MongoDB is seeking a Sr. Manager of Partner Solution Architects to lead a global team dedicated to building and strengthening relationships... ...partner engagement and success, ideally within technology or cloud environ…
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Cloud Architect jobs in Seattle, WA
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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$57–$132/hr
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infrastructure. We are interested in candidates across a range of experience levels. This may include a strong local Project Architect with hands-on station design and regional agency experience, or a recognized transpor…
$82.08k - $193.44k
we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential... ...designing scalable machine learning infrastructure (on-prem, cloud- hyb…
$85k - $100k
Microsoft Office. Professional architecture degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience in healthcare projects. Licensed Architects are strongly preferred. Base Salary Range: $85.000/yr - $100.000/yr Benefits: ZGF Emp…
$134.4k - $208k
sophisticated cyber and AI-driven threats, securing their AI transformation. Our prevention-first approach safeguards hybrid networks, cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems, stopping attacks before they…
$98k - $233k
we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world’s most innovative companies unleash their potential... ...by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data…
$189k - $260k
We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Companies all over the world and across every industry are moving to the cloud, and Okta’s identity-centric zero trust security is a key pillar of that digital tr…
$85.07k - $131.97k
Who We Are Bassetti/HMC Architects is an employee-owned design firm with an inherent desire to make a difference in our communities. As a purpose-driven brand based on values, our mission to design for good drives everyt…
$81k - $92k
Olson Kundig is a design practice founded on the ideas that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture, and people, and that inspiring surroundings have a positive effect on people’s lives. The firm’s work c…
The Studio: Weaver Architects is a fast growing architecture and interior design firm located in the shadow of the Great Wheel on Seattle’s Waterfront Pier 55. We are seeking fun loving, enthusiastic and self- starting i…
$225k - $304k
Are you ready to make an impact? Senior Principal/ Architect (Identity & Security) Overview West Monroe is seeking a Senior Principal... ...design, remediation, and modernization of complex identity and cloud infrastruct…
$60k - $100k
If you are a passionate Project Architect looking to join a growing firm, there is an incredible opportunity that awaits in Seattle, WA . This reputable Architecture and Design Firm is looking for a Project Architect to…
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What cloud architects earn in Seattle
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $57–$75 | $119k–$156k |
| Mid level | $75–$99 | $156k–$206k |
| Senior | $96–$132 | $200k–$275k |
Adjusted for the Seattle 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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