Cloud Architect

Purpose Statement: The Cloud Architect has global responsibility for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure solutions. The Cloud Architect is the expert in cloud technologies, has a strong understanding of business needs, and the ability to translate technical requirements into scalable and reliable cloud architectures. The Cloud Architect will be forward looking with a strategic and innovative mindset, ensuring technology trends are known and incorporated in our roadmaps.

Key Job Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for the overall cloud architecture design.
2. Understands technology trends and incorporates those into strategic roadmaps to drive innovation and business growth.
3. Leads strategy and planning for cloud systems and develops effective implementation strategies consistent with specified requirements, architectures and constraints of performance and feasibility.
4. Owns implementation and management of cloud technologies.
5. Responsible for cloud security, governance, and awareness.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

1. A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred. (Computer Science / IT)
2. 4 or more years of direct experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud (preferred) and/or Azure, AWS
3. 4 or more years of experience working with security, networking, and DevOps principles
4. Previous experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform
5. 4 years of related experience required; 6 or more years of related experience is preferred
6. Certification in the related architecture field is desirable

About Us

Since 1979, Plexus has been partnering with companies to create the products that build a better world. We are a team of over 20,000 individuals who are dedicated to providing Design and Development, Supply Chain Solutions, New Product Introduction, Manufacturing and Sustainability Services. Plexus is a global leader that specializes in serving customers in industries with highly complex products and demanding regulatory environments. Plexus delivers customer service excellence to leading companies by providing innovative, comprehensive solutions throughout a product’s lifecycle.