Enterprise Architect - Hybrid Cloud
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We are seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep expertise in the company and Multi-Cloud architectures to lead large-scale client transformations. This role is designed for a consultative leader who can bridge business strategy, enterprise architecture, and cloud modernization, guiding organizations through complex journeys from on-premises and legacy environments to Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
The successful candidate will define enterprise-wide cloud strategies, architect hybrid and multi-cloud target states, and oversee execution of cloud migration, application modernization, and platform transformation programs. You will act as a trusted advisor to CXOs, enabling secure, scalable, and future-ready cloud operating models., Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
- Partner with executive stakeholders to understand business strategy, operating models, and transformation priorities.
- Define enterprise cloud strategy, including hybrid, multi-cloud, and cloud-first approaches aligned with business outcomes.
- Develop current-state and target-state architectures, roadmaps, and transition plans covering infrastructure, applications, data, and security.
- Establish architecture principles, standards, and governance aligned with industry frameworks (TOGAF, CAF, Well-Architected).
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture
- Architect the company solutions integrating on-premises platforms with Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Design multi-cloud reference architectures to address resilience, regulatory, data residency, and vendor diversification requirements.
- Select and standardize core platform services across clouds (compute, containers, networking, identity, data, and security).
- Ensure interoperability, portability, and operational consistency across cloud environments.
Cloud Migration & Modernization Leadership
- Lead enterprise-scale cloud migration programs, including assessment, dependency mapping, and workload prioritization.
- Define migration strategies (rehost, replatform, refactor, rearchitect, retire) tailored to application and business needs.
- Oversee modernization of legacy platforms into cloud-native, containerized, and microservices-based architectures.
- Guide adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code to enable repeatable and governed cloud delivery.
Security, Governance & Operating Model
- Define cloud security architectures across identity, networking, data protection, and threat management.
- Establish cloud governance models, including landing zones, policy-as-code, cost management, and compliance controls.
- Design target Cloud Operating Models, including platform teams, SRE/DevOps integration, and FinOps practices.
- Ensure architectures align with regulatory, risk, and compliance requirements across industries.
Delivery Oversight & Technical Leadership
- Provide architectural assurance across delivery programs, ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and target architectures.
- Lead architecture reviews, design authorities, and risk mitigation activities.
- Mentor solution architects, cloud engineers, and delivery teams across multiple cloud platforms.
- Balance innovation with architectural discipline, scalability, and operational excellence.
Client Advisory & Pre-Sales
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on cloud, hybrid IT, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Lead cloud strategy workshops, architecture assessments, and executive briefings.
- Support pre-sales efforts including solution shaping, RFP responses, and value articulation for cloud transformation programs.
- Contribute to development of reusable enterprise architectures, accelerators, and migration frameworks.
Requirements
- 12+ years of overall IT experience with 5-7+ years in enterprise or cloud architecture roles.
- Proven track record leading large-scale hybrid and multi-cloud transformations for enterprise clients.
- Hands-on and architectural experience across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong background in cloud migration, application modernization, and legacy transformation.
- Experience defining enterprise architecture artifacts, roadmaps, and governance models.
- Consulting experience engaging with senior executives across multiple industries.
Technical ExpertiseCloud Platforms:
- Azure (IaaS, PaaS, Containers, Data, Security)
- AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, IAM, Networking)
- GCP (GKE, Compute Engine, BigQuery, IAM)
Architecture Domains:
- the company & Multi-Cloud Design
- Application & Platform Modernization
- Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices
- DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
- Identity, Security, Governance, and Compliance
Certifications (Preferred)
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- TOGAF or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
- ITIL / Cloud Governance / FinOps (advantageous)
Key Competencies
- Executive-level communication and advisory skills
- Strong enterprise and systems-thinking mindset
- Ability to translate business strategy into actionable architecture
- Leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Balance of strategic vision and hands-on architectural depth