Infrastructure Architect — Cloud & AI-Driven Modernization

Alvarez & Marsal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 135,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking an Infrastructure Architect to lead large-scale infrastructure and network modernization for enterprise clients, including cloud readiness assessments and architecture transformation.

You will design target architectures (cloud-native, hybrid, or on-prem), map dependencies, and develop phased migration roadmaps, with a strong emphasis on AI-assisted analytics and security. Travel up to 80% is required.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture for complex, large enterprises.
• Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale transformation programs.
• Federal infrastructure environment experience preferred; regulated industries can substitute.
• Bachelor's degree required; cloud certifications or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Comfortable with travel up to 80%
• Full-time, contract, and project-based engagements available

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure assessment and baseline analysis-topology mapping, capacity utilization, performance bottleneck identification, and cost modeling
• Design modernized target infrastructure architectures (cloud-native, hybrid, or optimized on-premises) aligned to business requirements and cloud migration roadmaps
• Assess cloud readiness, identify gaps in skills/tooling/governance, and develop phased migration strategy with sequencing logic
• Develop infrastructure automation and IaC implementation roadmaps to reduce manual toil and improve deployment velocity
• Evaluate dependencies between infrastructure modernization, application refactoring, and broader digital transformation initiatives
• Define and integrate infrastructure findings into A&M's broader engagement scope and deliverables
• Support practice development through internal training, content creation, and people development

Skills

Data center architecture

Cloud migration

Infrastructure modernization

Kubernetes readiness

IaC automation

Zero-trust security

Education

Bachelor's degree

AWS Solutions Architect

Azure Administrator

CISSP

ITIL Master

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking an Infrastructure Architect to lead large-scale infrastructure and network modernization for enterprise clients, including cloud readiness assessments and architecture transformation.

You will design target architectures (cloud-native, hybrid, or on-prem), map dependencies, and develop phased migration roadmaps, with a strong emphasis on AI-assisted analytics and security. Travel up to 80% is required.