Solution Architect – Cloud, Applications & Infrastructure

This is a remote position. Overview This is a remote consulting opportunity supporting a government client. Subcontractor Opportunity: This is not an employee position. The successful consultant must be incorporated and able to provide services through their corporation. Role Summary The Solution Architect – Cloud, Applications & Infrastructure provides strategic and technical leadership for designing and delivering secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across enterprise environments. The role is responsible for defining end-to-end solution architectures that support cloud adoption, application modernization, and infrastructure transformation while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain solution architecture designs across applications, infrastructure, and cloud platforms Develop end-to-end architectures integrating business requirements, technical constraints, and enterprise standards Lead cloud migration strategies for applications and infrastructure transitioning from on-premise environments Design hybrid and cloud-native architectures leveraging platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, and GCP Oversee modernization of infrastructure components including compute, storage, and networking Design application architectures supporting microservices, APIs, and distributed systems Define integration patterns to enable interoperability between systems and platforms Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements Design for high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and infrastructure teams to translate requirements into solutions Maintain and organize solution architecture documentation and governance artifacts Assess and optimize solutions for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency Key Deliverables Solution architecture designs and technical blueprints Cloud migration strategies and execution plans Integration patterns and application architecture artifacts Architecture review outputs and governance documentation Performance and optimization assessments Enterprise repository documentation and artifacts Requirements Qualifications Education and Certifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent certification preferred AWS or Google Cloud certifications considered an asset Additional certifications in networking, security, or infrastructure considered an asset Experience Proven experience as a Solution Architect with expertise in cloud and on-premise environments Experience designing and delivering cloud-based applications and infrastructure solutions Hands-on development experience using technologies such as Java, Python, .NET, or Node.js Experience with application integration, APIs, and microservices architectures Strong experience migrating complex applications from on-premise to public cloud platforms Understanding of networking, virtualization, storage, and security concepts Experience with DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from design through delivery