Principal Cloud Platform Architect

Role Overview

• Stay ahead of emerging tech. Research new technologies, trends, and industry shifts—and bring forward insights that can help us innovate within your domain.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders. Work closely with key stakeholders to explore opportunities where cloud and modern technologies can drive meaningful business outcomes.
• Turn ideas into architectural blueprints. Translate business and technical needs into clear, actionable architecture designs and document your work so teams can build with confidence.
• Create architecture deliverables. Develop diagrams, models, and guidance that shape how products, services, and systems are designed, integrated, and delivered across the organization.
• Champion architecture standards. Participate in defining and applying architectural principles, patterns, and governance practices to ensure consistency and quality.
• Shape our cloud evolution. Build and maintain current‑state, transition‑state, and future‑state architectures for your area, helping teams understand where we are today—and where we’re going.
• Serve as a trusted consultant. Advise teams on platforms, technologies, and vendor solutions that best support our business goals.
• Spot risks and opportunities. Monitor systems and applications to identify technical debt, legacy constraints, and improvement opportunities—and recommend smart, forward‑thinking solutions.
• Guide technology selection. Help evaluate and select software, platforms, and services, and support the design of both standard and custom configurations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma or GED is required
• 7 years of related work experience in Business Analysis, System Design and Development, Systems Engineering, or technical architecture; to include 3 years direct experience working within an Architect role
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship
• Experience identifying and applying design and architecture patterns in solutions
• Ability to communicate and present effectively with business and IT stakeholders to gain consensus
• Ability to define, plan and initiate architecture for assigned area and scope
• Demonstrate wide understanding of the domain area, with ability to apply practical and pragmatic solutions
• Self-learner and ability to work independently
• Experience handling a variety of solution types, such as new system builds, legacy enhancements, implementing commercial-off-the-shelf packages and integrating with Cloud solutions

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development
• Bonuses
• Stock options