Job Description Job Description DevOps Cloud Engineer Overview: This position serves as a technical Azure DevOps/ AWS expert... ...position is also responsible for collaborating with other peer architects and application…
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Cloud Architect jobs in Columbus, 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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Job Summary: The DevOps Cloud Engineer is a technical expert responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-based IT... ...maintaining scalable, secure infrastructure and collaborating with architects and…
consultants for the below mentioned requirement. Senior Middleware Architect / Engineer Utility & Regulated Industry Integration... ...SAP PI/PO or SAP Integration Suite experience. Cloud integration experience on Azure…
Job Title: Senior Architect 2/ SA2 (Peoplesoft Finance 9.2) Job ID: 808946-Onsite - Local - Hybrid Client: State of Ohio - OBM Closing Date:08/13/2026 at 4.00 PM Teams or in person ON SITE 5x WEEK - Local candidates high…
Title: SFDC Architect Location: Columbus, OH(Onsite) Duration: Long Term Job Description: Develop high-quality, scalable solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex(classes, triggers, batch processes), Lightning Web…
winning architecture firm. DesignGroup has a growing architectural practice in Columbus, OH and we’re looking for a Project Architect ready to grow into a Leadership role. This opportunity is intentionally designed for a…
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abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact As a Design Architect working with the Advanced Facilities group, you will help us design state-of-the-art mission critical, pharmaceutical,...
Ownership Plan (ESOP) all designed to support your growth, both professionally and personally. Your Opportunity + Impact The Senior Architect leads teams, partners closely with clients and developers, and ensures project…
, see and explore and at . Join us to make an impact today! The role at a glance:NBBJ Columbus is seeking a Senior Project Architect to join it's highly collaborative team. NBBJ is looking for a project architect with de…
us to make an impact today! The role at a glance: This is an excellent opportunity for you to join NBBJ Columbusas a Project Architect. Candidates will have the opportunity to work on new construction and/or renovation p…
make an impact today! The role at a glance: NBBJ Columbus is seeking anArchitectural Designer to join our team. We are seeking an Architect, with experience with good conceptual, visual, and communication skills to work…
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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 Columbus
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $43–$57 | $90k–$119k |
| Mid level | $57–$75 | $119k–$157k |
| Senior | $73–$100 | $152k–$209k |
Adjusted for the Columbus 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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