Solution Architect – Cloud, Applications & Infrastructure

Accountabilities

• • Define, maintain, and govern end-to-end solution architectures covering applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
  • Develop technical architectures that balance business requirements, technical constraints, enterprise standards, security, compliance, and regulatory obligations.
  • Lead cloud migration strategies for applications and infrastructure transitioning from on-premise environments to public, hybrid, or cloud-native platforms.
  • Design and evaluate architectures across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform, selecting appropriate technologies and approaches based on business and technical needs.
  • Lead the modernization of infrastructure components, including compute, storage, networking, and virtualization environments.
  • Design application architectures using microservices, APIs, distributed systems, and modern development patterns.
  • Define integration patterns that enable reliable interoperability between applications, systems, and platforms.
  • Design solutions for high availability, fault tolerance, resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and other technical specialists to translate requirements into effective architecture solutions.
  • Assess existing and proposed solutions for performance, scalability, security, and cost efficiency, recommending improvements where appropriate.
  • Lead cross-functional architecture initiatives from initial design through implementation and delivery.
  • Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, technical blueprints, governance artifacts, migration plans, and enterprise repository records.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
  • Proven experience working as a Solution Architect across both cloud and on-premise enterprise environments.
  • Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-based application and infrastructure solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience with major cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Strong experience planning and executing complex application and infrastructure migrations from on-premise environments to public cloud platforms.
  • Hands-on development experience with technologies such as Java, Python, .NET, or Node.js.
  • Solid understanding of application integration, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, virtualization, storage, infrastructure, and security concepts.
  • Experience applying DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery approaches.
  • Ability to develop architecture standards, technical documentation, governance materials, and implementation plans.
  • Strong understanding of security, compliance, regulatory, availability, disaster recovery, and resilience requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from architecture design through delivery.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and make sound architectural decisions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or an equivalent certification is preferred.
  • AWS or Google Cloud certifications are considered an asset, as are additional certifications in networking, security, or infrastructure.
  • As this is a consulting/subcontractor opportunity, the successful professional must be incorporated and able to provide services through their own corporation.

  Benefits

  • Remote consulting opportunity supporting a government client.
  • Contract-based engagement offering the opportunity to work on enterprise-scale technology transformation initiatives.
  • Exposure to cloud adoption, application modernization, infrastructure transformation, and complex enterprise architecture challenges.
  • Opportunity to work across major cloud platforms, including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
  • High-impact role combining strategic architecture, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Opportunity to contribute to secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient technology solutions.