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Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.\nDate Last Edited: 10/15/2026 11:01:12 AM\nJob Summary\nThe Cloud Architect Principal is responsible for the technical direction of enterprise cloud solutions, using extensive knowledge to serve as a technical expert. This role translates business requirements into secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective architectures across cloud and hybrid environments. This role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of cloud architecture, reference architectures, engineering standards, platforms, and applications from concept to implementation. This role partners with application, data, infrastructure, security, and business teams to shape the cloud roadmap, modernize platforms, and govern architecture decisions. \nEssential Functions\nDesign and implement cloud architecture across multiple platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP), managing long-term designs, reference architectures, and roadmaps to ensure solutions support business requirements, scalability, performance, security, and operational reliability\nLead complex cloud initiatives by defining technical approaches, directing solution design, and guiding implementation and integration activities across cloud environments\nOversee cloud platform performance by reviewing system availability and operational health, proactively identifying issues, right-sizing service selection, building cost estimates, troubleshooting complex problems, and implementing sustainable resolutions\nLead system optimization by establishing standards for cloud-native applications, infrastructure, data, and integration, establishing automated delivery patterns, reusable models, and defining standards and deployment practices\nEstablish and advance cloud engineering standards, processes, and best practices that improve reliability, maintainability, and efficiency across cloud environments\nEnsure cloud solutions comply with security requirements by embedding security and compliance controls into designs and maintaining audit, monitoring, and compliance-related documentation\nDrive ongoing system resilience by defining reference architectures and recovery objectives to validate resilience through testing and operational readiness review\nEvaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and architectural approaches through proofs of concept and recommends adoption strategies based on business benefit\nProvide technical leadership and guidance to team members and stakeholders, influencing engineering decisions and supporting successful delivery of cloud initiatives to ensure delivered solutions align with established standards\nComply with Company and department policies and standards; performs other duties as assigned\n Minimum Requirements\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience \n7 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, software development, or related technology disciplines \n3 years of experience in cloud architecture and solution design \n Experience in Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) \n Skills and Abilities\nExpertise in distributed systems, cloud design patterns, networking, identity, security, and application and data integration \nDemonstrated expertise in networking, identity and access management, governance, compute, storage, managed databases, and monitoring tools and services (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, and Key Vault) \nDemonstrated expertise across resource hierarchy, IAM, networking, compute, storage, managed databases, and observability platforms and services (e.g., GKE, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Monitoring, and Secret Manager) \nProficiency with version control tools, CI/CD pipelines, and automation languages (e.g., Terraform, Git, Kubernetes, Python, PowerShell) \nDemonstrated knowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability practices \nDemonstrated expertise in cloud computing platforms, database tools, observability services, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Monitor, Key Vault) \nAbility to analyze ambiguous technical and business requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions \nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve highly complex cloud infrastructure and application issues \nKnowledge of cloud security, monitoring, compliance, and operational reliability practices \nAbility to lead technical initiatives, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and provide guidance to others without direct supervisory authority \nAbility to balance workload requirements and cost to choose services aligned to business priorities \nPreferred Licenses and Certifications\n Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert Preferred \n Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certifications Preferred \n Cloud security or networking certifications Preferred \n Physical and Cognitive Demands\nCommunicate/Hearing Frequently\nCommunicate/Talking Frequently\nLearn New Tasks or Concepts Frequently\nMake Timely Decisions in the Context of a Workflow Frequently\nComplete Tasks Independently Constantly\nMaintain Focus Constantly\nRemember Processes & Procedures Constantly\nStationary Position (Seated) Constantly\nVision Constantly\nHand/Eye Coordination Occasionally\nBend Rarely\nComplete Tasks in a Noisy Environment Rarely\nFeeling/Grasping/Handling Rarely\nMove/Traverse Rarely\nRepetitive Motions Rarely\nWorking Environment\nHazards Occasionally\nEnvironmental Conditions\nOffice: This position primarily operates in a professional office environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building's primary work areas consist of desks, chairs, computers, and other office equipment and devices for professional services. \nRemote: This position primarily completes work from a remote setting, most commonly, a home office. This may be referenced as flexible workplace.\nWhat's In It For You:\nWe provide competitive benefits, unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:\nFull Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program\n\n401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan\n\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\n\nHoliday Pay & Floating Holidays\n\nVolunteer Time Off (VTO)\n\nEducational Assistance Program\n\nFull Paid Parental and Adoption Leave\n\nLifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)\n\nPatterson Perks Program\n\nThe potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range, based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market), experience, and skills.\n$133,100.00 - $177,500.00EEO Statement\nPatterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7631,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Home office","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Pharmaceutical Distribution","Dental Products & Labs","Medical Equipment Distribution"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T20:04:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":18,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:25:02Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":177500,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/patterson-companies-cloud-architect","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/patterson-companies-cloud-architect.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-17T05:25:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7305,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-18T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2509573},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2509573"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpatterson-companies-cloud-architect"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpatterson-companies-cloud-architect"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpatterson-companies-cloud-architect"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/patterson-companies-cloud-architect\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpatterson-companies-cloud-architect"}]}