Enterprise Cloud Architect

Bright Vision Technologies • San Diego, CA

22h • $140,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Architect to design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security domains on a major cloud platform. The architect will work closely with business stakeholders, security architects, and engineering teams to translate strategic objectives into pragmatic, scalable, cost-effective cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards. The role calls for breadth across modern cloud capabilities, depth in at least one major cloud provider, and sound architectural judgment to balance time-to-market, cost, security, and long-term maintainability.

This is a full-time, direct W2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The stated salary range is $140,000–$170,000 annually. Candidates eligible to apply include U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates; the employer is unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture roles.
• Deep expertise designing cloud-native solutions on at least one major cloud platform.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, and security primitives.
• Experience with cloud migration, modernization, and platform consolidation programs.
• Strong understanding of containerization, serverless, and managed data services.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing formal architecture artifacts and presenting them to senior leadership.
• Track record of leading architecture reviews and influencing engineering direction.
• Cloud architecture certification in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Nice To Haves

• Multiple cloud architecture certifications.
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Exposure to regulated industries with strict cloud compliance requirements.
• Experience driving FinOps and cost transparency initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern cloud-native solutions across compute, networking, data, identity, and security domains.
• Partner with business stakeholders, security architects, and engineering teams to translate strategic objectives into cloud architectures.
• Develop pragmatic, scalable, and cost-effective architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
• Balance time-to-market, cost, security, and long-term maintainability in architectural decisions.
• Lead architecture reviews and influence engineering direction.
• Produce formal architecture artifacts and present them to senior leadership.
• Contribute to cloud migration, modernization, and platform consolidation programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior