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Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients... ...compliant commercial content, and multi-channel CRM. As a Senior Architect in the…
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Cloud Architect jobs in Boston, MA
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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Coast and are home to the East Region's architectural design and urban design leaders. AECOM is seeking a creative, experienced Architect III licensed in a New England state and eligible for reciprocity in other states.…
#e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } IAM Entra ID Architect Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid) Job Summary STAFFXPERT LLC is... ...Architect and implement secure Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions across cloud and on-p…
This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a Cloud Security Architect . This position will coordinate across multiple areas as the pr…
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Cloud Architect (Multi-Cloud) – Remote Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fanta…
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detailed mechanical drawings, specifications, details and controls diagrams. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including architects, structural engineers, and other stakeholders. Conduct site visits, field inspecti…
We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr. Associate - Lead Civil Engineer to join our team in our Boston, MA Office . The Lead Civil Engineer will play a crucial role in overseeing various projects invo…
Role Title: Architect CAD & Construction Documentation Role Type: Contract Location: Remote Scope Of Work Create detailed floor plans and elevation sets based on project requirements Develop comprehensive CAD drawings fo…
stakeholder’s vision, goals, operational and spatial needs , and synthesizing these elements with design concepts. The Healthcare Project Architect works with the project team to integrate equipment, regulatory requireme…
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us to make an impact today! The role at a glance: NBBJ's Boston studio is seeking a highly collaborative Healthcare Project Architect to join our team. We are seeking a talented professional who has worked primarily with…
close. ~ Comfortable in code: not afraid to edit application code to achieve infrastructure or tooling goals. ~ Solid grasp of cloud security fundamentals (IAM, network boundaries, secrets, least privilege). ~ CI/CD pipe…
extension) Hours/Week: 40 hours Travel/Expenses: Not covered by client Job Summary: The client is seeking a Business Process Architect (Level 9)to work on business process design and implementation. The ideal candidate w…
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What cloud architects earn in Boston
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $59–$77 | $122k–$160k |
| Mid level | $77–$101 | $160k–$211k |
| Senior | $99–$136 | $205k–$282k |
Adjusted for the Boston 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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