Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
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RESPEC is seeking an experienced, senior-level Cloud Solutions Architect to lead enterprise IT modernization and cloud transformation initiatives for a major Texas state healthcare agency. In this role, you will serve as the technical authority driving Data Center Operations (DCO) delivery, modernizing mission-critical legacy applications, and transitioning on-premises systems to resilient public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Working closely with executive leadership, enterprise architects, and cross-functional engineering teams, you will architect, secure, and deliver scalable cloud solutions that directly enhance public health services across Texas.
As our Lead Cloud Solutions Architect, you will spearhead strategic initiatives supporting both project delivery and steady-state operations. You will design comprehensive architectural blueprints, network topologies, and technical specifications that align complex state business requirements with modern cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP. Your hands-on leadership will guide systems analysis, user requirement assessments, and the planning and execution of seamless cloud migrations.
In addition to high-level architecture, you will build and enforce automated deployment pipelines and robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks utilizing Terraform, Ansible, and container technologies. You will design, develop, and administer highly scalable cloud systems, ensuring strict adherence to healthcare data governance, identity and access management, and HIPAA compliance standards. Collaborating within Agile/Scrum teams, you will troubleshoot complex distributed systems, oversee technical training for staff on emerging cloud tools, and establish enterprise best practices to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.
To be considered for this role, candidates must demonstrate a minimum of 7+ years of progressive, verifiable experience across the following core technical domains:
· Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Platforms: Hands-on design, implementation, and administration of cloud solutions across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP, with a comprehensive grasp of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS delivery models, cloud-native analytical tools, and cloud network topology design.
· DevOps, Kubernetes & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Deep expertise in CI/CD pipeline implementation, containerization, microservices deployment, and Kubernetes cluster architecture, scaling, and maintenance. Proven mastery of IaC and automation using Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and Kubernetes Helm.
· Scripting, Automation & Config Languages: High proficiency in shell scripting and CLI tooling (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI) alongside imperative and declarative configuration languages (YAML, JSON, HCL, Ruby).
· Security, Governance & Systems Analysis: Strong background in enterprise data governance, cloud security posture management, and compliance alignment. Deep analytical skills for evaluating system constraints, diagnosing defects, and architecting solutions for large-scale software development, data warehousing, and performance management initiatives.
· Observability & Agile Leadership: Experience integrating cloud operations and observability platforms (such as Dynatrace, Sysdig Secure/CNAPP, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or GCP Cloud Operations), combined with proven experience leading technical workgroups, establishing standard operating procedures, and driving Scrum ceremonies under demanding project timelines.
Candidates possessing advanced background in the following areas will be strongly prioritized:
· 8+ Years of Advanced Engineering: Proven track record architecting enterprise hybrid/cloud platforms, complex database services (relational, NoSQL, SQL, Oracle), data lakes, and enterprise ETL/ELT data ingestion pipelines.
· 5+ Years of Emerging Technologies & Big Data: Practical knowledge of deploying and configuring major cloud provider AI/ML services, as well as architecting high-throughput big data processing frameworks.
Work Model
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better.
With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do.
From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore.
Know-How is Everything.
We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done.
Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
