Cloud Architect (AWS/Azure)

Role: Software Architect
Location: Houston, TX 77024
Duration: Contract to Hire
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, or Authorized to Work in the US

Role Summary
Lead the design, governance, and implementation of complex software solutions that align with enterprise architecture, business objectives, and modern engineering practices. Ensure systems are robust, secure, scalable, and adaptable to support both current needs and future growth.

Key Responsibilities
Strategize

• Analyze the current digital environment to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements that inform the digital strategy.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into technical strategies and solution architectures.
• Review and approve software designs and architectures based on topology, performance, interoperability, and user requirements.

• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and engineering methodologies.
• Lead the adoption of innovative tools and designs that improve performance, reliability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Implement testing automation, high-availability patterns, and resilient designs across SaaS and legacy platforms.
• Define system structures and select appropriate technologies to meet solution needs.
• Work with development and operations teams to implement secure, automated CI/CD pipelines.

• Produce high-level architectural designs outlining system structure, components, and interactions.
• Develop prototypes to validate architectural decisions and new technology approaches.
• Establish architectural standards, reusable patterns, and guidelines to ensure consistency across projects.
• Design systems for scalability, performance, and resilience across diverse workloads.
• Integrate security-by-design principles and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

• Provide architectural presentations, training, and technical guidance to development teams and stakeholders.
• Deliver findings and recommendations from architecture assessments, code reviews, and design audits.
• Produce end-to-end solution views, including integration points, data flows, and technology stacks.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security requirements, and governance standards.
• Improve security posture through ongoing reviews, threat modeling, and secure coding practices.
  

• Deep knowledge of software design patterns, modular decomposition techniques, and application frameworks.
• Expertise in multiple programming languages and modern development ecosystems.
• Ability to design and govern complex, scalable, distributed software systems.
• Strong analytical skills to solve complex technical and business problems.
• Experience integrating, modernizing, and managing enterprise-scale software solutions.
• Strong documentation skills to support architectural decisions and project execution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability to define technical direction, evaluate architectural trade-offs, and recommend high-impact solutions.
• Understanding of secure coding practices, threat modeling, and audit-driven improvements.
  

• Target software reference architectures
• Software technology roadmap
• Architecture principles, standards, and reusable patterns
• Working models and prototypes validating key architectural approaches

About INSPYR Solutions
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