Cloud Architect

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration. , We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to join our Cloud Engineering team. This role will help define and advance Ralph Lauren’s cloud architecture strategy across Microsoft Azure and AWS, with a strong emphasis on security, governance, compliance, and enterprise-scale platform design. The Cloud Architect will play a strategic role in shaping secure, scalable, and reusable cloud patterns that strengthen our cloud service portfolio. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across Azure and AWS platform services, container technologies, networking, and cloud security, along with the ability to influence cross-functional engineering teams and drive architectural excellence. ,

• Define secure, scalable, and reusable cloud architecture patterns across Azure and AWS.
• Design reference architectures, platform blueprints, and implementation standards for enterprise cloud services.
• Architect secure network topologies, including private connectivity, web application firewall controls, and ingress/egress patterns.
• Embed governance, compliance guardrails, and policy enforcement mechanisms into platform design.
• Drive standardization across cloud services and identify opportunities to enhance the product portfolio.
• Provide architectural leadership and design guidance to engineering teams throughout solution delivery.
• Review platform and infrastructure designs to ensure alignment with security, reliability, and scalability standards.
• Support Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD best practices to improve automation, operational excellence, and platform maturity.
• Contribute to roadmap discussions and help shape the future direction of the cloud engineering portfolio. ,
• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in cloud architecture, engineering, or platform design across Azure and AWS.
• Strong expertise in Azure networking, including Virtual Networks, NSGs, Private Link, DNS, and WAF technologies.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and container platforms, including AKS and related ecosystem services.
• Experience with Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, Azure Front Door, and Azure Application Gateway.
• Strong understanding of PaaS security hardening, identity and access management, and enterprise cloud governance.
• Knowledge of CI/CD implementation and Infrastructure-as-Code practices, including Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience designing and supporting secure, enterprise-grade architectures for highly available cloud services.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certification and demonstrated experience architecting cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on knowledge of data platform and migration services, including S3, EMR, Glue, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Athena, Redshift, CloudWatch, Step Functions, Lake Formation, DMS, Kinesis, Kafka, RDS, Aurora, Neptune, Snowflake, and CDC processing patterns.
• Experience in data lake and data warehouse modernization initiatives.
• Kubernetes certification such as CKA is a plus. KEY COMPETENCIES
• Strong architectural and systems-thinking capabilities.
• Security-first mindset with a product-oriented approach to platform engineering.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and build alignment across teams.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Curiosity and commitment to staying current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, and business teams.
• Confidence in evaluating options and presenting clear, scalable solutions to stakeholders.