Principal Cloud Platform Architect (Remote US)

Role overview Design and govern the shared cloud foundation that enables engineering teams to work securely and reliably across large-scale AWS and GCP environments. You’ll shape cloud operating standards and architecture, covering account structures, identity, networking, security, governance, and shared services, while helping modernize infrastructure and support emerging AI and machine-learning workloads.

Responsibilities - Design and administer enterprise AWS organizations, account structures, landing zones, Control Tower, and service control policies. - Establish cloud standards, guardrails, and operating practices for environments spanning many accounts, projects, and business units. - Define identity and access approaches, including federation, role-based permissions, and access governance. - Architect cloud networks covering transit gateways, shared virtual networks, hybrid connectivity, segmentation, routing, and DNS. - Guide cloud security, governance, and cost-management practices; support serverless and event-driven designs where needed. - Partner with globally distributed teams, communicate architecture decisions, and mentor colleagues. - Contribute to cloud platform support for AI and machine-learning services.

Requirements - Expert experience designing and administering AWS Organizations, organizational units, Control Tower, landing zones, service control policies, and multi-account environments. - Experience supporting enterprise cloud foundations across multiple business units and dozens or hundreds of accounts or projects. - Deep knowledge of enterprise IAM, cloud security, and large-scale network architecture. - Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with experience mentoring distributed teams. - Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Nice to have - Hands-on experience with GCP organization structures, IAM, shared networks, and enterprise foundations. - Experience supporting AI/ML platforms such as SageMaker, Bedrock, or Vertex AI. - Current AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification; GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification is desirable.

Benefits and work setup This is a remote U.S. position. The listed base salary is $120,000–$150,000, with on-target earnings of $136,000–$170,000. Eligible employees may participate in applicable variable-pay programs. Flexible work arrangements and benefits supporting health and well-being are described, subject to role and location.