Principal Cloud Architect // C#.NET // Boston
Remote · USFull-time$180–275K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
A global scientific software organization is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect to shape the cloud architecture and long-term roadmap for its scientific software ecosystem. The role focuses on AWS, cloud-native design, DevSecOps, and enterprise-scale SaaS in a highly regulated environment. The architect will guide modernization, establish best practices, and mentor engineering teams while balancing strategic decisions with hands-on engagement. The role offers full remote flexibility, with a focus on Greater Boston candidates.
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Full job description
$180000 - $275000
This role offers full remote flexibility; however, the organization is currently focused on candidates located within the Greater Boston area.
A global organization at the forefront of scientific software, laboratory technologies, and analytical instrumentation is seeking a Principal Cloud Architect to join its engineering leadership team. The company delivers solutions that support life sciences, pharmaceutical research, food and beverage safety, and environmental testing, helping scientists and researchers manage complex datasets and maintain confidence in products used around the world. This position will play a critical role in shaping the cloud architecture that powers the organization's next-generation scientific software ecosystem, with a focus on AWS, cloud-native design, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise-scale SaaS solutions.
This is a highly visible technical leadership opportunity for an architect who enjoys balancing strategic architecture decisions with hands-on engineering engagement. The individual will help define the long-term cloud roadmap, establish architectural best practices, guide modernization initiatives, and mentor engineering teams across the organization. Working within a highly regulated environment, this person will help build secure, scalable platforms that allow laboratory and scientific users to access, manage, and analyze critical data from anywhere. The role offers significant influence over the evolution of a global software platform and the opportunity to drive meaningful technical transformation across the business.
Required Skills & Experience
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10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with specific experience in C#/.NET experience
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Specific professional experience as an architect of AWS cloud environments
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If you live in the Boston area and have both of the above 2 points clearly listed on your resume, feel free to send me a text at
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Experience architecting enterprise SaaS platforms, distributed systems, and scalable cloud services
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Strong knowledge of DevSecOps methodologies, infrastructure automation, and cloud security principles
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Proven track record leading cloud modernization efforts and application migration initiatives
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Experience mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards across multiple development teams
The Offer
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Extremely competitive base salary
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Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
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401(k) with company contribution/match
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Generous PTO and company holidays
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Long-term stability with a market-leading technology organization
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Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,024 open Cloud Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$180–275K/yr
- Massachusetts median$154–208K/yr71 salary ranges
- US median$147–237K/yr2,736 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $228K, is 26% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($181K) — in the top quarter of Cloud Architect salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 79 open Cloud Architect jobs in Massachusetts and 3,024 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Amazon32 open
- Oracle11 open
- Kelly Services (this employer)5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Cloud Architect postings that state a minimum ask for 9 years at the median (2,583 postings).
- Education
- 830 of the 3,024 open Cloud Architect jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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