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Cloud Architect jobs in Cleveland, OH
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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$42–$97/hr
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Senior Architect / Interior Designer, Aviation and Food & Beverage LGA Partners, a leading architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, is currently seeking a Senior Client Manager who will be responsible for execution…
$105k - $115k
Please review the JD below and let me know if you would be interested in exploring the opportunity. Job Description:- Job Title: Voice Engineer Location: Gahanna, OH Onsite Duration: Fulltime Hire with TCS Salary Range:-…
purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description AECOM is seeking a talented and highly motivated Project Architect for immediate employment in our Cleveland, OH office. As the Architectural Job Captain, you w…
Senior Project Architect, Healthcare LGA Partners, a leading architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, is currently seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Project Architect to support our Healthcare Studi…
INTERIOR DESIGNER LGA Partners, a leading architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, is currently seeking an Architect to join our award-winning team. As a Project Architect, you will be responsible for leading clien…
love data and are looking for unlimited growth opportunities, we want to talk with you about joining Further. Further is a data, cloud, and AI company whose focus is helping companies turn raw data into the right decisio…
to talk with you about joining Further. Further is a data, cloud, and AI company whose focus is helping companies turn raw data... ...use. Nice to have GCP Professional certifications (Cloud Architect, Data Engineer, or…
$140k - $200k
Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required) Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency…
$70k - $100k
If you are a passionate Project Architect looking to join a growing firm, there is an incredible opportunity that awaits in the Cleveland Metro area. This reputable Architecture Firm is looking for a project manager that…
$75k - $110k
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,…
$50k - $70k
the requirements of this position carefully and apply with a resume. If you have any other questions or wish to discuss any other Architect positions, reach out to Mathew Sanchez with Gpac at All qualified applicants wil…
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What cloud architects earn in Cleveland
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$55 | $87k–$115k |
| Mid level | $55–$73 | $115k–$152k |
| Senior | $71–$97 | $147k–$202k |
Adjusted for the Cleveland 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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