- Company Name
- Strategic Systems Inc
- Job Title
- SR. ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT – CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Senior Enterprise Architect – Cloud & Infrastructure
**Role Summary**
Provide enterprise‑wide architecture leadership for a complex environment, defining technology vision, target architectures, and transformation roadmaps. Partner with business and IT leaders across Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, PMO, Data & Analytics, and other enterprise teams to ensure solutions align with long‑term strategy.
**Expectations**
- 5 + years of enterprise architecture experience in large, complex organizations.
- Proven hands‑on expertise with cloud and infrastructure platforms.
- Strong consultative and cross‑functional communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver strategic ownership.
- Hybrid onsite availability (3 days per week).
**Key Responsibilities**
1. Lead architecture definition and strategy for cloud and infrastructure initiatives.
2. Develop target architectures, transformation roadmaps, and migration plans (on‑prem to cloud).
3. Collaborate with Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, PMO, Data & Analytics, and other stakeholders to align solutions with business strategy.
4. Apply TOGAF, ITIL, and other frameworks to standardize architecture practices.
5. Guide technical teams on best practices in API‑first design, automation, IaC, monitoring, and security.
6. Evaluate and recommend cloud services, compute, storage, networking, and unified communications solutions.
7. Drive continuous improvement, prioritize work, and measure outcomes.
**Required Skills**
- Deep knowledge of Azure compute, Cisco, Docker, Equinix, Kubernetes, Microsoft solutions, MuleSoft, Palo Alto, ServiceNow, VMware.
- Expertise in APIs, automation, cloud services, compute, databases, dev tools, end‑user computing, IaC, logging/monitoring, network segmentation, runtime environments, security, service operations, storage, and unified communications.
- Strong API‑first design pattern experience.
- Proficiency with TOGAF, ITIL, and other architecture/business process frameworks.
- Excellent consultative, organizational, and leadership skills; self‑motivated and capable of managing multiple tasks.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL, Microsoft Azure, AWS, or equivalent cloud credentials) preferred.