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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Architect - **Company:** Pioneer Corporate Services Inc - **Location:** Richardson, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Apache ActiveMQ, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Data Centers, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Multi-Factor Authentication, Federated Identity Management, Github, Identity and Access Management, Subnetting, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Routing, Octopus Deploy, OpenID, Oracle (Applications), Windows PowerShell, RabbitMQ, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Prometheus, SonarQube, Datadog, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Azure AKS, Checkmarx, Terraform, Splunk, Appdynamics, Devsecops, Azure Resource Manager, AWS EKS, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bd49dd48-ca1c-461b-8a6d-c9e67f2ed711 ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, solutions architecture, DevOps, or related technology roles. * Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms. * Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, migration, high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region environments. * Extensive experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, preferably AWS EKS and/or Azure AKS. * Strong experience with Docker and containerized application environments. * Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Argo CD. * Strong understanding of cloud networking including VPC/VNet, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, Transit Gateway, and hybrid connectivity. * Strong understanding of cloud security, including IAM/RBAC, OIDC, MFA, identity federation, encryption, and secrets management. * Experience with scripting/automation using Python, Shell, PowerShell, or Ansible. * Experience working with enterprise databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, or cloud database services. * Strong communication, architecture documentation, troubleshooting, and stakeholder management skills. ## Description * Design and architect enterprise cloud solutions across AWS and Azure environments. * Lead on-premises to cloud migration initiatives, including application modernization and infrastructure transformation. * Design highly available and resilient architectures using AWS multi-AZ/multi-region and Azure capabilities. * Architect and implement cloud-native infrastructure using Terraform and other Infrastructure-as-Code technologies. * Develop reusable Terraform modules for AWS and Azure resources including VPCs, EC2, EKS, RDS, load balancers, security groups, and storage. * Design and implement Kubernetes platforms using Amazon EKS and Azure AKS for containerized applications. * Support modernization of monolithic applications into microservices and containerized architectures. * Design enterprise networking architectures, including VPC, Transit Gateway, hub-and-spoke connectivity, load balancing, CDN, and connectivity to on-premises data centers. * Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Argo CD. * Implement DevSecOps practices by integrating security and code-quality tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, and secrets-scanning solutions. * Establish cloud security controls including RBAC, IAM, OIDC, MFA, identity federation, encryption, and secure access management. * Design cloud disaster recovery solutions and ensure high availability, scalability, resiliency, and business continuity. * Work with database teams to migrate and deploy Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and cloud database platforms. * Support enterprise messaging and event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, and ActiveMQ. * Implement cloud monitoring and observability using Splunk, Datadog, AppDynamics, Prometheus, and Grafana. * Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering and DevOps teams. * Collaborate with application developers, security teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable cloud architectures. * Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend solutions based on performance, security, scalability, and cost optimization. ## Related Videos - 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