Cloud Architect

Applied Information Sciences, Inc

United States

Remote

USD 154,000 - 232,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Overtime eligibility

Paid time off (PTO)

Flexible holiday leave

Parental leave

Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision, L

Life Insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement with 5% match

Tuition reimbursement & learning

Referral bonus program (up to $5k)

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences, Inc. (AIS) seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead enterprise cloud migration efforts across Azure and AWS. The role emphasizes architecture leadership, governance, and secure, scalable landing zones while guiding multi-region delivery and technical strategy.

The position focuses on high-impact engagements, offering remote work and a comprehensive benefits package, including ESOP and professional growth opportunities in a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

US Citizen
Ten years or more in cloud or infrastructure architecture/engineering
Hands-on design of architectures in Azure and AWS
Experience designing landing zones, governance, and security guardrails
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation)
Ability to solve complex problems and lead multi-disciplinary teams

Responsibilities

Assess readiness of target Azure/AWS environments for migration
Establish migration environment and infrastructure for teams
Define landing zone, target architecture, and security guardrails
Develop reusable migration patterns and infrastructure as code
Identify and remediate gaps blocking migration
Provide architecture leadership to migration teams and staff
Document decisions and transfer standards to teams

Skills

Enterprise infrastructure strategy

Global architectures

Global environments

Thought leadership

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Job description

Why AIS? When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements. Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth. Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued. Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for? At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

What you will be doing? This position is contingent upon contract award. We are currently pursuing a proposal and are seeking qualified candidates to include in our submission and identify candidates for future hiring needs on the program once awarded. At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Infrastructure Architect.

Core Knowledge & Skills:

Sets enterprise‑level infrastructure strategy
leads global architectures and integrations
manages worldwide environments
is recognized externally as a thought leader

Work & Complexity:

Oversees multi‑region programs, coordinates global delivery, applies analytics to predict/mitigate issues, and steers strategic vendor partnerships

Quality & Independence:

Establishes visionary, organization‑wide standards
ensures excellence on large‑scale initiatives
drives sustainable, future‑ready practices with full autonomy

Teamwork & Communication:

Leads enterprise communication of strategy, aligns global stakeholders, mentors next‑generation leaders, and represents the organization in industry forums

Consulting & Engagement:

Advises executives on strategy and vision, expands external offerings and partnerships, and shapes long‑term technology direction and market influence

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Architect.

Project Summary

The Cloud Architect establishes the cloud foundation for a large-scale enterprise cloud migration program moving applications from on‑premises data centers to Azure and AWS. The role assesses cloud readiness, sets up the migration environment, and defines the architecture standards, guardrails, and migration patterns the migration teams follow. The role is remote.

Key Responsibilities

Assesses the readiness of target Azure and AWS environments and core cloud services to support migration
Establishes the migration environment and infrastructure the migration teams use
Defines landing zone, target architecture, and security standards and guardrails for migrated workloads
Develops reusable migration patterns and infrastructure as code for consistent target deployments
Identifies, documents, and remediates cloud environment gaps that would block migration
Provides AWS and Azure architecture leadership and guidance to migration teams and specialists
Documents architecture decisions and transfers standards and patterns to migration teams and operations staff

Required For This Opportunity

US Citizen
Minimum ten years of cloud or infrastructure architecture and engineering experience
Hands‑on experience designing and implementing architectures in both Azure and AWS
Experience designing landing zones, cloud governance, and security guardrails for enterprise environments
Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation
Works on increasingly complex problems, exercises independent judgment, and provides direction and coordination for a multi‑disciplinary team

Nice to Have Skills

Experience with Azure Government or AWS GovCloud environments
Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification
Experience with large‑scale data center migrations to the cloud
Experience with security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, or CMMC
Federal program delivery experience
Experience using GitHub and GitHub Copilot for source control and AI‑assisted development
Familiarity with AI technologies and their practical use in IT delivery or cloud environments

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $154,000-$232,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

If you're committed to curiosity, life‑long learning, and passionate about technology – AIS is the place for you. Learn more at ais.com.

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