Cloud Architect
Cloud Architect (with AWS)
Location:
Denver, Colorado Onsite Day 1. The candidate should be ready to join within two weeks of being selected. Local candidates needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architecture Leadership: Define and evolve the enterprise architecture roadmap; ensure alignment with business strategies and future growth.
- Solution Design: Architect robust, distributed systems using microservices and event-driven patterns with high availability and fault tolerance.
- Technology Strategy: Evaluate, recommend, and integrate modern technologies, frameworks, and platforms to modernize the enterprise stack.
- Cloud & DevOps Enablement: Drive cloud-native and DevOps adoption to ensure scalable and secure deployments with automation at the core.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with executives, product owners, engineering teams, and external partners to translate business needs into technical strategies.
- Governance & Standards: Establish architectural guidelines, coding standards, and governance practices across engineering teams.
- Mentoring & Leadership: Provide thought leadership, mentorship, and technical oversight to engineering and architecture teams.
- Core Technical Skillset Languages & Frameworks
- Java (Core Java, J2EE), NodeJS, PythonSpring Ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring BatchRESTful & SOAP APIs, SOA architecture
- DatabasesRelational: MySQL, PostgreSQLNoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra
- Messaging & Streaming
- Kafka (real-time event processing)
- Cloud & DevOpsAWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, RDS, etc.)Docker, Kubernetes (containerization and orchestration)CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Monitoring & Observability
- Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatchArchitectural Principles
- Object-Oriented Design, Design Patterns, Clean Architecture
- Enterprise Integration Patterns, API Management, Security Best Practices
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.)Proven track record designing complex, distributed systems at scale
- Experience modernizing legacy platforms to microservices/cloud-native architectures
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Certifications in AWS, TOGAF, or Kubernetes are a plus
- EducationBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field