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Braze is hiring a Cloud Architect, Contract

About the Role

This position is responsible for shaping cloud architecture, guiding technical direction, and ensuring robust, efficient deployment of cloud-based solutions across distributed environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable and secure cloud architectures across multiple environments
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to implement best practices in infrastructure design
  • Evaluate and recommend cloud services and technologies for performance and cost efficiency
  • Support migration of on-premise systems to cloud platforms
  • Ensure compliance with security and operational standards
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues
  • Develop automation scripts to streamline deployment and operations
  • Monitor cloud usage and optimize resource allocation
  • Lead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance
  • Integrate monitoring and alerting systems for cloud environments
  • Maintain documentation for cloud systems and configurations
  • Work with security teams to enforce data protection policies
  • Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning
  • Implement identity and access management frameworks
  • Advise on network topology and connectivity in cloud setups
  • Ensure high availability and fault tolerance in system design
  • Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and trends
  • Participate in incident response related to cloud infrastructure
  • Coordinate with vendors and third-party service providers
  • Contribute to capacity planning and scalability assessments

Compensation

Competitive hourly rate based on experience

Work Arrangement

Remote with flexibility for regional collaboration

Team

Part of a growing engineering organization focused on scalable infrastructure and cloud systems

Why This Role Matters

The cloud architect plays a critical role in ensuring systems are built for scale, reliability, and security. This position directly influences the performance and resilience of core technology platforms.

What to Expect

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design and refine cloud infrastructure. Expect regular collaboration with engineers, security specialists, and product stakeholders.

Not available for this contract position

Required Skills
GCPTerraformInfrastructure as CodeCloud ArchitectureNetworkingSecurityAutomationComplianceDisaster RecoveryCI/CDMonitoring
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Braze
Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™ Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform.
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Posted 7 months ago