Cloud Solution Architect - $85/HR| Taylorsville, UT| Only Locals!

• GCP, AWS or Azure certification
• Infrastructure as Code experience
• Experience working in a cloud environment for a public sector entity (State, Federal, Higher Ed, etc.

Required Technical Skills

In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms and services (demonstrated GCP expertise or other major public cloud provider); scalable, distributed systems and microservices architecture; Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Open Tofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi); networking (VPC, hybrid connectivity), security protocols, and IAM in cloud environments; containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE); AI-assisted developer tools and workflows for infrastructure provisioning, code maintenance, and automated testing; strong problem-solving and troubleshooting; effective communication and leadership skills; and experience working in a cloud environment for a government, higher education, or other public-sector entity., * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent related experience, where 1 year of higher education substitutes for 1 year of experience)

• 7+ years of experience in IT, including 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or a similar technical leadership role
• Certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), and database administration/migrations (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, or ISO/IEC 27001, * Bachelor’s (Required), * IT: 8 years (Required)
• Cloud architecture: 4 years (Required)
• DevOps: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Google Professional Cloud Architect (Preferred)
• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (Preferred)