Cloud Native Architect
About The Position
Join a high-performing, mission-focused team as a Cloud Native Architect , where your work will have a direct impact every day. At Intezra, we believe in investing in exceptional people to deliver innovative solutions and unmatched value to both our customers and employees. In this senior architecture role, you’ll design and guide the implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient multi-cloud systems supporting mission operations. You’ll leverage deep expertise across AWS, Azure, and other commercial environments to create interoperable cloud architectures that balance cost, complexity, and compliance. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll help teams mature their cloud capabilities, integrate DevOps best practices, and accelerate adoption of cloud-native technologies.
Requirements
- Solid grasp of computer networking protocols and principles.
- Individually motivated, self-starter, capable of understanding vague requirements and delivering novel approaches.
- Experience architecting solutions across multiple commercial clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
- Deep knowledge of native cloud services for compute, networking, identity, and storage.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, etc.).
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and cost management tools across multiple clouds.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline OR 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- 12+ years of relevant professional experience.
Nice To Haves
- Certifications across multiple providers (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Architect).
- Experience designing hybrid and federated cloud systems integrating on-prem and SaaS environments.
- Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS, AKS, etc.).
- Experience and interest in mentoring and training others, sharing your expertise.
Responsibilities
- Design and evaluate multi-cloud architectures spanning AWS, Azure, and other commercial environments.
- Develop reference implementations and integration patterns for cross-cloud networking, identity, and data flows.
- Assess tradeoffs between cost, performance, compliance, and vendor lock-in to inform technical direction.
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to implement cloud-native solutions aligned with mission needs.
- Create reusable infrastructure-as-code templates (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep) to accelerate adoption.
- Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to teams building or migrating workloads in multi-cloud ecosystems.
- Document architectures and share best practices to strengthen organizational cloud fluency and consistency.
Benefits
- Three Carefirst medical plans available.
- Intezra pays up to 100% of healthcare premiums and up to 100% of the deductible amount depending on plan selection—for employees and their dependents.
- Intezra pays 100% for Carefirst Dental and Vision plans for employees and their dependents.
- 401k: 15% company contribution (no match required).
- PTO: 160 hours, increases with seniority.
- 12 Floating Holidays
- 4 Code Red Days
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
