Cloud Enterprise Lead

Addison Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) match up to 5%

Tuition Reimbursement

27 days PTO

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Cloud Enterprise Lead in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on designing, governing, and supporting enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure that is secure, scalable, and highly available.

You’ll lead architectural standards across Azure, OCI, and on‑prem environments, coordinating with partners to ensure proper execution of designs. The senior technical leader will guide cloud initiatives, align strategy with IT leadership, and drive cost controls and operational models

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional IT experience with cloud or infrastructure architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure design and operations.
• Knowledge of OCI, including compute, networking, and storage.
• Strong understanding of hybrid connectivity and enterprise networking.
• Experience with Linux and Windows in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with virtualization (VMware) and cloud integration.
• Experience with automation and IaC tools (ARM/Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash).
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Designs enterprise cloud and hybrid architectures focused on Azure and OCI.
• Define cloud standards, reference designs, and guardrails for core services.
• Lead capacity planning, availability, and resiliency assessments.
• Develop a cloud portfolio roadmap aligned with IT objectives.
• Collaborate with security to implement cloud security and compliance.
• Monitor FinOps metrics and cost controls.
• Lead disaster recovery and cross-region architecture efforts.
• Provide technical leadership and communicate risks and tradeoffs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

OCI

Hybrid connectivity

Linux/Windows

Automation/IaC

VMware

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Title:

Cloud Enterprise Lead

Location: Dallas, TX - Onsite 1 day a week

Salary: $150k

Position is not eligible for sponsorship

Benefits:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 27 days of untracked PTO per year

Summary:

Cloud Enterprise Lead is responsible for designing, governing, and supporting enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions that are secure, scalable, and highly available. This role defines architectural standards across public cloud (Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) and on premises environments, ensuring seamless integration across application, compute, networking, storage, and platform services. It will also work with our operations and implementation partners to ensure proper execution of designs.

The Cloud Enterprise Lead serves as a senior technical leader, providing expert level guidance for complex cloud initiatives and mission critical systems. This role partners closely with Info Systems Directors and leadership to establish cloud strategy, architectural standards, and financial and operational models, and supports department planning and investment decisions.

Essential Functions Of The Role

• Designs and maintains enterprise cloud and hybrid architectures, with primary focus on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Defines cloud architecture standards, reference designs, and guardrails for computing, networking, storage, identity, security, and platform services.
• Leads performance analysis, capacity planning, availability, and resiliency assessments across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Develops and maintains a cloud portfolio roadmap aligned with clinical, operational, financial and IT objectives.
• Partners with Information Security teams to implement cloud security best practices, identity and access models, and compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluates emerging cloud services, native platform capabilities, and vendor solutions to support modernization and optimization initiatives.
• Ensure appropriate financial operations and cost controls and monitor effectiveness of FinOps programs.
• Collaborate with network, storage, database, application, and business teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions aligned with organizational needs.
• Develops and maintains architectural diagrams, cloud landing zone designs, and operational standards.
• Promotes consistency and operational efficiency across the Enterprise Platforms organization, including concept definition, strategy, design, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Leads the design and deployment of large‑scale systems including disaster recovery, high availability, data protection, and cross‑region architecture.
• Serves as a subject matter expert across cloud infrastructure domains, including automation, infrastructure‑as‑code, cost optimization, performance tuning, and resiliency.
• Provides technical leadership for cloud initiatives, communicates risks and tradeoffs, and coordinates with internal teams and external vendors.
• Maintains cloud performance metrics, cost models, growth projections, and operational reporting.
• Leads technical aspects of infrastructure projects, communicates progress and risks, and coordinates with stakeholders.

Preferred Experience (Need To Have)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven or more years of professional IT experience, with strong emphasis on cloud or infrastructure architecture.
• Hands‑on experience designing and operating solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including computing, networking, and storage services.
• Strong understanding of hybrid connectivity, enterprise networking fundamentals, and identity platforms.
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and their integration with cloud services.
• Experience with automation and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., ARM/Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, or similar).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non‑technical teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or 4 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
• 5 to 10 Years of Experience

Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.