Cloud Enterprise Architect – Azure/AWS | Multi-Cloud

Kalepa Insurance Services, LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Specialty is seeking an IT Enterprise Architect in Cincinnati to define and govern the enterprise technology strategy across Azure, AWS, and enterprise SaaS ecosystems. You will lead architecture governance, drive cloud transformation roadmaps, and collaborate with security, data, and vendor teams to ensure scalable, compliant solutions.

The role requires hands-on architecture design, cloud-native expertise, and 15+ years of experience, including 2–3+ years in an EA capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in IT architecture, software engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
• 2+ years of experience operating as an Enterprise Architect in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Proven experience driving cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across Azure/AWS ecosystems.
• Hands-on engineering experience—not limited to conceptual architecture.
• Experience in regulated industries (Insurance/Financial Services preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise technology strategy, architecture standards, and transformation roadmap.
• Lead architecture governance bodies (CoP, ARB) and enforce guardrails across major initiatives.
• Design and review cloud-native solution architectures; validate designs with IaC and CI/CD.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native services, platform engineering models, and reusable components.
• Ensure regulatory alignment, implement Zero Trust, and strong data protection strategies.
• Partner with Security and Risk teams to mitigate systemic risks across platforms.
• Lead vendor evaluations and ensure architectural fit and long-term sustainability.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Observability & SRE

Zero Trust security

Data governance

API-first integration

Vendor evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Datadog

App Insights

Purview

Job description

Core Specialty is seeking an IT Enterprise Architect in Cincinnati to define and govern the enterprise technology strategy across Azure, AWS, and enterprise SaaS ecosystems. You will lead architecture governance, drive cloud transformation roadmaps, and collaborate with security, data, and vendor teams to ensure scalable, compliant solutions.

The role requires hands-on architecture design, cloud-native expertise, and 15+ years of experience, including 2–3+ years in an EA capacity.