Western Governors University

Principal Cloud Architect

Western Governors University
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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.
  • Guide engineering teams through solution design, modernization, and 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, evaluate emerging technologies, and mentor senior engineers and architects.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and senior stakeholders to drive technical strategy and innovation.

Requirements

  • 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 translate 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 are a bonus.
  • Experience in regulated or highly secure environments is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Full-time, regular, 40-hour-per-week position with eligibility for bonuses.
  • Full-time in-office work location.
  • Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, mental healthcare, health savings account, and flexible spending account benefits.
  • Life, disability, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal, and identity theft coverage.
  • Retirement savings plan, wellbeing program, discounted WGU tuition, and flexible paid time off.
  • Flexible paid sick time, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leave including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
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