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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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role based in Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, or Nashville, TN. About the job you're considering Capgemini is hiring a Google Cloud Native Architect to design, architect, and deliver scalable, resilient, secure, and cloud-nati…
management, and daily operations. Bitdeer also offers advanced cloud capabilities to customers with high demand for artificial intelligence... ...infrastructure. We are looking for a seasoned network architect with globa…
hear from you. Position description As a member of one of our engineering teams, you'll be a key player in making SonarQube Cloud and SonarQube Server the best tools for Code Quality and Security, providing new features…
Job Description Renesas Electronics, a leading global semiconductor company, is rapidly scaling its AI-focused power delivery business. Products include high-performance digital power VRMs, multiphase controllers, Smart…
Job Description Job Description Senior Azure Cloud Solutions Architect Total Required Experience in Years: 14+ Years Mode of Work: 100% Onsite Seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cloud Solutions Architect to lead enterpr…
Job Description Job Description Benefits: ~401(k) Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer Location: Austin, TX (Day 1 Onsite) Openings: 3 We are looking for an experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer with strong AWS and Kubernetes experi…
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Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS) Location: Austin, TX - must be local and able to be onsite 1-2 days per week Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire Compensation: $75-$95/HR Work schedule: Monday-Friday (8 AM-5…
Job Description Job Description Program Manager - Cloud Platform Delivery Dallas, TX / Chicago, IL / New York, NY We are... ...dependencies (RAID logs) Coordinate with: Engineering teams Architects Infrastructure teams E…
Job Description Job Description Benefits: ~401(k) Alibaba Cloud DevOps Engineer We are hiring an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong hands on expertise in Alibaba Cloud for an urgent role. Requirement: Hands-on exper…
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presence and scope, as well as recognition and accolades for their strong sense of place and contextualism is looking for a Project Architect to join their team. This is an amazing opportunity for a Project Architects wh…
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If you are a passionate Project Architect looking to join a growing firm, there is an incredible opportunity that awaits. This reputable Architecture and Design Firm is looking for a Licensed Architect to mentor, coach,…
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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
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