Senior Cloud Architect

This role is based in Detroit, Michigan, and follows a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence three days per week.

Please note:
Due to the in-office requirement, we will only be considering candidates that are local to the Metro Detroit area at this time.

Detroit Labs was founded in 2011 with a vision for building digital products, services, and the teams that power them. We create digital solutions that transform the way our clients do business. We build genuine relationships based on respect, trust, and results. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture that values people – providing them with the tools, resources, and support they need to thrive professionally, exceed client expectations, and be themselves  have a variety of client teams we work with ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies so there are always new and exciting projects going on.

As a Senior Cloud Architect, you will work embedded on one of our client teams in the energy space. You will play a critical role in leading a next‑generation cloud modernization initiative supporting mission‑critical internal applications. These systems are essential to operational resiliency, including applications used for grid management and storm response.

In this role you will design and implement resilient cloud architectures, lead complex application migrations, and help transition a large, vendor‑heavy program into a lean, high‑performing internal capability.

At Detroit Labs, a member of our team will read over every application (including yours), and will review your resume in addition to your responses to the application questions.

To help us get to know you better, we encourage you to answer these questions genuinely and honestly. We value each applicant and want to learn about the real you. Be yourself in your responses, and our team will look forward to understanding what you can bring to this role!

• 10+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud solutions in Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Project experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform preferred)
• Experience leading or contributing to production‑scale application migrations to the cloud
• Experience designing high‑availability, fault‑tolerant, and disaster recovery architectures
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, Jenkins)
• Understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, and access management
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, performance testing, and observability tooling
• Experience designing systems that support operationally critical or high‑resiliency environments
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems without heavy oversight
• Comfortable working in a small, senior‑level team focused on delivery and ownership
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across distributed teams

• Design and implement resilient cloud architectures for existing enterprise applications, with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency
• Lead and contribute to complex application migrations from on‑premises data centers and legacy cloud environments into a next‑generation Azure environment
• Architect solutions capable of handling high‑traffic and failure scenarios, particularly for operationally critical systems
• Improve availability, disaster recovery, and overall system resiliency across migrated applications
• Build and maintain infrastructure using infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
• Ensure applications are fully automated and not dependent on manual console‑based operations
• Partner with engineering teams to embed modern Dev Ops and automation practices, leaving sustainable processes in place after migration
• Collaborate closely with developers, Cloud engineers SREs, Dev Ops engineers, QA, and stakeholders to align architecture with business and operational needs
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud platform challenges, including deep technical issues that may require vendor collaboration
• Contribute to architecture documentation, diagrams, and technical standards
• Help build internal cloud capability through knowledge transfer and strong engineering leadership

• The salary range for this role is from $165,000 - $190,000 commensurate with experience.
• Full medical, dental, vision benefits
• 401K contribution options
• Quarterly outings and events
• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Parental leave program
• Monthly budgets for “team fun” bonding events
• Free lunch for various company meetings and Lunch & Learns
• Access to our mentorship program and employee resource groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer opportunities
• All‑company remote‑friendly activities
• Plenty of Detroit Labs swag