Senior Cloud Architect
Core
Design and implement scalable, secure, observable cloud-native solutions for complex cloud, data, and AI/ML systems.
Role type
Senior Cloud Architect (hands-on IC)
Builds
Cloud infrastructure, data platforms, AI/ML systems, microservices, serverless applications, and event-driven workloads
Domain
Cloud computing, Data engineering, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud architecture design, Python, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Container orchestration, Data pipeline design, AI/ML system design, Microservices patterns, Observability implementation
Preferred skills
AI-assisted development tools, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch operations, Cloud security compliance frameworks
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Snowflake, BigQuery, Airflow, dbt, SageMaker, Vertex AI, MLflow, Hugging Face, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Claude, Cursor
Responsibilities
Contribute to architectural design across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI/ML systems; Build and integrate cloud-native solutions involving microservices, serverless applications, and containers; Implement infrastructure-as-code and automated CI/CD pipelines; Design and contribute to data architectures including pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows; Support the design and implementation of AI/ML systems including model serving and MLOps; Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions; Apply AI-assisted development tools to improve development speed and quality; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into practical solutions; Communicate architectural tradeoffs to technical and cross-functional stakeholders; Maintain architecture and technical documentation; Participate in technical design reviews; Take increasing end-to-end ownership of system components; Begin mentoring junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with increasing ownership