Hybrid Cloud Architect & Strategy Director

Unisys; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a senior cloud architect to lead enterprise cloud strategy and architecture across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The role combines client-facing leadership with commercial acumen to shape practical roadmaps and end-to-end designs.

You will engage C-level stakeholders, translate business goals into actionable cloud initiatives, and collaborate with sales and delivery teams to craft compelling, high-value proposals.

Qualifications

• Extensive cloud architecture or technology leadership experience in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud including IaaS/PaaS, security and cost optimization.
• Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures and migration strategies.
• Proven ability to communicate with C-level stakeholders and translate technical choices to business value.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and advise on cloud and technology transformation.
• Translate business goals into cloud strategies, roadmaps, and architectures for each client environment.
• Design secure, scalable public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud solutions integrating infrastructure, networking, and security.
• Shape migration and modernization approaches across complex enterprise estates.
• Support sales pursuits with solution designs, workshops, presentations, cost models, and executive-level narratives.
• Identify opportunities to improve client outcomes and revenue; collaborate with sales, delivery, architecture, and partners to make proposals deliverable.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Consulting

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud platforms

Education

Degree or cloud certifications

Job description

Role overview

Develop hybrid and multi-cloud strategies that address enterprise client needs and support complex transformation opportunities. This senior, client-facing role blends architecture leadership with commercial judgment: it shapes practical roadmaps and secure end-to-end designs, then helps communicate their value in sales pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and advise them on cloud and technology transformation.
• Translate business goals into cloud strategies, roadmaps, and architectures suited to each client’s environment.
• Design secure, scalable public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud solutions, bringing together infrastructure, networking, security, and application needs.
• Shape migration and modernization approaches across complex enterprise estates.
• Support sales pursuits with solution designs, workshops, presentations, cost models, and executive-level narratives.
• Identify opportunities to improve client outcomes, develop revenue, and strengthen solution economics; collaborate with sales, delivery, architecture, and partners to make proposals deliverable.

Requirements

• Significant experience in cloud architecture, consulting, or technology leadership, ideally in complex enterprise or public-sector environments.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud, including infrastructure and platform services.
• Demonstrated ability to design hybrid and multi-cloud architectures and advise on migration, modernization, networking, security, governance, and cost optimization.
• Experience shaping cloud solutions for major sales pursuits or transformation programs, with commercial awareness of costs and business value.
• Confidence engaging C-level stakeholders and explaining technical choices to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Degree, relevant cloud certifications, or equivalent industry experience.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with cloud market trends, competing providers, and major technology partners.