Cloud Solution Architect
Heaven Institute of Renewable Energy (H.I.R.E.) · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
قدّم وتابع مع أبلاي إيدج🗂 We’re Hiring: Cloud Solution Architect🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time💼 Level: Senior-LevelWe are seeking an experienced, strategic, and technically strong Cloud Solution Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective cloud solutions. This role will work closely with business stakeholders, software engineers, infrastructure teams, security specialists, DevOps teams, and technology leaders to translate business requirements into modern cloud architectures that support digital transformation and long-term technology objectives.🎯 Key Responsibilities• Design end-to-end cloud architectures aligned with business requirements, technical standards, and enterprise architecture principles.• Develop scalable, highly available, secure, and resilient cloud solutions across application, infrastructure, data, and integration layers.• Evaluate and recommend appropriate cloud services, technologies, platforms, and architectural patterns.• Design and implement solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or other cloud environments.• Lead cloud migration, modernization, transformation, and optimization initiatives.• Develop cloud architecture diagrams, technical designs, solution blueprints, standards, and documentation.• Design cloud-native applications using microservices, containers, serverless technologies, APIs, and event-driven architectures.• Collaborate with Software Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure, Data, Cybersecurity, and Operations teams throughout the solution lifecycle.• Define cloud integration strategies for applications, databases, APIs, third-party platforms, and enterprise systems.• Ensure cloud solutions meet security, compliance, governance, availability, performance, and disaster-recovery requirements.• Establish cloud security controls, identity and access management, network architecture, encryption, monitoring, and logging standards.• Identify opportunities to optimize cloud infrastructure, resource utilization, performance, and operating costs.• Support infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment practices using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.• Provide technical guidance during development, testing, deployment, and production implementation.• Review technical designs and provide architectural recommendations to engineering and project teams.• Identify technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and architectural gaps and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.• Develop cloud technology roadmaps and support long-term modernization strategies.• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend solutions that create business and operational value.• Mentor engineers, developers, and technical teams on cloud architecture and best practices.• Present solution proposals and architecture decisions to senior management, technical leadership, and business stakeholders.✅ Requirements• Proven experience in Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, or a related technical role.• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud solutions.• Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.• Understanding of multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and cloud migration architectures.• Strong knowledge of networking, compute, storage, databases, identity management, security, and cloud infrastructure.• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code is preferred.• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, serverless computing, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems.• Experience designing cloud-based data platforms, analytics environments, application platforms, or enterprise integrations is an advantage.• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity.• Experience with cloud cost management, resource optimization, and FinOps principles is preferred.• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and architectural design skills.• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, DevOps, or hybrid delivery environments.• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or TOGAF are an advantage.🌟 What We Offer• Opportunity to lead cloud transformation and enterprise modernization initiatives.• Exposure to advanced cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, data, AI, automation, and digital technologies.• Opportunity to work directly with engineering teams, technology leaders, business stakeholders, and strategic partners.• Career progression into Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Cloud Architect Manager, Enterprise Architect, Head of Cloud Architecture, Director of Cloud Engineering, or Chief Technology Officer (CTO) roles.• A technology-driven, innovative, and collaborative working environment.• Cloud certifications, technical training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and comprehensive benefits package.