Cloud Solutions Architect

Spaulding Ridge is an advisory and IT implementation firm. We help global organizations get financial clarity into the complex, daily sales, and operational decisions that impact profitable revenue generations, efficient operational performance, and reliable financial management.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe all business is personal. Core to our values is our relationships with our clients, our business partners, our team, and the global community. Our employees dedicate their time to helping our clients transform their business, from strategy through implementation and business transformation. 

Job title: Senior Manager Cloud Solution Architect 

Division/Department: Corporate Information Technology & Security (CIT&S) 

Reports to: Global Director of Information Technology & Security 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

This role is responsible for defining and overseeing the architectural direction across multiple systems, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and alignment with business goals. You will serve as a hands-on leader—balancing strategic planning with technical depth—providing guidance, enforcing best practices, and shaping our technology landscape. 

• Architectural Leadership: Define, communicate, and enforce system architecture principles, patterns, and standards across multiple platforms and services. 

• Integration Strategy: Design and oversee integrations between internal and external systems, ensuring security, scalability, and performance. 

• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and grow a developer team. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning. 

• Technical Oversight: Conduct architecture and code reviews, provide hands-on guidance, and ensure implementation aligns with architectural intent. 

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the delivery teams, operations, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. 

• Governance and Standards: Establish and maintain best practices, reusable patterns, and architecture review processes to reduce technical debt and improve consistency. 

• Strategic Influence: Partner with leadership to shape the long-term technology roadmap and drive strategic initiatives across the organization. 

• Lead Technical Change Management Forums: Providing architectural oversight on proposed changes, evaluating risk, ensuring coordination across teams and maintaining a high standard of operational stability. 

• On-call support for escalated incidents: Providing high-level architectural support and guidance during critical events.  

Education and Work Experience Requirements:  

• 13+ years of experience in system architecture or engineering.
• 7+ years in a leadership or management role
• Proven experience designing and integrating complex systems at scale
• BS or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field desired
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns (microservices, event-driven, etc.)
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in enterprise environments or SaaS platforms. (HRIS, Salesforce, NetSuite and Tableau knowledge is a plus.)
• Certifications (e.g. Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF)
• Exhibits persistent problem-solving skills, actively seeking solutions and overcoming challenges.
• Displays a proactive attitude towards learning new technologies, embracing opportunities to expand knowledge and skills.
• Recognizes the importance of documentation and adheres to established procedures, ensuring efficient and organized work processes.
• Participate in weekend on-call rotation for critical issues.

Spaulding Ridge’s Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace 

When we engage the expertise, insights, and creativity of people from all walks of life, we become a better organization, we deliver superior services to clients, and we transform our communities and world for the better.

At Spaulding Ridge, we believe our team should reflect the rich diversity of society and we take seriously the responsibility to cultivate a workplace where every bandmate feels accepted, respected, and valued for who they are. We do this by creating a culture of trust and belonging, through practices and policies that support inclusion, and through our employee led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): CRE (Cultural Race and Ethnicity), Women Elevate, PROUD and Mental Wellness Alliance.

The company is committed to offering Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Spaulding Ridge and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to our VP of Human Resources, Cara Halladay (challaday@spauldingridge.com). Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.