Enterprise Cloud Modernization Architect

Socket.dev; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a strategic Enterprise Architect to lead the agency's transition to a modern, scalable, and secure application ecosystem across AWS, Azure, and on‑prem environments. You will shape the architecture that unifies legacy systems with cloud-native platforms.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise or cloud architecture, deep AWS/Azure expertise, and a track record of defining roadmaps, implementing Zero Trust, and guiding teams through DevSecOps patterns.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise, cloud, or solutions architecture.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, and on‑prem systems.
• Proven ability to architect scalable, repeatable environments for large cloud infrastructures and pipelines.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, container orchestration, and enterprise security patterns.
• Experience defining architectural roadmaps and coaching teams through implementation.
• Experience with Terraform, Argo CD, OPA, or Kyverno.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or comparable)
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or comparable)
• Background in Zero Trust architecture, policy‑as‑code, and modern microservice patterns.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic leader guiding the agency’s transition toward a modern, scalable, and secure application ecosystem.
• Shape the architecture that unifies legacy systems with emerging cloud-native platforms across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments.
• Define modernization pathways, advancing Zero Trust principles, and establishing standardized patterns for microservices, containerization, and observability.
• Enable faster application onboarding, stronger security guardrails, and an enterprise‑wide shift toward automated, resilient, and data‑driven operations.
• Lead enterprise architecture across legacy, AWS, Azure, and on‑prem systems.
• Define modernization, Zero Trust, microservices, DevSecOps patterns.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

AWS

Azure

On‑prem architecture

Zero Trust

DevSecOps

Microservices

Containerization

Observability

Leadership / coaching

Networking

Policy-as-code

Security patterns

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

OPA

Kyverno

Job description

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic leader guiding the agency’s transition toward a modern, scalable, and secure application ecosystem.
• Shape the architecture that unifies legacy systems with emerging cloud-native platforms across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments.
• Define modernization pathways, advancing Zero Trust principles, and establishing standardized patterns for microservices, containerization, and observability.
• Enable faster application onboarding, stronger security guardrails, and an enterprise‑wide shift toward automated, resilient, and data‑driven operations.
• Lead enterprise architecture across legacy, AWS, Azure, and on‑prem systems.
• Define modernization, Zero Trust, microservices, DevSecOps patterns.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise, cloud, or solutions architecture
• Deep expertise with AWS, Azure, and on‑prem systems
• Proven experience architecting scalable, repeatable environments for large cloud infrastructures and application pipelines
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, container orchestration, and enterprise security patterns
• Experience defining architectural roadmaps and coaching teams through implementation
• Experience with Terraform, Argo CD, OPA, or Kyverno
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or comparable)
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or comparable)
• Background in Zero Trust architecture, policy‑as‑code, and modern microservice patterns