Cloud Architect

Quanta Services Management Partnership•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Cloud Architect is responsible for defining and governing enterprise cloud architecture, standards, and best practices with a primary focus on AWS. This role provides technical leadership across cloud platforms, helping design secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective solutions while supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments where business requirements dictate. The Cloud Architect partners with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, and business stakeholders to develop cloud strategies, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience with architecting solutions on the AWS platform.
Proven experience as an AWS Cloud Architect / Engineer or similar role.
Deep understanding of cloud computing and AWS products and services.
Experience in designing and deploying architecture on the AWS platform.
Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation technologies including Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, or equivalent CI/CD platforms.
Experience with full Microsoft stack including AD, DHCP, DNS, DFS Namespace, Windows Servers.
Good understanding of networking solutions including Load Balancer, WAF, GSLB.

Nice To Haves

Azure experience is a plus.
Experience with Azure, GCP, or other public cloud platforms strongly preferred.
Experience supporting hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud environments is highly desirable.
Experience with Linux servers a plus.
SD-WAN experience a plus.
AWS IT certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop cloud strategies, reference architectures, governance standards, and technology roadmaps across AWS and other cloud platforms, including hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Evaluate and recommend AWS, Azure, GCP, and third-party cloud services based on business, security, operational, and financial requirements.
Design cloud solutions that support interoperability across multiple cloud providers when appropriate.
Influence and drive cloud related capabilities solutions and opportunities in coordination with engineering operations and application development teams.
Translate business and technology requirements into architected technical solutions using cloud or internal technology offerings as appropriate.
Design and govern AWS Landing Zones, account structures, networking architecture, security controls, and operational standards using AWS best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Migrate complex, multi-tier applications on AWS.
Implementing DevOps practices such as IaC (infrastructure as code), continuous integration and automated deployment.
Develop cloud cost optimization strategies and governance processes leveraging AWS Cost Explorer, budgeting tools, and FinOps best practices.
Continuously review existing tech stack and suggest improvements and upgrades.