Enterprise Computing and Cloud Architect

Role Overview

The Enterprise Computing and Cloud Architect is tasked with defining and overseeing the enterprise architecture concerning computing platforms and infrastructure across various environments including on-premises, private cloud, public cloud, high-performance computing (HPC), and AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and sustain the enterprise architecture for computing environments spanning on-premises, private, and public cloud platforms, along with HPC and AI infrastructure.
• Design enterprise target and reference architectures, establish technology standards, principles, and design patterns for computing and cloud platforms.
• Create and update strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business goals, enterprise architecture strategies, and emerging trends.
• Provide architectural leadership and assurance for large-scale programs, transformation projects, and intricate technology solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure, cloud, computing, virtualization, containerization, HPC, and AI technologies that match enterprise needs.
• Define architectural standards emphasizing scalability, availability, security, performance, resilience, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Align solution architectures with enterprise architecture, technology standards, and strategic objectives.
• Lead architecture reviews and govern technical aspects through the solution lifecycle.
• Analyze current environments and plan transition architectures and migration paths toward the envisioned target state.
• Outline strategies for cloud adoption, hybrid cloud integration, workload placements, and infrastructure modernization.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, applications, networking, operations, and other architecture domains to ensure cohesive enterprise-wide solutions.
• Offer architectural guidance on high-performance and AI computing platforms covering capacity, acceleration technologies, scalability, and integration requirements.
• Identify technology risks, technical debt, architectural dependencies, and opportunities for platform modernization.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related fields.
• Master’s degree is advantageous.
• Over 10 years of experience in technology, infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise architecture, especially within large-scale enterprises.
• Proven track record in designing and managing complex computing and infrastructure platforms.
• In-depth expertise in on-premises infrastructure and public/private cloud environments.
• Experience with HPC and AI infrastructure architectures is highly valued.
• Comprehensive understanding of cloud architectures, virtualization, container technologies, compute platforms, storage, networking, and infrastructure automation.
• Skilled in developing enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, technology roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
• Experience providing architectural assurance for significant programs and complex technology deployments.
• Strong knowledge of security, resilience, availability, scalability, performance, and cost optimization in infrastructure.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Enterprise architecture certification such as TOGAF or equivalent.
• Cloud architecture credentials from AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Specialist certifications in technologies like VMware, Kubernetes, HPC, and AI infrastructure.

Core Competencies

• Enterprise and technology architecture expertise
• Cloud and hybrid cloud architecture capability
• Computing and infrastructure architecture knowledge
• HPC and AI infrastructure proficiency
• Architecture governance and assurance skills
• Strategic technology planning and roadmapping
• Solution evaluation and design experience
• Technology risk assessment and management
• Stakeholder and vendor relationship management
• Innovative thinking and strategic vision