The Enterprise Computing & Cloud Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise architecture for computing and infrastructure platforms across on-premises environments, private cloud, public cloud, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
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Own and maintain the enterprise architecture for computing platforms across on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, HPC, and AI environments.
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Define enterprise target architectures, reference architectures, technology standards, principles, and design patterns for computing and cloud platforms.
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Develop and maintain strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives, enterprise architecture strategy, and emerging technology trends.
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Provide architecture leadership and assurance for major programs, transformation initiatives, and complex technology solutions.
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Evaluate and recommend infrastructure, cloud, computing, virtualization, containerization, HPC, and AI technologies based on enterprise requirements.
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Establish architectural principles and standards covering scalability, availability, performance, security, resilience, interoperability, and cost optimization.
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Ensure alignment between solution architectures and the enterprise architecture, technology standards, and strategic direction.
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Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance throughout the solution lifecycle.
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Assess current-state environments and develop transition architectures and migration strategies toward the target state.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, applications, networking, operations, and other architecture domains to ensure integrated enterprise solutions.
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Provide architectural guidance for high-performance and AI computing platforms, including compute capacity, acceleration technologies, scalability, and integration requirements.
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Assess technology risks, technical debt, architectural dependencies, and opportunities for modernization.
Required Qualifications & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
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Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
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10+ years of experience in technology, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture, with significant experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
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Demonstrated experience designing and governing complex computing and infrastructure platforms.
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Strong experience across on-premises infrastructure and public/private cloud environments.
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Experience with HPC and/or AI infrastructure architecture is highly desirable.
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Strong understanding of cloud architecture, virtualization, containers, compute platforms, storage, networking, and infrastructure automation.