Executive Director, Enterprise Architecture & Cloud

CornerStone Technology Talent Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CornerStone Technology Talent Services seeks a Director of Architecture and Engineering in Phoenix to lead a 10-person team of architects and engineers, shaping strategy and execution for on-prem, private cloud, and enterprise platforms.

You will drive regulatory alignment (NIST, PCI), partner with executives, oversee Plan and Build lifecycle, and deliver a three-year technology roadmap in a highly regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise technology architecture across infrastructure, cloud, application, and integration domains.
• 5+ years of leadership experience guiding senior technical professionals or architecture teams.
• Proven experience leading architecture and engineering teams at the Director level or higher.
• Strong background in on-prem infrastructure, compute, hosting, and private cloud environments.
• Ability to balance technical depth with strong leadership capability.
• Experience owning delivery, including project intake and Plan and Build lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to influence architectural direction and lead through technical discussions.
• Experience working within regulated environments, including NIST and PCI.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Stable career progression with demonstrated tenure and long-term impact

Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise architecture across on-prem infrastructure, compute, hosting, cloud, applications, and integration layers.
• Lead architectural decisions for major initiatives, upgrades, and platform evolution.
• Partner with executive leadership to build and execute a three-year strategic roadmap.
• Facilitate constructive technical debate and influence outcomes toward scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Own the end-to-end Plan and Build lifecycle, including project intake, prioritization, and execution.
• Ensure solutions are engineered, tested, and production-ready prior to transition to operations.
• Oversee both project-based work and ongoing intake-driven initiatives.
• Drive successful transition of solutions into operational support models.
• Lead, mentor, and align a team of senior architects and engineers.
• Establish clear priorities, accountability, and execution discipline.
• Help the team align around goals and deliver effectively.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and long-term retention.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks such as NIST and PCI.
• Drive standards for security, resiliency, and disaster recovery.
• Maintain architectural governance while enabling delivery agility.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Operations, Security, and Product teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CTO and executive leadership.
• Support internal and client-facing architectural discussions as needed

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise architecture

Regulatory compliance

Cloud & on-prem

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

CornerStone Technology Talent Services seeks a Director of Architecture and Engineering in Phoenix to lead a 10-person team of architects and engineers, shaping strategy and execution for on-prem, private cloud, and enterprise platforms.

You will drive regulatory alignment (NIST, PCI), partner with executives, oversee Plan and Build lifecycle, and deliver a three-year technology roadmap in a highly regulated financial services environment.