Lead Cloud Architect
The Lead Cloud Architect drives enterprise-wide cloud strategy and multi-cloud governance, defines architectural standards, oversees cloud transformation, manages compliance, and optimizes cloud costs. Expert in cloud architecture, IT governance, cloud strategy and technical leadership.
Expected tasks
- Set up and operate cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Automate deployments via CI/CD
- Containerize applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Monitor reliability, latency and infrastructure cost
- Secure access, networks and secrets
- Handle on-call incidents and write post-mortems
- Optimize cost and performance of infrastructure
Required skills
Knowledge
cloud-architecturecloud-securitysystem-designMicroservices ArchitecturecontainerizationDatabase Design
Hard skills
AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerTerraformcloudformationGitHub ActionsAnsibleJenkinsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisApache Kafka
Soft skills
Strategic ThinkingDecision MakingProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingCommunication
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