Principal Cloud Architect

Waters CorporationLocationSenior
Activeverified May 16, 2026

Job description

Overview

We need your talent! Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our Global Software Engineering team. Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe. These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet. We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architect with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration. If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.We need your talent! Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our Global Software Engineering team. Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe. These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet. We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architect with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration. If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.We need your talent! Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our Global Software Engineering team. Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe. These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet. We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences. We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architect with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration. If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.

We need your talent! Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our Global Software Engineering team.

We need your talent! Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to join our Global Software Engineering team.We need your talent!We need your talent!Waters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud ArchitectWaters Corporation is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Architectto join ourto join ourGlobal SoftwareGlobal SoftwareEngineeringEngineeringteamteam..

Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe. These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet.

Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'll be working with technology used for quality testing and the development of nearly every drug taken in around the globe. These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able to enable scientists to see their lab results from Starbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet.Our team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'llOur team understands the value of their work in the real world. As a Senior Cloud Architect, you'llbe workingbe workingwith technologywith technologyused for quality testing andused for quality testing andthethedevelopment of nearly every drugdevelopment of nearly every drugtakentakenin around the globein around the globe..These are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, tThese are processes that we want to optimize. Consider this, today’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able tooday’s lab instruments can only be viewed from the lab – our mission here is to be able toenable scientists to see their lab results fromenable scientists to see their lab results fromStarbucks, homeStarbucks, home, anywhere you can access the internet., anywhere you can access the internet.

We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences.

We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences.We are just getting started with building our next generation best in class platform with a goal of being the “best in the industry” to support our customers across life, materials, food, and environmental sciences.

We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architect with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration.

We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architect with a talent for building quality software solutions. You will work in a fast-paced, agile environment and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration.We're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud ArchitectWe're looking for a passionate Senior Cloud Architectwith a talent for building quality software solutions.with a talent for building quality software solutions.You will workYou will workin a fast-paced, agile environmentin a fast-paced, agile environmentand engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration.and engage in technical discussions, participate in technical designs, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and present and share ideas through global collaboration.

If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.

If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.If you excel and take pride in solving challenges that matter, then we look forward to speaking with you.

Responsibilities

The meaningful work you will be asked to lead: • Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders • Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices • Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps • Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice • Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy • Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes • Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs • Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture • Resolve challenges in complex technical issues • Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies • Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructureThe meaningful work you will be asked to lead: • Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders • Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices • Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps • Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice • Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy • Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes • Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs • Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture • Resolve challenges in complex technical issues • Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies • Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructureThe meaningful work you will be asked to lead: • Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders • Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices • Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps • Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice • Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy • Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes • Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs • Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture • Resolve challenges in complex technical issues • Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies • Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructure

The meaningful work you will be asked to lead:

The meaningful work you will be asked to lead:The meaningful work you will be asked to lead:The meaningful work you will be asked to lead:The meaningful work you will be asked to lead:

• Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders • Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices • Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps • Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice • Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy • Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes • Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs • Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture • Resolve challenges in complex technical issues • Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies • Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructure

• Create and document architectural designs following input from stakeholders• Architect solutions that comply with industry-specific regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).• Act as architectural design authority and enforce adherence to high level design and implementation best practices• Establish best practices for AWS architectures, security, and DevSecOps• Codify use of hexagonal architecture in development practice• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform.• Drive adherence to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategy• Socialize the architecture, train team members, and update stakeholders on key architecture changes• Act as a consultant to teams involved in implementing architectural designs• Produce proofs of concept in high-risk areas to de-risk architecture• Resolve challenges in complex technical issues• Seek out and provide guidance on improving engineering practices and technologies• Mentor others on architectural concepts and infrastructure

Qualifications

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect roleSolid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected FrameworkDomain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelinesProficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactionsStrong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations Preferred Qualifications:AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011 Domain knowledge of LC/LCMS applications Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologiesQualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect roleSolid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected FrameworkDomain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelinesProficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactionsStrong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations Preferred Qualifications:AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011 Domain knowledge of LC/LCMS applications Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologiesQualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect roleSolid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected FrameworkDomain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelinesProficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactionsStrong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations Preferred Qualifications:AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011 Domain knowledge of LC/LCMS applications Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologies

Qualifications:

Qualifications:Qualifications:Qualifications:Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experienceBachelor’s degree in computer science or a STEM major with equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect role
10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect role10+ years of development experience with at least 5 years in a Lead Cloud Architect role
  • Solid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security
Solid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and securitySolid experience in application architecture, database architecture, and security
  • Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle
Strong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycleStrong experience leading or developing quality, enterprise software products using a structured system development life cycle
  • Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected Framework
Proven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected FrameworkProven experience designing and delivering cloud platform solutions, AWS Well-Architected Framework
  • Domain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelines
Domain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes, API design, ETL pipelinesDomain-Driven Design of microservices, polyglot storage, Data Meshes,API design, ETL pipelines
  • Proficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactions
Proficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactionsProficiency in designing Multi-tenant SaaS applications with high-volume transactions
  • Strong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies
Strong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologiesStrong understanding of computer science algorithms, data structures, design patterns, and testing methodologies
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizationsDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively across internal and external organizations

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:Preferred Qualifications:Preferred Qualifications:Preferred Qualifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
  • Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core
Extensive experience with C#, .NET Core
  • Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5
Experience with Angular 16+, Typescript, Javascript, HTML5
  • Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011
Familiar with TOGAF 9 or ISO 42010:2011
  • Domain knowledge of LC/LCMS applications
Domain knowledge of LC/LCMS applications
  • Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends
Knowledge and experience with application servers, n-tier applications, database management systems and open-source trends
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologies
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, Big Data technologies