Cloud Solutions Architect

Project/Position Title: Cloud Solutions Architect
Work Location: On-site – Calvin Rampton Building (remote work not available; Utah residents only)
Minimum Mandatory Requirements
Google Cloud Platform, AWS or Azure certification
Infrastructure as Code experience
Experience working in a cloud environment for a public sector entity (State, Federal, Higher Ed, etc.)
Scoring Criteria & Criteria Weight
Cost - 20%
Public Sector Cloud Infrastructure Experience - 40%
Cloud Cybersecurity and IAM Experience - 30%
Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure Cloud Certifications - 10%
Job Description
Cloud Solutions Architect to support the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in designing, securing, and optimizing cloud solutions with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), including legacy-to-cloud migrations, while providing technical leadership to development and operations teams.
Required Technical Skills
In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms and services (demonstrated Google Cloud Platform expertise or other major public cloud provider); scalable, distributed systems and microservices architecture; Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Open Tofu, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Pulumi); networking (VPC, hybrid connectivity), security protocols, and IAM in cloud environments; containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE); AI-assisted developer tools and workflows for infrastructure provisioning, code maintenance, and automated testing; strong problem-solving and troubleshooting; effective communication and leadership skills; and experience working in a cloud environment for a government, higher education, or other public-sector entity.
ence in IT, including 3+ years in cloud architecture, DevOps, or a similar technical leadership role
Certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions), and database administration/migrations (PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, BigQuery)
Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, or ISO/IEC 27001