LRS Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Domain Managing Architect Cloud for our client. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic technology leader to drive enterprise cloud transformation, modernization, and AI governance initiatives across a complex technology landscape.
LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong client relationships keeps organizations turning to us to meet their technology consulting needs. Combined with your expertise, our network creates exceptional career opportunities.
Position Summary:
The Domain Managing Architect Cloud will provide enterprise architecture leadership and strategic direction for cloud technologies, modernization initiatives, and emerging AI capabilities. This individual will partner with business and IT leadership to define and execute enterprise cloud strategy, establish governance standards, and guide large-scale transformation programs.
The successful candidate will be a thought leader with deep expertise in Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud architectures, enterprise architecture frameworks, and technology modernization. This role will also serve as a key advisor on AI governance, cloud-native architecture, and enterprise technology roadmaps while ensuring alignment with security, compliance, and business objectives.
Requirements:
Must have 10+ years of experience with the following:
- IT architecture, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles
- Developing and maintaining current-state, future-state, and transition-state architectures
- Creating conceptual, logical, and physical architecture models, diagrams, and design artifacts
- Defining and governing enterprise architecture standards, patterns, policies, and technology roadmaps
- Working within Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or similar methodologies
- Leading enterprise modernization initiatives and legacy transformation programs
- Cloud transformation and adoption initiatives across complex technology environments
- Designing cloud-native, microservices-based, event-driven, and AI-enabled architectures
- Collaborating across infrastructure, networking, data, integration, security, and application domains
- Executive-level presentations, stakeholder communication, and architecture governance activities
- Architecture risk management, technical debt reduction, and technology lifecycle planning
- Developing architecture documentation using tools such as Visio, draw.io, or similar platforms
- Translating business objectives into scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions
Must have 5+ years of experience with the following:
- Architecture leadership roles with enterprise-wide influence and responsibility
- Driving digital transformation initiatives across business and technology organizations
- Leading architecture reviews, assessments, and governance processes
- Partnering with business leaders, IT leadership, architects, and engineering teams
- Establishing and maintaining architecture standards and reusable architectural patterns
- Facilitating consensus among diverse business, technical, and executive stakeholders
- Leading modernization efforts including legacy rationalization and platform transformation
- Managing architecture decisions across multiple programs, projects, and technology domains
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain current-state, future-state, and transition-state architecture roadmaps
- Create conceptual, logical, and physical architecture models and diagrams
- Formulate, review, and approve high-level solution and architecture designs
- Define, document, and govern architectural decisions across programs and projects
- Develop and enforce architecture policies, standards, governance processes, and best practices
- Identify and establish enterprise building blocks, reusable patterns, and reference architectures
- Establish AI governance frameworks addressing model risk management, explainability, fairness, compliance, and responsible AI practices
- Lead and approve Enterprise Architecture Assessments, including AI-enabled and cloud migration solutions
- Ensure alignment with enterprise standards related to security, data governance, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI
- Provide architectural guidance during evaluation and selection of vendor products and technology platforms
- Partner with Solution Delivery teams, architects, technical leads, and engineering teams to maintain target-state architectures
- Facilitate collaboration and consensus across business and technical teams
- Lead modernization initiatives, including legacy rationalization, system decommissioning, and adoption of cloud-native and AI-ready platforms
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders
- Identify, assess, and mitigate architecture risks, technology gaps, and technical debt
- Support strategic planning efforts through enterprise architecture governance and technology guidance
Strong Candidates Will Have:
- TOGAF Certification
- Azure Solutions Architect Certification
- AWS Solutions Architect Certification
- Experience implementing AI governance frameworks within regulated environments
- Exposure to Agentic AI, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and vector database technologies
- Experience establishing enterprise architecture governance programs and standards
- Experience driving enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives
- Knowledge of customer-facing digital platforms and modern digital ecosystems
- Experience evaluating emerging technologies and innovation opportunities
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the insurance industry or other highly regulated industries
- Experience supporting Customer, Distribution, and Producer/Agent business domains
- Experience implementing AI governance frameworks and responsible AI practices
- Strong knowledge of enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements
- Experience leading enterprise modernization initiatives across complex digital environments
- Proven ability to align business strategy with technology architecture and execution
Candidate Requirements
- Must be able to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal)
- Must have permanent authorization to work in the USA for any employer
The ideal candidate will be a visionary and results-oriented architecture leader with extensive experience guiding enterprise cloud transformation initiatives. They will possess exceptional leadership and communication skills, the ability to influence executive stakeholders, and a proven track record of delivering strategic technology solutions that align with business objectives.
This individual will bring deep expertise across cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, modernization strategies, and emerging AI technologies while fostering collaboration across business and technology teams. They will be responsible for shaping the organizations cloud future, reducing technology complexity, driving innovation, and ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions that deliver long-term business value.
The base range for this contract position is $40.00 - $70.00 per hour, depending on experience; pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training
In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out.