Principal Cloud Architect

2 hours ago

Salt Lake City, UT, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$161k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

Define and lead enterprise cloud architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and innovation goals.
Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
Partner with engineering teams on solution design, modernization, and cloud migration initiatives.
Establish cloud governance frameworks, architecture standards, and operational best practices.
Drive adoption of cloud-native technologies including containers, serverless, and microservices.
Lead architectural reviews, mentor senior engineers and architects, and evaluate emerging technologies with cross-functional stakeholders.

Eight or more years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Deep expertise in enterprise-scale AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
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, with strong communication skills for translating complex technical concepts.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
AWS Certifications and experience in regulated or highly secure environments are bonuses.

Full-time, regular, in-office position classified as 40 standard weekly hours.
Eligible for bonuses, medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, supplemental insurance, legal and identity theft coverage, and a retirement savings plan.
Includes a wellbeing program, discounted WGU tuition, flexible paid time off and paid sick time without accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.