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Based on your background, your experience may align well with this role. Position Details: Role: Cloud Solution Architect Locations: Detroit, MI Employment Type: Full-Time (W2 only) Work Model:...
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Cloud Architect jobs in Detroit, MI
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 Description Job Description Body Electronics Design Release Engineer – OEM Contract Metro Detroit, Michigan Contract Opportunity | $45–$52/hour On-Site | Full-Time Benefits Begin Day 1 | Paid Time Off | Holiday Pay |…
$110k - $140k
sustainable world. If you’re interested in a long and rewarding career working with the industry’s best and most innovative engineers and architects, then Jacobs is where you belong. The East-Central Water group is curre…
Overview The Manager, Cloud Operations, will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure with... ...Certifications/Licensures:(Professional cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect,…
SAP Convergent Charging Architect Detroit, MI 48226 Hire Type: Contract 10+ years' Experience in BRIM Convergent Mediation and Convergent Charging implementations End to end know how of BRIM process flow; Exposure in cli…
management, robust data backup and recovery solutions, seamless cloud and on-premise migrations, enterprise-grade security services,... ...mission. Position Description We are seeking a Senior Cloud Architect with deep h…
Details Stefanini Group is hiring! Stefanini is looking for a Cloud Engineer, Dearborn, MI (Onsite) For quick apply, please reach out Lovkesh Bharti at (***) ***-****/ ***email_hidden*** Seeking an experienced Cloud Engi…
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Convergent Charging Architect with strong expertise in SAP BRIM, Convergent Charging, and Convergent Mediation implementations. The ideal candidate will have end-to-end knowledge o…
$165k - $180k
with ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies so there are always new and exciting projects going on. About the Senior Cloud Architect As a Senior Cloud Architect, you will work embedded on one of our client teams…
Title: Workday Architect Location: Warren, MI - Hybrid Duration: 6-Month Contract (Contract-to-Hire options available) Interview Mode: Virtual round Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and deliver stable Workday integra…
documentation compliant with accessibility standards and basic building codes. Assist in permit processing under guidance from senior architects. Collaborate cross-functionally within design-build and architecture teams…
$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,…
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What cloud architects earn in Detroit
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$56 | $88k–$116k |
| Mid level | $56–$74 | $116k–$153k |
| Senior | $72–$99 | $149k–$205k |
Adjusted for the Detroit 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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