Franklin Fitch is hiring: Cloud Architect in New York

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Solutions Architect to shape and deliver cloud solutions for a Professional Services Firm. This role will focus on building secure, resilient, and cost-effective platforms while supporting business growth through modern cloud technologies. You will play a key role in cloud adoption and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect cloud migration strategies for transitioning on‑premises systems and applications into scalable cloud environments.
• Engineer high‑availability and disaster recovery patterns for business‑critical workloads.
• Assess and define infrastructure components, integrations, and platform services required for new or modified architectures.
• Provide design patterns and guidance for microservices architectures, event‑driven systems, and messaging frameworks.
• Build and deploy multiple cloud‑native services and applications across IaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Lead modernization and enhancement of legacy applications to improve performance, strengthen security, and expand functionality.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to support automated builds, testing, and deployments for mission‑critical applications.
• Establish and validate system design documents, test strategies, and quality standards.
• Support deployment activities and ongoing post-release operations across multiple applications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of experience working in cloud platform engineering, cloud operations, or cloud architecture roles.

Advanced cloud certifications such as:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity