Cloud Center of Excellence Architect – IT Strategy

MaineGuide; Augusta (ME); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Maine State Government, Office of Information Technology (MaineIT) in Augusta, seeks an experienced technology leader to drive cloud strategy and enterprise architecture. You will guide secure, scalable solutions across public, private, and hybrid environments, collaborating with agency partners and vendors to align investments with state objectives.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and cost awareness while advancing modern IT practices and compliance in a dynamic, public-sector

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of related post‑secondary education, certifications, or technology related work experience.
• Preference will be given to applicants with technical writing and research experience.
• Familiar with Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (AWS, Azure and Oracle), networking fundamentals, containers & orchestration, microservices & APIs, CI/CD pipelines, IAM, DevSecOps, data & storage fundamentals, and enterprise integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, resilient cloud architectures across public, private, and hybrid clouds.
• Identify system and process improvements to ensure scalability, security, compliance, and high performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate with vendors.
• Provide technical guidance in cloud computing and application design for cost-effective investments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and risks to enhance operational efficiency and align with policies.
• Advise on IT contracts, RFPs, amendments, and statements of work.
• Collaborate with finance and procurement to promote cost awareness and guardrails.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Technical Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Risk Assessment

Process Improvement

Solution Documentation

Contract & Procurement

Public Cloud

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Job description

Maine State Government, Office of Information Technology (MaineIT) in Augusta, seeks an experienced technology leader to drive cloud strategy and enterprise architecture. You will guide secure, scalable solutions across public, private, and hybrid environments, collaborating with agency partners and vendors to align investments with state objectives.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and cost awareness while advancing modern IT practices and compliance in a dynamic, public-sector