IT Enterprise Architect

Immediate need for a talented IT Enterprise Architect. This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Richmond, VA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, or large-scale technology transformation. \n

• Strong experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud architecture. \n

• Proven experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, technology roadmaps, and reference architectures. \n

• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, application architecture, data architecture, integration, networking, and security. \n

• Experience with cloud migration, hybrid-cloud environments, and application modernization. \n

• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies. \n

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, DevOps practices, and automated security controls. \n

• Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, and serverless computing. \n

• Strong understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption, network segmentation, compliance, and disaster recovery. \n

• Experience with cloud cost optimization, FinOps, vendor management, and architecture governance. \n

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Develop and maintain enterprise cloud strategies, architecture principles, and reference architectures. \n

• Lead enterprise cloud transformation, hybrid-cloud migration, and application modernization initiatives. \n

• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to align cloud architecture decisions with organizational goals. \n

• Design secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud solutions across AWS and Microsoft Azure. \n

• Establish architecture standards and governance frameworks for cloud infrastructure, networking, identity management, security, storage, databases, and integration. \n

• Conduct architecture reviews, evaluate technical solutions, identify risks, and recommend improvements. \n

• Implement cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, network segmentation, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery. \n

• Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, GitOps, policy as code, and automated security practices. \n

• Guide cloud-native application development using microservices, APIs, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless technologies. \n

• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, vendor solutions, and enterprise platforms. \n

• Drive cloud financial management (FinOps), cost optimization, and technology lifecycle management. \n

• Identify technical debt, infrastructure gaps, and modernization opportunities. \n

• Mentor architects and engineering teams while communicating architecture recommendations to senior leadership and technical stakeholders. \n

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Our client is a leading utilities sector Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.