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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Application Architect for Cloud Applications - **Company:** IBM - **Location:** United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Computing Platforms, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Transcoding, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Multi-Cloud, Web Technologies, Multiplatform - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/47be41b0-33f0-4a8f-81ee-d7ea105c7c14 ## About the Role Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise Cloud Application Design Expertise: Deep expertise in designing web technology in cloud applications that run on multiple platforms and are composed of multiple software packages. Performance and Scalability Optimization: Experience with developing and implementing strategies to ensure high performance, availability, and scalability of cloud applications. Application Infrastructure Integration: Experience in maintaining the functional interface to the application infrastructure, ensuring smooth integration and operation. Cloud Application Architecture: Deep expertise in cloud application architecture, with the ability to establish scalable solutions that meet business needs. Multi-Platform Development: Experience with designing cloud applications that can seamlessly function across multiple platforms. Media & Entertainment Technology * Strong understanding of media supply chain technologies * Experience with video transcoding workflows * Knowledge of live capture and broadcast systems Preferred technical and professional experience Multi-Cloud Platform Expertise: Deep expertise in designing cloud applications that can seamlessly function across multiple cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Advanced Scalability Solutions: Experience with developing and implementing advanced scalability solutions for cloud applications, ensuring high performance and availability in complex systems., Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer?, IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. ## Description As an Application Architect for Cloud Applications, you will design web technology in cloud applications that may run on multiple platforms and be composed of multiple software packages. You will be responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, and scalability of these applications. Your primary responsibilities will include: Design Cloud Applications: Design web technology in cloud applications, considering multiple platforms and software packages to ensure seamless functionality. Ensure Performance and Scalability: Develop and implement strategies to maintain high performance, availability, and scalability of cloud applications, meeting business requirements. Maintain Functional Interface: Oversee the functional interface to the application infrastructure, ensuring smooth integration and operation. Optimize Application Infrastructure: Drive optimization efforts to improve application infrastructure, leveraging expertise in cloud applications to deliver high-quality solutions. Develop Scalable Solutions: Establish scalable solutions that meet business needs, applying deep expertise in cloud application architecture to drive innovation. 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