Senior Staff Cloud Architect
Thermo Fisher ScientificBase Salary
$136k - $204k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define end-to-end cloud architecture for secure, modular, and scalable platforms.
- Lead implementation of event-driven, serverless, and containerized services using AWS and/or Azure.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Collaborate with software engineers, interoperability teams, and security experts on microservices, APIs, and IAM protocols.
- Drive architecture decisions aligned with HIPAA, GDPR, CLIA, and FDA/IVDR compliance standards.
- Implement monitoring, cost optimization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
- Mentor engineering teams, participate in design reviews, and contribute to long-term platform planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems architecture, or enterprise technology environments.
- 7+ years of experience in cloud-native application architecture and deployment.
- Deep expertise in AWS and/or Azure, including networking, identity, containerization, and serverless infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices using GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and ECS.
- Prior hands-on development experience with C#, ASP.NET/.NET Core, and SQL Server is strongly preferred.
- AWS Solutions Architecture experience is required; AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification is a plus.
- Experience in regulated healthcare or diagnostics environments is preferred.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and pass a comprehensive background check including drug screening.
- Strong collaboration, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
Benefits
- National medical, dental, and vision plans with health incentive programs.
- Employee assistance and family support programs, commuter benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
- At least 120 hours of paid time off, 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability.
- 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan and other retirement and savings programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted company stock purchases for eligible colleagues.
- Standard Monday-Friday work schedule in an office environment.
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About Thermo Fisher Scientific
About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.