Enterprise Cloud Architect Infrastructure Focused Chicago, IL Onsite

Lorven Technologies, Inc.; Elmwood Park (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Part time

Job summary

Lorven Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Cloud Architect with an infrastructure focus for an onsite Chicago-based contract opportunity. The role demands leadership in cloud adoption, landing zone design, and cross-functional stakeholder management across on-prem and cloud environments.

Strong certifications and hands-on experience across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud are expected. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in IaC (Terraform/Bicep), identity security, network architecture,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cloud infrastructure design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation and modernization initiatives.

Job description

Role: Enterprise Cloud Architect — Infrastructure Focused

Location: Chicago, IL — Onsite

Duration: 6 to 12 months of contract

Locals are preferred or someone who can relocate to Chicago.

We don’t an Application Architect . But Enterprise Cloud Architect with bend of On-Prem Infrastructure.

Job description:

1. Frameworks like TOGAF, SAFe,
2. Led Transformation/Modernization initiatives
3. Led Cloud Adoption initiatives
4. Ideated, Pitched, created business value
5. Has cloud architect level certifications
6. Show executive stakeholder management, cross team collaborations
7. Talks about cost saving, business value creation, initiatives with long term vision
8. Reporting to executive leaders
9. Well Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework familiarity
10. Landing zone design/architecture
11. Identity architecture – Microsoft Entra ID or any Identity Provider, condition access policies, Privileged Identity/Access Management
12. Azure/Google Cloud Platform/AWS any stack is fine because lot of concepts are same across platforms.
13. Network Security architecture/Firewall/DNS
14. Cloud Maturity Assessments
15. Infrastructure as Code (also called IaC) using Terraform/Bicep/any frameworks
16. Azure Policies, Identity Security
17. 5+ years high level cloud infrastructure design
18. 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.
19. Experience with containerization solutions and orchestration platforms, both on-premises and cloud based.
20. Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Amazon EKS, Google GKE
21. Design and maintain Hybrid, cloud infrastructure for AI workloads in cloud. Ability to troubleshoot complex AI issues and identify root causes.
22. Experience managing consumption, rate limits, and cost controls for AI models.
23. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric for large scale data processing and analytics.
24. Strong knowledge of templating and automation scripting, CI/CD such as Power-shell, Chef, Ansible, and Puppet, Terraform code.
25. Experience in implementing Cloud Governance best practices across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
26. Strong working knowledge of LAN/WAN/SDWAN concepts as they relate to hybrid environments
27. Experience with building and maintaining high-availability (>99%) environments
28. Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft EntraID, Conditional Access Policy.
29. Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux server technologies.
30. Excellent analytical and organizational skills and attention to detail.