Cloud Software and Solutions Architect

• Lead or support migration and modernization initiatives from on-prem to cloud (rehost, re-platform, refactor) including assessment, roadmaps, and solution designs.
• Define observability strategy (logging, metrics, tracing, SLOs) and resilience patterns (auto scaling, failover, DR, backup/restore).
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, SREs, and developers; evangelize best practices in cloud native and platform engineering.

• 8–12+ years in software engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps, including 3–5+ years in cloud architecture.
• Deep hands-on expertise with AWS or Azure and strong knowledge of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, security).
• Experience designing and building cloud ‑ native and distributed systems (microservices, containers, serverless).
• Proven ability to architect and operate containerized workloads with appropriate networking, security, and observability.
• Advanced proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Pulumi ) and CI/CD automation.
• Strong understanding of API design, event-driven architecture, and cloud integration patterns.
• Knowledge of modern data platforms (Databricks, data lakes/warehouses, streaming, ETL/ELT) and data modeling.
• Strong grasp of cloud security, compliance, and risk management (least privilege, zero trust, encryption, regulatory requirements).
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Self-driven, collaborative, and experienced in mentoring and promoting engineering best practices.
• PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
• Experience designing internal developer platforms or platform engineering offerings (self-service environments, golden paths, platform APIs).
• Background in SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident management) and building highly available, resilient systems.
• Certifications from major cloud providers (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
• Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures and connectivity with on-premise environments.

For the past 40 years we’ve woken up each day to support those that never stop feeding the world – and we have no plans to quit.

We set the standard for farm management solutions and fix our eyes on raising the bar to meet the next generation of expectations.

Our software and information solutions help collect and connect a farm's data – from herd management to feed performance, tracking and more.

These insights are a source of truth, empowering producers and their trusted advisors to make profit-driven and sustainable management decisions.

Whether near or far, large or small, VAS is at the heart of your dairy.

VAS has deep roots in the industry through its origin within the URUS family of companies. As a holding company with cooperative and private ownership, URUS is a family of businesses at the heart of the dairy and beef industry – Alta Genetics, GENEX, Genetics Australia, Leachman Cattle, Jetstream, PEAK, SCCL, Trans Ova Genetics and VAS. Each organization has its unique identity, products, and services. These companies work globally to provide cutting-edge dairy and beef genetics, customized reproductive services to maximize conceptions, dairy management information to take producers to the frontline of progressive dairy farming, and an array of products and services to help bovines reach their full genetic potential. URUS has 9 brands in 17 retail countries and employs nearly 2,800 people globally.