TalentFish · 13 hours ago
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect
TalentFish is casting a line for a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect. The role involves leading enterprise and solution architecture efforts that align business strategy with modern technology platforms, supporting large-scale modernization and transformation initiatives across the organization.
Responsibilities
Lead solution architecture for large-scale strategic initiatives, providing end-to-end architectural oversight from concept through implementation
Design, review, and validate architecture and design documents to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security, and scalability goals
Define and evolve enterprise architecture frameworks, blueprints, and roadmaps aligned to long-term modernization strategy
Build and contribute code including microservices, infrastructure-as-code templates, automation scripts, and platform accelerators
Guide cloud platform strategy, legacy system modernization, and adoption of emerging technologies
Partner with business, data, and technology leaders to deliver integrated, resilient, multi-region cloud solutions
Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads on design best practices and emerging architectural patterns
Govern architecture standards, reference models, reusable patterns, and tools across the technology organization
Lead architecture reviews and contribute to enterprise initiatives including platform rationalization, infrastructure modernization, and data architecture improvements
Support disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and enterprise resilience initiatives
Serve as a strategic advisor for architecture governance, technology investment prioritization, and portfolio planning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree or architecture certifications strongly preferred
10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise and solution architecture, ideally within financial services or investment management environments
Proven expertise connecting business strategy to architecture across application, data, technology, and business domains
Deep knowledge of modern architecture patterns including microservices, API-first, event-driven systems, and zero-trust security models
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, including Kubernetes, service meshes, and IaC
Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to influence, mentor, and align cross-functional teams and senior leadership
Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools and modeling frameworks (ArchiMate, BizzDesign, OpenSearch, or similar)
Exposure to real-time data processing and messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or event sourcing architectures
Cloud architecture certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent preferred
Company
TalentFish
TalentFish is a staffing technology and operations services platform that offers co-employment and PEO services.