Principal Cloud Architect

TL;DR

Principal Cloud Architect: Defining and optimizing multi-cloud environments across AWS and Azure with an accent on cloud strategy, governance, and advanced architecture. Focus on solving complex problems, driving multi-million dollar cost optimization initiatives, and ensuring enterprise-level security and business continuity for critical, high-scale systems.

Location: Remote Mexico

Company

hirify.global is a software company specializing in logistics and supply chain solutions.

What you will do

• Define the long-term cloud vision, roadmap, and reference architectures across multi-cloud environments (AWS & Azure).
• Act as the highest-level technical authority for designing secure, scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud ecosystems.
• Provide mastery-level expertise in core and advanced AWS and Azure services.
• Architect and optimize enterprise-grade Terraform and other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks for scalable, secure automation.
• Drive multi-million dollar cost optimization initiatives and manage cloud licensing models.
• Develop and enforce stringent cloud security and compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience, with 8+ years specifically designing, implementing, and managing multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Broad expertise across complex, high-scale multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Expertise in strategic scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for platform-level automation.
• Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and large-scale Terraform codebase management.
• Proven track record of visionary leadership, strategic planning, and executive communication.

Nice to have

• AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Professional, Azure Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certifications.
• Mastery in Containers (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS/AKS), Serverless (Lambda, Azure Functions), and Cloud Databases (Aurora, Cosmos DB).
• Deep administrative and design expertise in Virtualization (VMware/vCenter) and diverse Operating Systems (Windows, RHEL, Linux).

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
• Celebrates diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.