Cloud Architect

Forcepoint•Home, KS

About The Position

Who is Forcepoint? Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint’s all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you’re in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we’re missing is you! The Cloud Architect owns the enterprise cloud strategy, architecture, and operations, with primary accountability for public cloud platforms (AWS-first), cloud governance, financial optimisation, and platform reliability. This role ensures cloud services are secure, scalable, cost-effective, and aligned to business and product priorities.

Requirements

Strong leadership experience in large-scale cloud environments
Deep expertise in AWS (other cloud experience advantageous)
Strong architectural, financial, and operational acumen
Ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders
Excellent communication and executive reporting skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years in cloud engineering, architecture, or platform leadership roles
Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformations

Nice To Haves

Relevant cloud certifications strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Leads and develops global cloud engineering and platform teams
Owns performance management, capability development, and succession planning
Accountable for cloud operating budgets and vendor relationships
Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.
Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
Define and execute the enterprise cloud strategy and multi-year roadmap
Own cloud platform architecture including landing zones, networking, security, and identity integration
Establish cloud governance, guardrails, and operating models (DTAP, IaC, RBAC)
Drive cloud financial management (FinOps), cost optimisation, and forecasting
Ensure platform reliability, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery readiness
Partner with security, architecture, and application teams to embed cloud best practices
Oversee cloud vendor relationships and commercial agreements
Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit, and data protection requirements