Enterprise Cloud Architect

Tachyon Technologies; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tachyon Technologies is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Architect in Chicago to lead transformation and modernization efforts across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will drive enterprise cloud strategy, design landing zones, and govern multi‑cloud deployments with strong focus on security and cost controls.

You will collaborate with executives and cross‑functional teams, shaping roadmaps, governance, and scalable architectures that align with business value and long‑term vision.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of high-level cloud infrastructure design experience.
• Experience with hybrid multi-cloud and on-prem to cloud migrations.
• Proven ability to design landing zones and identity security architectures.
• Familiarity with Cloud Governance, IaC, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead Transformation/Modernization initiatives.
• Lead Cloud Adoption initiatives.
• Ideate, pitch, and deliver business-value-focused cloud solutions.
• Report to executive leaders on architecture decisions and roadmaps.
• Design landing zones and enterprise identity architectures.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

SAFe

Hybrid multi-cloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Identity management

Networking

Security

Cost optimization

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

PowerShell

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We t an Application Architect. But Enterprise Cloud Architect with bend of On-Prem Infrastructure.

• Frameworks like TOGAF, SAFe,
• Led Transformation/Modernization initiatives
• Led Cloud Adoption initiatives
• Ideated, Pitched, created business value
• Has cloud architect level certifications
• Show executive stakeholder management, cross team collaborations
• Talks about cost saving, business value creation, initiatives with long term vision
• Reporting to executive leaders
• Well Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework familiarity
• Landing zone design/architecture
• Identity architecture - Microsoft Entra ID or any Identity Provider, condition access policies, Privileged Identity/Access Management
• Azure/Google Cloud Platform/AWS any stack is fine because lot of concepts are same across platforms.
• Network Security architecture/Firewall/DNS
• Cloud Maturity Assessments
• Infrastructure as Code (also called IaC) using Terraform/Bicep/any frameworks
• Azure Policies, Identity Security
• 5+ years high level cloud infrastructure design
• Extensive In-Depth knowledge in public, private, and multi-cloud / hybrid environments (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform) and migrating on-premises application and services to those platforms.
• Experience with containerization solutions and orchestration platforms, both on-premises and cloud based.
• Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Amazon EKS, Google GKE
• Design and maintain Hybrid, cloud infrastructure for AI workloads in cloud. Ability to troubleshoot complex AI issues and identify root causes.
• Experience managing consumption, rate limits, and cost controls for AI models.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric for large scale data processing and analytics.
• Strong knowledge of templating and automation scripting, CI/CD such as Power-shell, Chef, Ansible, and Puppet, Terraform code.
• Experience in implementing Cloud Governance best practices across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
• Strong working knowledge of LAN/WAN/SDWAN concepts as they relate to hybrid environments
• Experience with building and maintaining high-availability (>99%) environments
• Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft EntraID, Conditional Access Policy.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux server technologies.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and attention to detail.