Cloud Architect Job at Purple Drive, Plano, TX

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  • Purple Drive
  • Plano, TX

Job Description

Role: Cloud Architect

Location: Plano, TX
Experience: 10+ Years (15+ preferred)
Primary Cloud: AWS
Competency Exposure: CloudOps for Google Cloud (plus)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Architect to lead the end-to-end cloud architecture and implementation lifecycle. This role is responsible for translating complex business requirements into secure, scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions . The Cloud Architect will work closely with business leaders, engineering teams, and operations to define cloud strategies, create architecture blueprints, and guide enterprise-scale cloud migrations and modernization initiatives across cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

  • Design and implement robust, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures.

  • Define multi-account AWS strategies aligned with security and governance best practices.

  • Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies for enterprise adoption.

  • Drive cloud roadmap planning and architecture decision-making.

Security & Governance

  • Design and enforce IAM frameworks following least-privilege principles.

  • Implement layered security controls across infrastructure and applications.

  • Monitor cloud usage, enforce governance policies, and manage cost controls.

  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and best practices.

Infrastructure Automation & DevOps

  • Lead Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using Terraform for AWS.

  • Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevOps best practices.

  • Automate cloud provisioning, deployment, and configuration management.

Hybrid & Enterprise Connectivity

  • Architect secure and high-performance hybrid solutions integrating on-premises environments with cloud platforms.

  • Design connectivity using Direct Connect, VPNs, and Transit Gateway.

  • Ensure reliability, scalability, and secure data flow across environments.

Application Modernization

  • Guide development teams on cloud-native design, microservices architecture, and containerization.

  • Improve application scalability, resilience, and fault tolerance.

  • Support modernization of legacy systems to cloud-native platforms.

Monitoring, Observability & Cost Optimization

  • Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CloudTrail .

  • Design proactive alerting and incident response strategies.

  • Optimize cloud costs using Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Savings Plans .

Documentation & Roadmaps

  • Produce detailed architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation roadmaps.

  • Clearly communicate cloud strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Experience

  • 15+ years of overall software engineering experience with high-impact product delivery.

  • Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing complex AWS cloud architectures .

  • Proven experience with enterprise-scale cloud migrations and modernization initiatives.

AWS Core Infrastructure

  • Expert-level knowledge of:

    • Compute & Containers: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Fargate

    • Storage: S3, EBS, Storage Gateway

AWS Data & Database Technologies

  • Advanced experience with:

    • RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB

    • ElastiCache, Redshift

Networking & Security

  • Deep expertise in:

    • VPC design, Transit Gateway, Route 53

    • Direct Connect and hybrid connectivity

    • Security services: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub

Automation & DevOps

  • Advanced hands-on experience with Terraform for AWS infrastructure automation.

  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (CloudOps) in multi-cloud environments.

  • Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native application architectures.

  • Strong stakeholder communication and leadership skills.

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