Senior Enterprise Architect (AWS Cloud Architect

Senior Enterprise Architect

Location:

Sacramento, CA (Hybrid - remote may be considered)

Role

Summary:

The Senior Enterprise Architect provides enterprise-wide architectural leadership for large-scale modernization and transformation initiatives, with deep expertise in AWS cloud architectures, hybrid cloud migrations, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, API platforms, resiliency, and cost optimization. This role leads complex, multi-domain efforts impacting multiple programs, departments, and business units, while ensuring alignment between IT systems and organizational business processes.

Mandatory

Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certification – Professional
• AWS Certified Security Certification – Professional

Additional Mandatory Qualifications (within the last 10 years):

• Seven (7) years designing reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns
• Five (5) years IaC using Terraform and Cloud Formation
• Seven (7) years AWS architecture experience
• Five (5) years enterprise API Gateway architectures.
• Seven (7) years aligning IT systems with business processes
• Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field or four (4) additional years of experience.

Key Responsibilities Expected in the Role:

• Enterprise Architecture & Transformation Leadership
• Apply enterprise architecture principles to guide IT strategy, solution design, and technology governance.
• Lead enterprise-wide modernization and transformation initiatives impacting multiple programs, departments, or business domains.
• Align IT systems with organizational business processes.
• Serve in a lead architectural capacity.
• AWS Cloud Architecture & Governance
• Design AWS architectures supporting multi-account AWS Organizations.
• Conduct AWS Well-Architected Reviews and remediation.
• Define cloud standards and reference architectures.
• Hybrid Cloud Migration
• Architect and support enterprise hybrid cloud migrations.
• Design solutions across networking, security, compute, storage, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure as Code
• Design and implement IaC using Terraform and AWS Cloud Formation.
• Create reusable IaC modules and patterns.
• API & Container Platforms
• Design enterprise API Gateway architectures.
• Architect and support Kubernetes / Amazon EKS environments.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Architect hybrid cloud backup and recovery strategies.
• Design and test repeatable recovery processes.
• Executive Communication
• Deliver executive-level presentations and architectural analysis.