Hybrid Cloud & Migration Architect

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a senior systems architect to design, document, and maintain hybrid architectures spanning on-premises and cloud environments. You will lead migration planning, workload assessment, and cloud landing zone design, ensuring architectural integrity.

You will develop governance and security standards, automate infrastructure with IaC tools, optimize cost and performance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems architecture, infrastructure engineering, virtualization, or cloud computing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP, including migrating on-prem workloads to the cloud.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Active professional certification required for security/architecture roles.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and maintain hybrid architectures spanning on-premises and cloud environments.
• Lead migration planning and execution, including workload assessment and cloud landing zone design.
• Develop governance, security standards, and operational processes across environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and leadership to resolve technical issues and maintain architectural integrity.
• Prepare and maintain architecture diagrams, migration plans, and system designs.

Skills

Systems Architecture

Infrastructure Engineering

Virtualization

Cloud Computing

Cloud Networking

VPCs

Routing

Load Balancers

Advanced Troubleshooting

Data Center Rationalization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

ServiceNow

VMware

Job description

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a senior systems architect to design, document, and maintain hybrid architectures spanning on-premises and cloud environments. You will lead migration planning, workload assessment, and cloud landing zone design, ensuring architectural integrity.

You will develop governance and security standards, automate infrastructure with IaC tools, optimize cost and performance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.