Senior Cloud Solutions Architect Security Clearance

Position: Senior Cloud Solutions Architect with Security Clearance
Description:

Hybrid 2-3 days on site in Madison, WI The organization is an independent state agency managing the assets of major public funds, including a large retirement system, a state investment fund, and other trust funds. As of the most recent reported period, the organization managed over $143 billion in assets and operates with a mandate to deliver strong, risk-aware investment performance in the public interest.

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. Salary: $145,000 - $155,000/ yr. Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
* Act as lead architect for large-scale strategic programs, providing end-to-end solution oversight from concept through implementation.
* Partner with business, data, and engineering leaders to ensure aligned, secure, and scalable solutions.
* Review and validate architecture and design documents to ensure compliance with standards and objectives.
* Design and guide resilient multi-region cloud architectures and cloud platform strategies.
* Contribute code for microservices, infrastructure as code templates, automation scripts, and platform accelerators.
* Drive platform adoption and modernization of legacy systems.
* Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads on design practices and emerging technologies.
* Align agile, iterative delivery with long-term architectural integrity.
* Guide platform choices, integration patterns, and implementation strategies across teams.
* Develop architectural blueprints and roadmaps aligned to investment strategies and modernization goals.
* Conduct architecture reviews focused on sound cloud principles for enterprise initiatives including platform rationalization, infrastructure modernization, and data architecture improvements.
* Govern architecture tools, standards, reference models, and reusable design patterns.
* Promote reference architectures and comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity playbooks across the technology organization.
* Advise on architecture governance, investment prioritization, and technology portfolio planning. Experience Requirements:
Experience Requirements
* 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise and solution architecture, ideally in investment management or financial services.
* Proven ability to translate long-term strategy into actionable architectures across business, technology, data, and application domains.
* Expertise in microservices, API-first design, event-driven systems, and zero-trust security.
* Experience designing resilient multi-region cloud architectures and leading platform strategy and adoption.
* Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code, automation, and building platform accelerators.
* Working knowledge of Kubernetes, service meshes, and hybrid or multi-cloud deployments.
* Exposure to real-time data processing, messaging systems such as Kafka or Rabbit

MQ, or event sourcing architectures.
* Familiarity with enterprise architecture platforms and modeling tools such as Bizz Design, Open Search, or Archi Mate.
* Strong verbal and visual communication skills to translate complex technical concepts for business stakeholders.
* Demonstrated ability to influence and align across functions and leadership levels in a collaborative environment.

Education Requirements:

Education Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
* Advanced degree preferred.
* AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (certification).
* Azure Solutions Architect Expert (certification).
* Archi Mate certification preferred.