Azure Cloud Architect II — IaC, Networking & Security

CSX Corporation; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSX Corporation is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to evaluate, design, secure, and deploy scalable cloud solutions across public, private, and hybrid environments. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and technology leadership to select cloud services and technologies that meet business needs while aligning with security and compliance standards.

The role involves guiding cross-functional teams on multi-region design patterns, contributing to automation, documentation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology or related major field of study.
• 7 or more years of experience required in engineering/administration.
• Equivalent Minimum Qualifications: 9 or more years of experience in Information Systems.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related major field of study (preferred).
• 5 or more years of experience in systems engineering/administration (preferred).
• 10 or more years of experience in Transportation/Intermodal Operations, Information Systems, or Logistics (preferred).
• Recognized industry certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, OCI Architect Associate, CISSP/GIAC or similar (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design highly available, scalable, and secure cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and technology leadership to evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies that meet business needs.
• Design automation and manage cloud-based solutions with alignment to networking, security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Develop technical documentation, best practices, and architectural frameworks.
• Guide cross-functional teams on cloud networking, connectivity, and resilient multi-region design patterns (active-active and active-passive).
• Support cloud FinOps by promoting cost visibility, tagging standards, and financial accountability across cloud platforms.
• Maintain cloud platform expertise from a financial perspective and stay current with Azure, AWS, GCP features and roadmap changes.
• Design and implement agentic AI capabilities to assist with architecture, automation, documentation, analysis, and operations.

Job description

CSX Corporation is seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to evaluate, design, secure, and deploy scalable cloud solutions across public, private, and hybrid environments. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and technology leadership to select cloud services and technologies that meet business needs while aligning with security and compliance standards.

The role involves guiding cross-functional teams on multi-region design patterns, contributing to automation, documentation, and