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KTek Resourcing · 1 day ago

Cloud Architect

San Jose, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

KTek Resourcing is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect who possesses a unique combination of technical expertise and executive-level communication skills. The role involves owning the technical vision for cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS, leading migrations, and advising senior leadership on cloud strategies.

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No H1B

Hiring Manager

Lalit Kushwah

Responsibilities

Architect, hands-on build, and operationalize greenfield cloud environments on Azure and AWS (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless)

Lead large-scale on-premises to cloud migrations and hybrid/multi-cloud transformations

Design and implement enterprise landing zones, governance, security, networking, and cost-optimization frameworks

Translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling presentations and recommendations for CXOs, and board members

Regularly present architecture roadmaps, migration plans, risk assessments, TCO/ROI analysis, and progress updates to senior leadership and stakeholders

Influence strategic decisions by articulating trade-offs, risks, and long-term implications of cloud and infrastructure choices

Build trust as the go-to technical authority both “in the weeds” with engineers and “in the boardroom” with executives

Mentor engineering teams while maintaining final accountability for solution quality and delivery

Qualification

Cloud ArchitectureAzureAWSTerraformInfrastructure EngineeringData Center ManagementExecutive CommunicationMentoring

Required

10+ years in infrastructure engineering with strong on-premises data center roots (VMware, storage arrays, enterprise networking, physical deployments)

Expert-level hands-on experience in both Azure and AWS (minimum 5 years public cloud)

Proven ability to build production cloud environments from scratch — not just manage inherited ones