Infrastructure Architect (Modernization), Digital & Technology Services

Alvarez & Marsal; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Flexible spending and savings accounts

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks an Infrastructure Architect to lead large-scale modernization projects, cloud readiness programs, and hybrid or on-premise architecture transformations for complex environments. The role emphasizes strategic planning, governance, and collaboration across teams.

You will drive IaC adoption, optimize infrastructure, and align work with client roadmaps, balancing performance, security, and cost. A degree and cloud certifications are preferred, with up to 80% travel.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of infrastructure architecture experience in large enterprises.
• Experience leading modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale programs.
• Federal infrastructure environment experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; cloud and infrastructure certifications preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure assessment, topology mapping, and cost modeling.
• Design modernized architectures (cloud-native, hybrid, or optimized on-prem).
• Develop phased migration strategy and identify skill/gov gaps.
• Create IaC roadmaps to reduce manual toil and accelerate deployment.
• Evaluate dependencies between modernization, refactoring, and digital initiatives.
• Integrate findings into A&M engagement scope and deliverables.
• Support practice development through training and content creation.

Skills

Infrastructure Architecture

Cloud Migration

Infrastructure Modernization

Cost Modeling

AI-assisted infra analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure)

ITIL/ CISSP preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

IaC (Terraform/ equivalents)

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

Alvarez & Marsal's Corporate Performance Improvement practice is looking for an Infrastructure Architect to lead large-scale infrastructure and network modernization, cloud readiness assessment, and architecture transformation for clients operating complex, legacy-heavy technology environments. This role requires someone who has redesigned enterprise infrastructure architectures at scale-not just optimized existing environments. The candidate should be well versed in the latest market trends in infrastructure technology transformation.

Experience Should Include

• Data center architecture, infrastructure consolidation, and legacy system modernization at enterprise scale
• Cloud readiness assessment, migration planning, and hybrid/multi-cloud architecture design (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Virtualization strategy and optimization (compute, storage, and hyperconverged infrastructure)
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipeline architecture
• Legacy application assessment, refactoring strategies, and containerization/Kubernetes readiness
• Storage modernization, database migration, and data architecture consolidation
• Infrastructure security modernization, compliance mapping, and zero-trust infrastructure principles
• Capacity planning, performance baseline analysis, and cost modeling across infrastructure footprint
• AI-driven infrastructure monitoring, predictive analytics, and optimization tooling-baseline competency with AI-assisted tools expected; candidates should articulate how AI accelerates infrastructure analysis and optimization
• Government and regulated environments-direct experience with federal infrastructure standards is a strong advantage and preferred for this role
• Vendor evaluation, negotiation, and optimization of infrastructure contracts and commercial agreements

How You Will Contribute

• 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

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of professional experience in infrastructure architecture for complex, large enterprises, with consulting or advisory delivery
• Demonstrated experience leading infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, or large-scale transformation programs
• Federal infrastructure environment experience preferred-deep modernization experience in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, government) can substitute
• Bachelor's degree required; cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator), infrastructure certifications (CISSP, ITIL Master), or equivalent strongly preferred
• Comfortable with travel up to 80%
• Full-time, contract, and project-based engagements available

What Distinguishes a Great Candidate

Has designed and led large-scale infrastructure and network modernization programs-not just operated existing systems. Understands the dependency between infrastructure readiness and application modernization success. Can work across infrastructure, security, operations, and business teams. Brings AI-assisted infrastructure analysis into the delivery toolkit as standard practice. Comfortable designing for hybrid and multi-cloud environments without being prescriptive about platform choice.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings’ fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Clickherefor more information regarding A&M’s benefits programs.

Thesalaryrange for Manager is $135,000- $160,000annually and Director is $150,000- $210,000annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.