Job Description
Cloud Solutions Architect
Project/Position Title: Cloud Solutions Architect
Work Location: On-site (W Taylorsville, UT 84129)
Expected Weekly Hours: 20 hours per week
Interview Format: On-site
Minimum Mandatory Requirements
- GCP, AWS or Azure certification
- Infrastructure as Code experience
- Experience working in a cloud environment for a public sector entity (State, Federal, Higher Ed, etc.)
Job Description
Job Intro
Client is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to support the client's department in designing, securing, and optimizing cloud solutions with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including legacy-to-cloud migrations, while providing technical leadership to development and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop cloud solutions that meet business and technical requirements (primary focus on GCP; AWS and Azure also relevant)
- Collaborate with stakeholders, business product owners, and DevOps teams to gather requirements and translate them into architectural designs and technical roadmaps
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud best practices, application hosting, and distributed architecture
- Create and maintain architectural documentation, including diagrams, integration processes, and specifications
- Ensure solutions are secure, compliant, and optimized for performance, reliability, and scalability
- Architect and maintain cloud database systems, BigQuery data pipelines, and public/private APIs to support application integration and legacy-to-cloud migrations
- Evaluate and recommend new cloud technologies, tools, and services (e.g., containers, Kubernetes/GKE, BI analytics)
- Conduct regular reviews of cloud environments to identify improvements and cost optimization opportunities
- Support disaster recovery planning and backup strategies and ensure high availability of critical systems
- Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and industry trends to inform architectural strategy
Required Technical Skills
In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms and services (demonstrated GCP expertise or other major public cloud provider); scalable, distributed systems and microservices architecture; Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Open Tofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi); networking (VPC, hybrid connectivity), security protocols, and IAM in cloud environments; containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE); AI-assisted developer tools and workflows for infrastructure provisioning, code maintenance, and automated testing; strong problem-solving and troubleshooting; effective communication and leadership skills; and experience working in a cloud environment for a government, higher education, or other public-sector entity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent related experience, where 1 year of higher education substitutes for 1 year of experience)
- 7+ years of experience in IT, including 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or a similar technical leadership role
- Certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
- Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), and database administration/migrations (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, BigQuery)
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, or ISO/IEC 27001
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Taylorsville, UT |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Website | http://www.prismagicinc.com |
About Company
Prismagic started with an idea of connecting people with 'people', connecting the 'need' to 'accomplishments' and connecting the 'jobs' to 'lifestyle'. At Prismagic, we would like to partner with talent, we call consultants to understand their expertise and how we can best fit that in the growth engine of any corporate, we call client to create a win-win ecosystem for everyone.
With over 30 years of combined expeirence of the key stakeholders in Staffing, Services and Information Technology, Prismagic is a platform built to complement the need of its clients with the potential of its consultants.
We bring an energized team, a fresh perspective and the zeal to exceed the expectations of our partners every time we are entrusted to perform. Our rewards and recognitions today is only the delight that we can bring for our stakeholders through a committed workforce and an honest, transparent, value driven system.
PRISMAGIC (Not just a name, but a philosophy)
We always believed that businesses need to create magic for its stakeholders – the magic of solutions, the magic of trust and the magic of value – and whatever problem we could think of, the final solution is always People. Every problem always starts at design but invariably ends at People and each solution brought us to the fact, “People Relations IS MAGIC” – Process Reinforcement IS MAGIC – “PR-IS-MAGIC” - and We got our name. It is not just a name but a philosophy that every employee believes, trusts and run on.
For more details, please visit http://www.prismagicinc.com/
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