AWS Enterprise and Cloud Architecture

American Unit, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

American Unit, Inc. seeks a Domain Architect to lead the AMIR program's end-to-end architecture across vendor SaaS and company cloud environments in the Los Angeles area.

The senior role partners with vendors, SI teams, and internal groups to define standards, roadmaps, security, data design, and deployment readiness, while guiding governance and cutover planning. Four days onsite and one remote weekly with occasional travel from Monterey Park as needed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT architecture or engineering experience
• Strong AWS cloud solutions and integration architecture experience
• Experience spanning cloud, SaaS, data, security, and operations
• Ability to create architecture standards, blueprints, and roadmaps

Responsibilities

• Define architecture principles, reference models, standards, and long-term technology roadmap
• Evaluate vendor SaaS and cloud deployment options for security, resiliency, and observability
• Review end-to-end solution architecture and deliverables across applications and data
• Guide integration design and data exchange across SaaS, cloud, and enterprise systems
• Lead architecture governance, design reviews, and documentation
• Collaborate with security, infra, application, data, and operations teams on cross-domain decisions
• Negotiate with vendors and SI on solutions, standards, and delivery quality
• Advise leadership on architecture risks and emerging technologies
• Support cutover planning and long-term support-model definition

Skills

AWS architecture

Integration architecture

Cloud architecture

Security & compliance

Governance & roadmaps

APIs & event-driven

Stakeholder communication

Vendor management

Data design

Job description

Long-term assignment expected through the first half of 2030

Monterey Park initially; AMIR team expected to relocate to Downtown Los Angeles in Q1 2027

Work schedule: Typically, four days onsite and one day remote each week

Location flexibility: Qualified out-of-state candidates may be considered if they can travel onsite every other week. Travel arrangements will be evaluated based on candidate qualifications.

Program: Advanced Meter Infrastructure Replacement (AMIR)

Strong AWS Cloud Architecture background and experience with large-scale implementations

Role Overview

The Domain Architect will serve as the senior architecture authority for the AMIR program. The role will partner with the AMI technology vendor, system integrator, and internal teams to define and govern the end-to-end architecture across vendor SaaS and company-managed cloud environments. Scope includes applications, data, integrations, security, resiliency, deployment, cutover readiness, and the transition to steady-state operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define AMIR architecture principles, reference models, standards, decision processes, and the long-term technology roadmap.
• Evaluate vendor SaaS and company-managed cloud deployment options, including security, resiliency, integration, observability, support, and operational readiness impacts.
• Review end-to-end solution architecture and vendor or SI deliverables across application, data, integration, infrastructure, security, deployment, and operations.
• Guide integration design by reviewing interfaces, APIs, events, messaging, dependencies, secure data exchange, and edge-system readiness requirements.
• Guide data design by reviewing data models, source-to-target mappings, canonical structures, data ownership, and downstream dependencies.
• Lead architecture governance, design reviews, approvals, exception handling, and documentation.
• Partner with security, infrastructure, application, data, operations, and business teams to resolve cross-domain architecture decisions.
• Negotiate with vendors and the SI on technology solutions, integration standards, deliverables, and design quality.
• Advise program leadership on architecture risks, tradeoffs, investment priorities, and emerging technologies.
• Support cutover planning, operational transition, and long-term support-model definition.

Required Experience & Skills

• At least 10 years of related IT architecture or engineering experience.
• Strong experience as an architect with AWS cloud solutions and integration architecture
• Deep architecture experience spanning cloud, SaaS, enterprise applications, data, integrations, security, and operations.
• Ability to create architecture standards, blueprints, reference models, roadmaps, and governance processes.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, event-driven architecture, message-based integration, and secure data exchange across SaaS, cloud, and enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting SI/vendor delivery with a demonstrated ability to solve complex cross-platform and cross-environment architecture challenges.
• Expert knowledge of IT systems architecture across multiple technology domains.
• Knowledge of emerging infrastructure and platform technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain architecture decisions and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.