Cloud Architect in New York

Energy Jobline ZR; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin in NYC is seeking a Sr. Multi-Cloud Infrastructure & Security Architect for a 12-month contract-to-hire role. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days onsite in NYC, with a pay rate of $75–$80 per hour.

The role leads cloud infrastructure design across AWS and Azure, focusing on secure, resilient solutions, with strong collaboration across security and on-prem teams. This is a full-time contractor role with potential conversion.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and deploying IT infrastructure in a Fortune 500 or equivalent.
• Hands-on production experience with at least two major cloud vendors (AWS and Azure).
• Strong networking background and mapping of on-prem concepts to cloud constructs.
• Automation-first mindset with experience using automation toolchains.
• Solid understanding of cloud security frameworks and modern protocols.
• Proficient in Python, Shell scripting, and Unix/Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, enterprise-grade multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Establish HA and disaster recovery topologies across cloud providers with zero downtime objectives.
• Define, build, and maintain IaC repositories and secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Serve as SME for cloud infrastructure to the Cyber Security team and translate security objectives into cloud configurations.
• Collaborate with on-prem teams to migrate or extend workloads to the cloud without disrupting operations.

Skills

Enterprise scale

Multi-cloud mastery

Networking

Automation-first

Security knowledge

Python

Shell scripting

Unix/Linux

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

Position: Sr. Multi-Cloud Infrastructure & Security Architect

Duration: 12 Months Contract to Hire

Location: NYC, NY (Hybrid 3 Days a Week Onsite)

Payrate: $ 75 - 80 per Hour

About the Role and our Mission:

• The Enterprise Email Security team is responsible for safeguarding the email communications for a complex global organization. Although the current team excels in platform architecture, threat mitigation, incident response, compliance, and governance, we are planning a significant transformation of our infrastructure. This initiative involves expanding from a legacy on-premises environment to a robust, multi-cloud ecosystem across leading global cloud service providers.
• While the organization possesses deep security expertise, there is a need for a highly skilled professional in cloud architecture and enterprise IT infrastructure to design and implement secure and resilient cloud solutions.
• The company is seeking a Senior Multi-Cloud Infrastructure and Security Architect for a full-time contractor role. This individual will serve as a technical leader, translating high-level security requirements into practical, scalable cloud engineering solutions. The role is critical to ensuring the organization’s systems are robust, resilient, and highly available.

Key Responsibilities

1. Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture Design
   • Architect and implement secure, enterprise-grade multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure (GCP is a plus), ensuring alignment with benchmarks and corporate security policies.
   • Adopt complex hybrid connectivity solutions to link on-premise and cloud based systems.
   • Establish scalable IAM hierarchies, cross-account trust relationships, and organizational units across multiple cloud tenants.
2. Infrastructure Resiliency & Disaster Recovery (DR)
   • Architect high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery topologies across disparate cloud providers to eliminate single points of failure (e.g., active-active cross-cloud replication).
   • Develop, document, and test automated failover mechanisms for critical enterprise workloads to ensure zero-downtime objectives.
3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation
   • Define, build, and maintain the the IaC repository using automation platforms.
   • Implement secure CI/CD deployment pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) embedded with automated security guardrails and static analysis tools.
4. Technical Advisory & Collaboration
   • Serve as the primary subject matter expert (SME) on cloud infrastructure for the core Cyber Security team, translating security objectives into concrete cloud configurations.
   • Collaborate with traditional on-prem network and sysadmin teams to systematically migrate or extend legacy workloads to the cloud without disrupting active operations.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Enterprise Scale: Minimum 8+ years of experience managing, architecture-designing, and deploying IT infrastructure within a Fortune 500 or equivalent large-scale enterprise.
• Multi-Cloud Mastery: Deep, hands-on production experience with at least two major cloud vendors (AWS and Azure are highly ). You know their networking, systems, and edge security controls inside out.
• Networking: Strong foundational background in traditional on-premises networking (firewalls, load balancers, VLANs, proxies) and how those concepts map directly to cloud- constructs (VPCs, VNets, Transit Gateways).
• Automation-First Mindset: Advanced proficiency with automation toolsets.
• Pragmatic Security Knowledge: While you don't need to be a penetration tester, you must thoroughly understand cloud security frameworks and modern protocols.
• Scripting & Systems Proficiency: Strong proficiency with Python programming, Shell scripting, and Unix/Linux operating systems.

Desired Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional / AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Azure Security Engineer Associate
• CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or equivalent infrastructure-focused certifications

/ Plus Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Secure Email Gateway (SEG) products such as Proofpoint and Fortimail
• Familiarity with Exchange-Online security products such as Sublime security and Abnormal Email Security
• Experience with large scale email broadcast or bulk messaging platforms
• Exposure to compliance frameworks, audits, and regulatory examinations
• Experience integrating email platforms with monitoring, logging, and AIOps tooling
• Prior experience mentoring senior or mid level engineers

Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the , creed, , , ancestry, physical , mental , reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, , , , expression, , , veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.