Software Cloud Architect

Summary

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to join a high-performing team developing cloud-based solutions for the Retail industry. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing cloud-based architectures and solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud computing and a proven track record of developing scalable and reliable cloud-based systems. You will work closely with our development teams to create high-level and detailed technical design documents, build cloud prototypes, and conduct experiments to evaluate alternative architectures. If you are passionate about developing innovative cloud solutions that drive both development teams and the business, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Responsibilities

• The Cloud Architect must have a broad technical background with extensive experience in designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions.
• The candidate must have strong cloud technology, programming, and analytical skills, teamwork, and excellent communication skills. The candidate will also need to communicate at different levels in the organization with other technical roles, business leaders, and customers.
• The candidate will participate in the Architectural Review Boards with technical leaders across the organization to ensure technical alignment, consistent design principles, practices, tools, and technologies. They will cement solid, reliable, and scalable cloud solutions for our customers.
• Generate internal white papers on standard design and approaches.
• Collaborate with the infrastructure team and product managers to design cloud solutions.
• Perform code contributions, code reviews, and maintain high coding and quality standards.
• Research innovative cloud technologies, best practices, and current industry trends, and facilitate their adoption by the team.
• Ensure quality and efficiency of the cloud architecture and the source code.
• Mentoring less senior engineers and new team members.
• Complete all work items including legal clearances, regulatory requirements, product certifications, and ensure that the cloud solutions meet industry standards.
• Interact with stakeholders such as technical project managers and product managers as appropriate to discuss product functionality, performance, plans, and field support escalations.
• Identify and resolve problems, gaps, and challenges in the cloud engineering processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 7+ years of experience building and supporting cloud-based systems.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform) and the ability to manage highly available and scalable infrastructure.
• Strong expertise in automation tools and practices (CI/CD pipelines, IaC tools such as Terraform).
• Solid understanding of containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
• Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-availability architectures.
• Strong experience with multi-region, multi-cloud deployments.
• Experience with security best practices for cloud environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers.
• Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration and networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing).
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and functions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with retail technologies.
• Software development \ Cloud related certifications.