Cloud Solutions Architect at Regions Bank
Hoover, AL
$126,178–$153,040from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Hoover, AL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior architecture role focused on owning and advancing an enterprise data streaming platform built around Kafka and Confluent, including defining its roadmap, governance, and disaster recovery strategy. The position also covers broader cloud solution architecture — translating business requirements into cloud-native designs, collaborating with enterprise architects and security teams, and guiding software delivery teams. It suits an experienced architect with deep Kafka/Confluent expertise and a background in regulated industries.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,450 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 710–6,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (13)
The role has two experience paths: a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 5 years of architecture experience, OR a High School Diploma/GED plus 9 years. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The AWS Solutions Architect Certification is listed under 'Certifications/Licensures' within the Requirements section and is treated as a hard gate.
Kafka, Confluent, and Kafka Connect are described in the body of the requirements section with language indicating the architect will 'own and drive' the enterprise data streaming platform — treated as hard gates despite appearing in narrative prose rather than a bullet list.
Apache Flink is described as an 'emerging technology' the architect will work with alongside Kafka/Confluent; listed as preferred given the softer framing.
Kubernetes and OpenShift appear under 'Knowledge of containers and container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift a plus)' in the Skills section — OpenShift is explicitly called a plus, and the section uses 'Knowledge of' rather than firm gating language, so both are marked preferred.
Observability tools (OpenTelemetry, DynaTrace, Splunk) appear under a 'Knowledge of' bullet with 'a plus' qualifiers — marked preferred.
Salesforce, .NET, Java, Oracle, and middleware technologies appear in a 'Understanding the technology of the organization' bullet in the Skills section — treated as preferred stack context.
Azure is called out as 'a plus' in the cloud infrastructure bullet; listed separately as preferred.
BPMN and UML appear under 'Awareness and ability to document designs' in the Skills section — marked preferred.
The Confluent certifications, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB, data mesh, and financial services experience are all explicitly listed under 'Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications.'
The compensation figures ($126,178.25 minimum, $153,040 median) are presented as a market range, not a min/max salary band in the traditional sense; the median is used as the max figure here since no explicit maximum is stated.
The role is primarily remote ('offsite') but candidates are expected to be near a Regions office location; remote is set to true as the primary work arrangement is from home.
SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used for this Solutions/Cloud Architect role, which spans design, strategy, and technical leadership rather than pure software development; 15-1252 is noted as a plausible alternative given the hands-on cloud engineering and IaC emphasis.
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