[Hiring] Cloud Architect @Patterson Companies, Inc.

Role Description

The Cloud Architect Principal is responsible for the technical direction of enterprise cloud solutions, using extensive knowledge to serve as a technical expert. This role translates business requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective architectures across cloud and hybrid environments. This role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of cloud architecture, reference architectures, engineering standards, platforms, and applications from concept to implementation. This role partners with application, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to shape the cloud roadmap, modernize platforms, and govern architecture decisions.

Essential Functions

• Design and implement cloud architecture across multiple platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP), managing long-term designs, reference architectures, and roadmaps to ensure solutions support business requirements, scalability, performance, security, and operational reliability.
• Lead complex cloud initiatives by defining technical approaches, directing solution design, and guiding implementation and integration activities across cloud environments.
• Oversee cloud platform performance by reviewing system availability and operational health, proactively identifying issues, right-sizing service selection, building cost estimates, troubleshooting complex problems, and implementing sustainable resolutions.
• Lead system optimization by establishing standards for cloud-native applications, infrastructure, data, and integration, establishing automated delivery patterns, reusable models, and defining standards and deployment practices.
• Establish and advance cloud engineering standards, processes, and best practices that improve reliability, maintainability, and efficiency across cloud environments.
• Ensure cloud solutions comply with security requirements by embedding security and compliance controls into designs and maintaining audit, monitoring, and compliance-related documentation.
• Drive ongoing system resilience by defining reference architectures and recovery objectives to validate resilience through testing and operational readiness review.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and architectural approaches through proofs of concept and recommends adoption strategies based on business benefit.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and stakeholders, influencing engineering decisions and supporting successful delivery of cloud initiatives to ensure delivered solutions align with established standards.
• Comply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, software development, or related technology disciplines.
• 3 years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Requirements

• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud design patterns, networking, identity, security, and application and data integration.
• Demonstrated expertise in networking, identity and access management, governance, compute, storage, managed databases, and monitoring tools and services (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID, AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, and Key Vault).
• Demonstrated expertise across resource hierarchy, IAM, networking, compute, storage, managed databases, and observability platforms and services (e.g., GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Monitoring, and Secret Manager).
• Proficiency with version control tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automation languages (e.g., Terraform, Git, Kubernetes, Python, PowerShell).
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability practices.
• Ability to analyze ambiguous technical and business requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve highly complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and provide guidance to others without direct supervisory authority.
• Ability to balance workload requirements and cost to choose services aligned to business priorities.

Preferred Licenses and Certifications

• Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Preferred).
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certifications (Preferred).
• Cloud security or networking certifications (Preferred).

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program.
• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays.
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave.
• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program).
• Patterson Perks Program.

Compensation

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills.

$133,100.00 - $177,500.00

EEO Statement

Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.