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Cloud Architect jobs in St. Louis, MO
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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prefer experience with AWS GovCloud, JWCC, or other government cloud environments We prefer experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins... ...-based infrastructure environments used by the program We architect, provision…
/or ABBYY OCR. Experience with intelligent document processing or AI-enabled automation. Experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms. Experience with Databricks. Hands-on experience with LangGraph or similar age…
This OpportunityWSP is not just a place to work, it is a promise of a living, dynamic environment where people collaborate, innovate, build enduring relationships, excel, and grow professionally in a strong culture of ow…
DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas t…
Sr Icertis Administrator Remote BGV fully cleared for onboarding MAX SUPPLIER #### ####-115 Required Skills: 1. Icertis Platform Configuration & Administration 2. Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Business Process Expe…
consistently striving for the highest standard of technical knowledge, creativity and execution. Job Description The successful Architect III will have the ability to execute and lead small projects through all phases of…
Project Architect (Student Housing & Higher Education Studio) Lawrence Group is a place for dreamers. That’s a quality we look for in our clients – and in our employees. These dreams – these ideas – inspire us. They move…
on experience in all aspects of architecture, from conceptualization to construction documentation, under the guidance of senior architects and designers. The key responsibilities include: · Support senior architects and…
$88.2k - $214.6k
Databricks Architect - Position Description We're growing rapidly and are looking for a senior-level data architect to help us design and build a large-scale cloud- based data lake. If you love orchestrating complex data…
$70k - $115k
If you are a passionate Projec Architect/ Architectural Designer looking to join a growing firm, there is an incredible opportunity that awaits! This reputable Architecture and Design Firm is looking for a Designer to me…
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What cloud architects earn in St. Louis
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$55 | $87k–$115k |
| Mid level | $55–$73 | $115k–$152k |
| Senior | $71–$97 | $147k–$202k |
Adjusted for the St. Louis 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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