Principal Cloud Architect
About The Position
Join us to drive innovation at scale by shaping the future of cloud architecture across our technology ecosystem. As a Principal Cloud Architect, you will lead the design and evolution of modern, secure, and scalable cloud solutions, partnering closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact outcomes. At WGU, our mission drives everything we do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations and collaboration. We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in enterprise-scale AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
- Eight or more years proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems
- Strong background in cloud security, networking, and infrastructure architecture
- Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations and modernization efforts
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive technical strategy
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Nice To Haves
- AWS Certifications
- Background in regulated or highly secure environments
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead enterprise cloud architecture strategy aligned to business objectives and innovation goals
- Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, or GCP environments
- Partner with engineering teams to guide solution design, modernization, and migration initiatives
- Establish cloud governance frameworks, standards, and best practices for architecture and operations
- Drive adoption of cloud-native technologies including containers, serverless, and microservices
- Lead architectural reviews and provide mentorship to senior engineers and architects
- Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate emerging technologies and accelerate innovation
Benefits
- bonuses
- medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- health savings account and flexible spending account
- basic and voluntary life insurance
- disability coverage
- accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- legal and identity theft coverage
- retirement savings plan
- wellbeing program
- discounted WGU tuition
- flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
