Cloud Solutions Architect

Summary

Join Spaulding Ridge as a Senior Manager Cloud Solution Architect and lead the architectural direction across multiple systems, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with business goals. You will provide hands-on leadership, balancing strategic planning with technical expertise, and guide a team of developers. Responsibilities include defining and enforcing system architecture principles, designing integrations between systems, mentoring team members, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with stakeholders. This remote role requires 13+ years of system architecture or engineering experience, 7+ years in a leadership role, and a deep understanding of cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and experience with DevOps practices. On-call support for escalated incidents is required.

Requirements

• 13+ years of experience in system architecture or engineering
• 7+ years in a leadership or management role
• Proven experience designing and integrating complex systems at scale
• BS or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field desired
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven, etc.)
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in enterprise environments or SaaS platforms
• Certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF)
• Exhibits persistent problem-solving skills, actively seeking solutions and overcoming challenges
• Displays a proactive attitude towards learning new technologies, embracing opportunities to expand knowledge and skills
• Recognizes the importance of documentation and adheres to established procedures, ensuring efficient and organized work processes
• Participate in weekend on-call rotation for critical issues

Responsibilities

• Define, communicate, and enforce system architecture principles, patterns, and standards across multiple platforms and services
• Design and oversee integrations between internal and external systems, ensuring security, scalability, and performance
• Lead, mentor, and grow a developer team. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
• Conduct architecture and code reviews, provide hands-on guidance, and ensure implementation aligns with architectural intent
• Work closely with the delivery teams, operations, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Establish and maintain best practices, reusable patterns, and architecture review processes to reduce technical debt and improve consistency
• Partner with leadership to shape the long-term technology roadmap and drive strategic initiatives across the organization
• Lead Technical Change Management Forums: Providing architectural oversight on proposed changes, evaluating risk, ensuring coordination across teams and maintaining a high standard of operational stability
• On-call support for escalated incidents: Providing high-level architectural support and guidance during critical events

Preferred Qualifications

HRIS, Salesforce, NetSuite and Tableau knowledge is a plus

Benefits

Remote Work