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performance matter. The Opportunity We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to own and evolve the infrastructure, deployment systems, and cloud environments that power Clinically AI's product platform. This is a hands-on engine…
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Cloud Architect jobs in San Diego, CA
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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under minimum supervision:Participate in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on project-specific cloud platforms under senior team guidance.Set up and maintain software and network in…
experience. Job Summary The Sr. Manufacturing & Digitalization Architect is responsible for designing, enabling, and advancing digital manufacturing... ..., IoT sensors, and analytics platforms * Experience with cloud ma…
software in customer managed or restricted enterprise environments. Comfort working across more than one runtime environment, including cloud infrastructure, technical compute environments, and bare metal or cluster base…
$90k - $150k
pipelines, SonarQube, Nexus, Ansible, Podman/Docker, RPM package management solutions, build tools, and code metrics Manage and develop cloud tooling, orchestration, and deployment, AWS and Azure Recommend emerging pipel…
Architecture that enhances quality of life. COAR is an abbreviation of the term: COmmunity ARchitects. Community is at the heart of everything we do and every project we complete. Communities can be small or large but th…
$80k - $90k
clients, consultants, and regulatory agencies. ~ Commitment to their own professional growth; preferably to obtaining licensure as an architect. ~ Must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States…
$110k - $140k
recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today! The role at a glance: NBBJis seeking a Senior Project Architect for our Healthcare and Commercial Practices to be located in our San Diego, or Los A…
$117.7k - $154.4k
work for a firm that is taking concrete actions toward Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion? We’re looking for an experienced Senior Architect to join our Healthcare team in our San Diego office. The Healthcare team works on…
$80 - $90 per hour
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect specializing in ServiceNow to lead strategic initiatives that drive operational excellence. In this remote position, you will play a critical role in shaping the archite…
demonstrated experience ~ CompTIA Security+ Certification (or equivalent DoD 8570 baseline certification). ~ At least one relevant cloud or Kubernetes certification (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AW…
Build work that matters. Lead projects that leave a legacy. We're looking for a Licensed Architect who's ready to take ownership of meaningful projects and play a key role in shaping the built environment. This is an opp…
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What cloud architects earn in San Diego
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $54–$71 | $112k–$148k |
| Mid level | $71–$94 | $148k–$195k |
| Senior | $91–$125 | $189k–$260k |
Adjusted for the San Diego 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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