Cloud Architect

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Infrastructure Architect.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Sets enterprise-level infrastructure strategy; leads global architectures and integrations; manages worldwide environments; is recognized externally as a thought leader.
• Work & Complexity: Oversees multi-region programs, coordinates global delivery, applies analytics to predict/mitigate issues, and steers strategic vendor partnerships.
• Quality & Independence: Establishes visionary, organization-wide standards; ensures excellence on large-scale initiatives; drives sustainable, future-ready practices with full autonomy.
• Teamwork & Communication: Leads enterprise communication of strategy, aligns global stakeholders, mentors next-generation leaders, and represents the organization in industry forums.
• Consulting & Engagement: Advises executives on strategy and vision, expands external offerings and partnerships, and shapes long-term technology direction and market influence.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Architect. Project Summary

The Cloud Architect establishes the cloud foundation for a large-scale enterprise cloud migration program moving applications from on-premises data centers to Azure and AWS. The role assesses cloud readiness, sets up the migration environment, and defines the architecture standards, guardrails, and migration patterns the migration teams follow. The role is remote., * Assesses the readiness of target Azure and AWS environments and core cloud services to support migration.

• Establishes the migration environment and infrastructure the migration teams use.
• Defines landing zone, target architecture, and security standards and guardrails for migrated workloads.
• Develops reusable migration patterns and infrastructure as code for consistent target deployments.
• Identifies, documents, and remediates cloud environment gaps that would block migration.
• Provides AWS and Azure architecture leadership and guidance to migration teams and specialists.
• Documents architecture decisions and transfers standards and patterns to migration teams and operations staff, Leads enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop and Azure architecture engagements, advising executive stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, cost-effective solutions. Defines AVD standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, capacity and cost optimization strategies, and implementation plans. Partners with sales, engineering, delivery, and operations teams throughout the architecture lifecycle while mentoring technical teams. Requires deep experience with Azure, AVD, identity, networking, infrastructure as code, automation, and enterprise EUC/VDI migrations. Top Skills: Active DirectoryArm TemplatesAWSAzure ComputeAzure FilesAzure MonitorAzure Netapp FilesAzure PolicyAzure StorageAzure Virtual DesktopAzure Virtual NetworksBicepCi/CdCitrixFslogixGoogle Cloud PlatformLog AnalyticsAzureMicrosoft Defender For EndpointMicrosoft Entra IdMicrosoft IntuneNerdioPowershellRemote Desktop ServicesTerraformVmware Horizon Rubrik, Leads enterprise Azure Virtual Desktop and Azure architecture engagements, advising executive stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions. Defines architecture standards, roadmaps, investment models, and implementation plans across infrastructure, networking, identity, security, applications, and operations. Provides technical leadership from strategy through optimization, partners with sales and delivery teams, develops customer-facing documentation, and mentors architects and engineers. Top Skills: Active DirectoryArm TemplatesAWSAzureAzure ComputeAzure FilesAzure Landing ZonesAzure MonitorAzure Netapp FilesAzure PolicyAzure StorageAzure Virtual Desktop (Avd)Azure Virtual NetworksBicepCi/CdCitrixFslogixGCPLog AnalyticsMicrosoft Defender For EndpointMicrosoft Entra IdMicrosoft IntuneNerdioPowershellRdsTerraformVmware Horizon

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• US Citizen
• Minimum ten years of cloud or infrastructure architecture and engineering experience
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing architectures in both Azure and AWS
• Experience designing landing zones, cloud governance, and security guardrails for enterprise environments
• Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation
• Works on increasingly complex problems, exercises independent judgment, and provides direction and coordination for a multi-disciplinary team

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Azure Government or AWS GovCloud environments
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification
• Experience with large-scale data center migrations to the cloud· Experience with security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, or CMMC
• Federal program delivery experience
• Experience using GitHub and GitHub Copilot for source control and AI-assisted development
• Familiarity with AI technologies and their practical use in IT delivery or cloud environments

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $154,000-$232,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process., 8 Days Ago In-Office or Remote 182K-274K Annually Expert/Leader 182K-274K Annually Expert/Leader Artificial Intelligence * Big Data * Cloud * Information Technology * Software * Cybersecurity * Data Privacy Serve as the technical bridge between Engineering, Product Management, and field teams. Translate cloud requirements into product requirements, validate enterprise architectures and workflows, and conduct hands-on feature and integration testing. Enable post-sale implementations through documentation, solution briefs, demos, and technical guides. Advise customers and partners on cloud architecture and integrations while supporting sales engineering and professional services teams. Top Skills: APIsAWSAzureCloud InfrastructureGCPIdentity Services Spectrum

Expert/Leader Designs and leads cloud foundations for a large-scale enterprise migration from on-premises data centers to Azure and AWS. Assesses cloud readiness, establishes migration environments, defines landing zones, architecture standards, security guardrails, and reusable migration patterns. Develops infrastructure as code, remediates cloud gaps, guides migration teams, documents architecture decisions, and transfers standards to operations staff. The role requires extensive experience with both Azure and AWS, enterprise governance, security, and cloud infrastructure architecture. The summary above was generated by AI Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we’re looking for more than just skills - we’re looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.