collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).The Principal Cloud Architect will help shape the next generation of enterprise cloud and AI strategy a…
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Cloud Architect jobs in Austin, TX
Cloud architects design how an organization's systems run on platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP — balancing reliability, security, and cost, and guiding teams through migrations and growth.
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Modernization team, you will design, configure, and deliver Genesys Cloud CX solutions for enterprise clients. You will be a hands-on... ...requirements through build, testing, and go-live, working with architects, busin…
$123k - $184k
General Information Job Title Senior OpenStack Cloud Architect Job ID 18461 City Austin State/Province Texas Date Posted 24-Aug-2026 Job Category Information Technology Job Subcategory Enterprise Solutions Architect Hire…
Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of power efficiency and high‑frequency computing? As a Power and Frequency Modeling Architect within our Central Methodology team, you will have end‑to‑end visibility and o…
$159k - $230k
GPUs or other accelerators.Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes or Slurm in an on-prem or cloud environment.Experience with systems automation, and systems design and debug.Exp…
driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionAECOM is seeking a talented and motivated Project Architect to join our Buildings + Places business line in Houston, Dallas and Austin Texas.…
$129.4k - $207k
Sign-In before you apply.Job Description:The Central Engineering Group is seeking an energetic, visionary, and passionate Agentic AI Architect tospearhead the design, deployment, and optimization of cutting-edge autonomo…
-edge tech platforms, at scale.What You'll DoPrincipal AI Tech Architects at BCG Platinion are:Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary... ...safety, deployment strategies and governance.Understanding of cloud architect…
If you are an Architectural Project Designer with lab/life sciences experience, please read on!Full-Time/PermanentOnsite in AustinWe've spent the last 50 years scaling to 4 offices and becoming a leading architecture, in…
Job-ID28971003Reference26-21183Hybrid - Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays / Remote Tuesdays and Fridays. Work Location - Preferred Location - Westlake, TX / Secondary Locations - Phoenix, AZ, Richfield, Ohio , Lone Tree, CO…
$116.2k - $229.1k
a Senior Consultant in Engineering Foundry, AI & E/EaaS - DevOps, you will support the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud, automation, and platform engineering solutions across complex environments. This r…
landmarks and infrastructure, your work will directly influence how individuals experience the world around them. We bring together architects, planners, designers, and technical experts to solve complex design challenge…
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What cloud architects earn in Austin
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $48–$63 | $100k–$131k |
| Mid level | $63–$83 | $131k–$173k |
| Senior | $81–$111 | $168k–$231k |
Adjusted for the Austin market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Deep AWS, Azure, or GCP expertiseArchitecture patterns and tradeoffsNetworking and security designInfrastructure as codeCost modeling and FinOpsMigration planningKubernetes and containersStakeholder communicationWriting architecture documents
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Design a highly available architecture for a customer-facing web application.
Ask about requirements and budget first. Cover multi-AZ, load balancing, data replication, and failure modes — and say what you would deliberately not build at this scale.
How would you plan a migration from on-premises to the cloud?
Talk about assessment, choosing rehost versus refactor per workload, sequencing by risk, and running hybrid during the transition. Phased beats big-bang.
A team's cloud costs doubled in a quarter. How do you investigate?
Visibility first — cost explorer, tagging — then the usual suspects: data transfer, oversized instances, forgotten environments. Show you treat cost as an architectural property.
When would you advise against microservices?
Small teams, unclear domain boundaries, or operational immaturity. Arguing against a fashionable pattern with specifics is a strong signal for an architect.
How do you get engineering teams to actually follow your architecture?
Influence over mandate: reference architectures, paved-road templates, and review checkpoints. Acknowledge that unused architecture documents are a failure mode.
How do you design for disaster recovery, and how do you set RTO/RPO?
Explain that RTO/RPO are business decisions with price tags, then map them to backup, pilot-light, or active-active patterns. Mention actually testing the recovery.
Tell me about an architecture decision you got wrong.
Pick a real one, explain the reasoning at the time, and what your process learned from it. Architects who claim a clean record are not believed.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For cloud architects specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Anchor each role in scale and outcomes: workloads migrated, availability achieved, annual spend managed or reduced.
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List current professional-level certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect); they are near-mandatory screens for this title.
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Show breadth across compute, networking, data, and security — architecture hiring looks for T-shaped depth.
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Include the organizational side: teams guided, architecture reviews run, standards adopted.
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Name a migration or greenfield build you owned end to end; a single deep case study outweighs a list of services.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Cloud Architect
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