Alibaba Cloud Architect

Senior Lead Cloud Engineer (Certified) :

Location : Chicago, IL (Hybrid) Start Date : Immediate Visa : Open (Except & GC)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and certified Senior Lead Cloud Engineer to architect, design, and lead enterprise-level cloud initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on expertise across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform , strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive large-scale cloud modernization, automation, and governance efforts. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional engineering, security, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end cloud architecture, engineering, migration, and modernization programs.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions using AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform.
• Define cloud architecture best practices, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee deployment of cloud-native services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and security.
• Drive IaC automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Mentor and lead cloud engineering teams; conduct design and code reviews.
• Build and enhance CI / CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Implement cloud security, compliance, encryption, observability, and cost-optimization strategies.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Partner with DevOps, SRE, Security, and application teams for smooth cloud operations.

Required Qualifications

Technical Expertise :

Soft Skills :