology and oversee overall architecture of hybrid cloud platforms.
• Provide expert guidance on cloud design decisions, standards, and operational practices.
• Lead architecture reviews and develop platform architecture artifacts to influence decisions.
• Partner with security to engineer secure app patterns and integrate security from the start.
• Collaborate with teams on high complexity apps to manage cloud risks and escalate issues.

Skills

DevOps

Microsoft Azure

Linux

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a Cloud Architect.

Position type: Full Time - Contract Duration: 12+ Months Location: Chandler, AZ

As a Cloud Architect, you will:

• Maintain thought leadership role in cloud technology, remaining up to date on offerings of various cloud service providers Maintain overall product design documentation and oversight. Responsible for the overall architecture of Hybrid cloud platforms and components that comprise it Provide expert level guidance on Cloud design decisions, standards, and operational practices Be an active member of Cloud center of excellence to define and govern best practices in Cloud platforms engineering, cloud operations, cloud-native application development, and cloud platform governance Plan and implement the selection of new cloud services and tools to enable cloud roadmap Drive discussions in architecture review board; develop platform architecture artifacts and influence on architectural decisions Maintain blueprints and reference implementations of cloud products Partner with Information Security teams to engineer secure app patterns and have "security from the get-go" model into Cloud platforms Work with teams that have high application complexity to provide guidance on cloud platforms, and elevate risks and issues as appropriate Communicate problems and challenges to drive discussions across key stakeholders - engineering, operations, developers, and leadership
• Primary Skill DevOps Secondary Skill Microsoft Azure Tertiary Skill Linux

Required Qualifications

• Experience in delivering large scale distributed enterprise platforms with focus on performance, scale, security, and reliability
• Experience in DevOps and GitOps models with infra-ascode, config-as-code, policy-as-code, etc. with technologies such as Terraform
• Experience with on-premises based Private Cloud and Public Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
• Have deep knowledge of web protocols, Linux and/or Windows operating systems, and AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud and/or Google APIs and environments
• Experience in native CSP orchestration stacks (e.g., Azure ARM templates, AWS CloudFormation, Google Cloud Deployment Manager)
• Experience in container-native technologies such as Kubernetes, container native virtualization, network, etc.
• Experience in cloud-native logging, monitoring and operations tools - Splunk, Prometheus, etc.
• Experience with containers related technologies and CICD tools - Jenkins, pipelines, container repos, etc.
• Experience infra-automation tools and general programming languages - Ansible, Java, python, etc.
• Must be expert level in one or more of the following, with familiarity with the others:
• Cloud IAM
• Cloud network and security design
• Cloud IaaS design, including image creation and management using tools such as Packer.
• Native cloud services (i.e., CosmosDB, BigTable, etc.)
• Cloud-native Kubernetes services (AKS, GKE, EKS) design and implementation
• Red Hat Openshift public cloud design and implementation
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, CloudFormation, Salt
• Experience in Agile development practices and test driven development
• Demonstrated excellence in organizational, leadership, communication, coaching, and troubleshooting skills

Pay Range and Benefits

Pay Range*: $65/hr to $70/hr

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Short term and Long term Disability
• Accident & Critical illness coverage
• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
• Sick time
• and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Innova Solutions

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

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