Enterprise Cloud Architect
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture & Strategy:
Define enterprise cloud strategy, reference architectures, and design patterns aligned with business modernization roadmaps;
Lead enterprise architecture discipline across domains in conjunction with business and IT Leadership;
Identify and analyze emerging technology trends relevant to the organization;
Lead strategy development for assigned domains and detect critical deficiencies, legacy systems, and technical debt;
Develop, maintain, and evolve architecture context (current, transition, and future state) across domains;
Build consensus across technical and business stakeholders on cloud adoption and architectural direction;
Clarify and document integration between on-prem and cloud systems with a focus on security, compliance, and governance.
Cloud Solutions & Design:
Architect and design cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) that meet business requirements, compliance, and cost optimization goals;
Partner with business and technical teams to translate requirements into enterprise and cloud infrastructure solutions;
Lead evaluation and selection of cloud and technology product standards;
Design infrastructure-as-code frameworks and reusable components;
Establish governance frameworks, technology standards, and architectural principles.
Platform Engineering & Operations:
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies;
Develop and oversee automation frameworks and configuration management practices;
Establish infrastructure monitoring, observability, and operational standards;
Ensure architecture and automation satisfy regulatory compliance and security controls;
Participate in operational escalation and on-call support as needed;
Coach, mentor, and collaborate with technical subject matter experts and architecture peers;
Mentor application and infrastructure teams on cloud capabilities and DevOps best practices;
Communicate architectural vision and technical decisions to executive, technical, and business audiences;
Develop technology roadmaps and maintain reusable architecture documentation and patterns;
Serve as internal cloud and architecture subject matter expert.
Requirements
10+ years of IT experience with progressive responsibility.
5+ years enterprise or solutions architecture experience, preferably in leadership role.
5+ years designing and implementing highly available, scalable cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
3+ years architecting and deploying cloud services for enterprise environments.
2+ years establishing observability and operational excellence solutions (metrics, logging, tracing).
2+ years with IT controls, compliance frameworks, and security standards.
Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior-level stakeholders.
Expert-level infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
Strong cloud platform knowledge with cost optimization expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Advanced understanding of cloud security, identity, and compliance (IAM, encryption, VPC).
Experience with the following:
Automation scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, BASH);
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS);
CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps workflows (Terraform);
Configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet);
Network fundamentals (VPC design, routing, load balancing, DNS);
Software development methodologies and QA standards;
Industry standards and architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ITIL).
Ability not only to architect, but to build.
Preferred
This is a Direct Hire opportunity with our Kansas City, MO client. Excellent Medical/Dental benefits and annual bonus opportunity. H1-B Visa sponsorship is not available for this position No third-parties, please.
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