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Cloud Architect jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
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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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage cloud and hybrid infrastructure • Build, deploy, and support cloud... ...improvements • Partner with software engineers, cloud architects, infrastructu…
$155k - $190k
differentiated IP, and a clear enterprise strategy built on Google Cloud and AI orchestration. This role helps us scale it. The Role... ...track record managing and growing technical teams (engineers, architects, analyst…
$79.6k - $139.3k
enjoy solving complex technical challenges through automation, cloud technologies, and modern DevOps practices? CGI is seeking a *... ...this role, you'll collaborate with software engineers, solution architects, infrast…
We’ve asked our coworkers what makes Galloway one of the top workplaces: Great people to work with Challenging projects In-house trainings Entrepreneurial spirit Innovation is standard Work integrity Flexible work hours…
Job Description Job Description The DevOps Engineer, IT Automation will be a key technical member of the IT team, responsible for reducing manual work through automation, scripting, systems integration, and sound DevOps…
Job Description Job Description Description: Job Summary The Senior Cloud Ops Engineer I – SRE is a site reliability engineer with a passion for implementing processes, tools, and methodologies that optimize the reliabil…
and quality practices in support of delivery of CAI Parsable’s cloud platform Implementation of cloud platform, operational and... ...delivering customer-facing platforms at scale ~5+ years experience architecting, build…
Phoenix Cyber is looking for a SOAR Consultant to support a commercial client. This is a 100% remote, work-from-home position anywhere in the continental United States. Requirements: Minimum 2 years of SOAR experience Ex…
$106k - $118k
and make a lasting impact. Recognized by Forbes as a top private cloud company and honored as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate... ...meaningful work. At PointClickCare, we empower our people to be the architects of…
DO NOT APPLY BELOW Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information . Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone—we absorb the world’s content and help our members listen to it on t…
$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 Salt Lake City
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $47–$62 | $98k–$129k |
| Mid level | $62–$82 | $129k–$170k |
| Senior | $79–$109 | $165k–$227k |
Adjusted for the Salt Lake City 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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