Staff Cloud Architect L4
Core
Designing and delivering complex systems across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI/ML solutions for enterprise environments.
Role type
Staff Cloud Architect (Senior IC with leadership)
Builds
Scalable, secure, production-ready cloud-native systems, data pipelines, and AI/ML applications
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Data Engineering, AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Microservices & Serverless, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, Data Architecture, MLOps, Python, Technical Leadership
Preferred skills
Multi-cloud strategy, AI ethics, Enterprise architecture certifications (TOGAF)
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Prefect, dbt, SageMaker, Vertex AI, MLflow, Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Claude, Cursor
Responsibilities
Define technical strategy and lead end-to-end architectural design; Design scalable cloud-native and multi-cloud architectures; Develop data architectures covering warehouses, lakes, and streaming pipelines; Architect production AI/ML solutions including model-serving and MLOps; Establish IaC, CI/CD, and DevOps standards; Lead initiatives for performance, scalability, security, and cost optimization; Drive cloud migrations and platform modernization; Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend tools
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
