Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy Architect

Infrastructure| Operations Resilience Own the strategic direction for hybrid infrastructure| including network| compute| storage| virtualization| identity| backup| database platforms| middleware| end-user dependencies| and data-center integrations. Design secure| resilient| scalable| and cost-effective hybrid and multi-cloud solutions across compute| storage| networking| databases| integration| identity| containers| and serverless services.

Request ID: 110550-1
Title: Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy Architect
Locations: Morristown, NJ (Onsite)
Duration: 6 months
Pay Range: $40 - $45/Hour on W2/C2C (All inclusive)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Define and execute the banks Azure and AWS strategy| target architecture| landing zones| account subscription model| guardrails| shared services| and migration roadmap.
• Design secure| resilient| scalable| and cost-effective hybrid and multi-cloud solutions across compute| storage| networking| databases| integration| identity| containers| and serverless services.
• Lead workload assessments and select appropriate rehost| replat form| refactor| retire| retain| or replace strategies.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns| golden paths| reference implementations| policy-as-code| and technical standards for regulated work loads.
• Conduct architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture| security| data| operational resilience| and regulatory requirements.
• Infrastructure| Operations Resilience Own the strategic direction for hybrid infrastructure| including network| compute| storage| virtualization| identity| backup| database platforms| middleware| end-user dependencies| and data-center integrations.
• Improve operational maturity across incident| problem| change| release| capacity| availability| configuration| patch| vulnerability| backup| and service-continuity management.
• Define service-level objectives| reliability indicators| error budgets| recovery objectives| operational readiness criteria| escalation paths| and executive service reporting.
• Lead major incident response| root-cause analysis| corrective actions| resilience testing| disaster-recovery exercises| and systemic risk reduction.
• Implement end-to-end observability| event correlation| actionable alerting| service mapping| capacity forecasting| and automated remediation.
• Drive simplification| standardization| technical-debt reduction| lifecycle management| platform currency| and retirement of unsupported technologies.
• DevOps| Platform Engineering Automation Champion a DevOps engineering culture based on shared ownership| secure automation| continuous improvement| rapid feedback| and frequent low-risk releases.
• Design and govern CICD and GitOps practices using Azure DevOps| GitHub Actions| GitLab CI| Jenkins| or equivalent enterprise tooling.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and configuration automation using Terraform| BicepARM| CloudFormation| Ansible| PowerShell| Python| or Bash.
• Lead container and orchestration adoption using Docker| Kubernetes| AKS| EKS| and related platform services.
• Embed automated testing| code quality| secrets management| vulnerability scanning| artifact controls| policy checks| segregation of duties| and deployment approvals into pipelines.
• Track engineering outcomes through deployment frequency| lead time for change| change failure rate| recovery time| availability| automation coverage| platform adoption| and technical-debt reduction.AI Integration Intelligent Operations Preferred Identify and prioritize responsible AI| generative AI| and machine-learning opportunities acro
• Essential Skills: Serve as the senior technology lead and point of accountability for cloud| infrastructure| production operations| reliability| DevOps| and platform modernization.
• Advise CIOCTO leadership on technology strategy| investment priorities| operating-model choices| sourcing| risk trade-offs| and transformation sequencing.
• Translate the banks growth objectives| risk appetite| regulatory obligations| customer expectations| and critical-service requirements into an executable multi-year Azure| AWS| infrastructure| and operations roadmap.
• Modernize legacy environments through cloud-native architecture| platform engineering| Infrastructure as Code| DevSecOps| SRE| observability| intelligent automation| and disciplined service management.
• Balance innovation and delivery speed with operational resilience| cybersecurity| compliance| financial discipline| data protection| third-party risk| and customer trust.
• Lead bank teams and strategic partners from architecture and business case through implementation| production stabilization.

Company Benefits & Culture
" Opportunity to work with a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment
" Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and methodologies
" Supportive and collaborative work culture

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.