Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Architect - We offer a competitive benefits package. The Company: GIA is the world's foremost authority in gemology. GIA is a global organization with headquarters located in Carlsbad, CA. GIA in Carlsbad boasts a 17-acre ocean view campus that accommodates approximately 800 of its 3,400 total employees worldwide. It offers many competitive health and commuter benefits that promote the well-being of its employees as well as that of the environment.
The Location: This position is located in
Carlsbad, California at our corporate headquarters reporting fully on-site due to the nature of the job.
What to expect: - We offer competitive medical, dental, vision and matching 401-K plans
- Paid vacation, sick and holidays, tuition assistance
The Environment: - On-site cafe - affordable custom breakfast and lunch meals and Starbucks drinks.
- Economic friendly services - electric vehicle charging stations on-site
- Ergonomic assessments offered on-site and virtually
JOB OVERVIEW Responsible for planning, strategy, optimization, and design of multi-cloud infrastructure and services. Defines cloud architecture based on security standards and best practices, analyzes technologies, and translates business requirements into cloud designs. As a member of the Enterprise Architecture, responsible for defining the Enterprise Cloud Standards and the modernization roadmap. Collaborate with other IT and Business Function teams to ensure alignment of the business requirements and integration of cloud solutions. Leads cloud migration from on-premises infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the process of integrating outcomes of the strategic planning process to identify enterprise business drivers; translate these to common business, information, and technology architecture requirements.
- Analyzes system requirements and ensures that systems will be securely integrated with current applications.
- Oversee and report out on ongoing analysis of industry, technology and market trends to determine potential impacts on the enterprise.
- Analyze current business and IT environment to detect critical deficiencies
- Develop and maintain the enterprise cloud and infrastructure roadmap, aligning with business objectives to drive scalability, security and operational efficiency.
- Define and enforce cloud architecture standards, best practices and governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance and optimal performance across cloud environments.
- Provide leadership for cross-organizational teams in the analysis and development of implementation plans based on prioritized requirements
- Contribute to the architecture design, development and end to end deployment of high performance cloud environments.
- Responsible for a large array of tasks from designing next generation cloud services to leading a technical team in building/automating services for customers.
- Design and implement cloud-native architecture following Well-Architected Framework principles while optimizing resource allocation for cost efficiency
- Lead the design of the cloud based identity management solution and migration of the on-premise Active Directory and SSO functionality to Azure Entra ID
- Design and implement scalable, secure cloud architectures that integrate with DevOps practices and support continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and DevOps tools, making recommendations to drive automation and streamline operations.
- Build, optimize, and manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, reliable, and automated software deployments across multiple environments.
- Collaborate closely with Product development, Infosec and other teams to integrate cloud infrastructure with CI/CD processes, ensuring that best practices are followed and that environments remain consistent.
- Mentor and lead the Cloud and DevOps engineers on best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- Develop a monitoring and observability roadmap with focus on tool rationalization and with advanced digital insights and AI Ops support.
- Other duties as assigned
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities) - Expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud architecture on AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Experience in multi-cloud strategies, hybrid cloud deployments, and workload optimization across AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
- Proficiency in Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, and Oracle Resource Manager for automated cloud infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Strong knowledge of IAM, Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM, Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS), encryption, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, CIS, etc.) to secure cloud environments.
- Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, OKE) and microservices-based architectures.
- Strong knowledge of Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Oracle Cloud Monitoring, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, and ELK Stack for real-time visibility and operational efficiency.
- Experience in cloud cost optimization strategies, including AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Oracle Cloud Cost Analysis, and RI/Savings Plans.
- Strong experience with complex networks, perimeter security management and routing.
- Ability to document and diagram technical systems and architectures.
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL.
- Ability to maintain and foster sensitivity and respect for a culturally diverse work environment.
- Ability to display supportive behavior and communicate positively regarding department goals and objectives.
- Ability to deal effectively with a variety of personalities to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to fulfill assigned commitments in a timely manner within established budgets while achieving quality results.
- Excellent grammar, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and resolve conflict when necessary.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and/or internationally, if needed.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE - Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master's degree preferred.
- 8-10+ years' experience in cloud systems architecture design and/or support in a medium to large environment.
- Extensive experience in leading DevOps initiatives, creating CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure provisioning and application deployment
- Strong background in cloud security, compliance, and identity management, including Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM and Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Certified Architect Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Pay Range: $156k - $188k
Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.