Cloud Architect

United States, North Carolina, Raleigh 5260 Greens Dairy Road (Show on map) Aug 11, 2026 Responsibilities

The Cloud Architect designs and implements enterprise cloud architecture solutions, strategies, processes and standards, and communicates architecture standards, policies and directions.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, implements, utilizes, and conforms to enterprise cloud architecture application solutions, strategies, processes, and standards, focusing on cloud technologies
• Collaborates with business owners, Analysts, Engineers, and development teams to define, establish, and communicate application and data architecture standards, policies and directions
• Designs high quality architectures, and drives architecture activities that are aligned to organization requirements set by leadership on behalf of stakeholders and are consistent with enterprise architectural standards
• Works closely with Developers to ensure proper implementation, and liaises between the needs of the organization and the Developers
• Provides assistance and direction to cloud teams, ensuring that all technologies work effectively together to improve IT solution cloud performance, and processes change requests
• Increases reuse and reduces redundancy in applications and technology designs
• Supports the development and updates of enterprise architectural strategies, standards, processes and tools, as well as the development of strategy, frameworks, best practices, and patterns
• Ensures compliance with all architecture directions and standards through cross-organization consulting and direct involvement in development efforts
• Recommends and selects tools for strategic implementation, and monitors adherence to corporate standards in application design, development, and testing
• Discovers and defines functional requirements and their relationship to technical requirements and determines the adequacy of documented requirements for architecture definition for the priorities of the department and organization
• Leads teams to foster successful consultations with technical and non-technical project resources to evaluate project scope and program offering opportunities
• Conducts analyses and proof-of-concepts for technologies and solutions
• Advises and participates in collaboration sessions with peer groups and business owners to estimate the feasibility of further analysis costs, risks, and opportunities for implementations
• Leads, manages, mentors and develops staff, fostering a culture of collaboration

• 5 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, cloud computing or solutions architecture with at least 3 years focused on Microsoft Azure
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• If driving for, or on behalf of, any ECS subsidiary, a valid driver’s license is required
• Strong understanding across cloud and infrastructure components
• In-depth knowledge of Azure networking concepts
• Design experience with Enterprise-scale Landing Zone architecture and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
• Working knowledge of containerization technologies and microservices architecture patterns
• Design and build experience with Azure policy
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Willingness and ability to continually expand knowledge, stay current with Azure platform evolution and emerging cloud trends

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025). For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.