Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Ampcus, Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. in Richmond, VA is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join the Solutions Engineering & Architecture Team.

You will evaluate, design, and guide secure, scalable solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards across cloud and on‑premises environments. The ideal candidate blends hands-on engineering with architectural thinking, working with IT, security, data, and cloud teams to translate business needs into practical designs and implementation

Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure engineering or architecture at enterprise scale.
• Ability to design and implement enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Hands-on with cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infra architecture, security, scalability, availability.
• Experience collaborating with infrastructure, application development, security, data, and enterprise architecture teams.
• Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into clear and actionable technical designs.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into infrastructure designs.
• Develop secure, scalable architectures aligned with standards and strategies.
• Partner with OIM and cross-functional teams to define technical approaches and roadmaps.
• Design solutions spanning cloud, on‑premises, hybrid, networking, compute, storage, virtualization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure interoperable and sustainable solutions.
• Review environments and identify opportunities for modernization and resiliency.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and implementation guidance.
• Evaluate products and services against enterprise requirements and standards.
• Provide technical guidance during implementation and resolve complex challenges.
• Ensure solutions address security, performance, availability, scalability, maintainability, and disaster recovery.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies; participate in architecture reviews.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Solutions architecture

Cloud & hybrid infra

Enterprise architecture

Technical design

System integration

Security & risk

High availability

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title

Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Location(s)

Richmond, VA

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join the Solutions Engineering & Architecture Team (SEAT) as a Solutions Engineer. This role is responsible for evaluating, designing, and guiding the implementation of secure, scalable, interoperable, and supportable technology solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards.

The Solutions Engineer will work closely with the Office of Information Management (OIM), infrastructure teams, cloud engineers, application developers, security teams, data teams, and enterprise architects to translate business and technical requirements into practical, actionable solution designs.

The ideal candidate combines strong Hands-on engineering expertise with architectural thinking and has experience designing and supporting modern infrastructure environments across both cloud and on-premises platforms. This position will play a key role in developing resilient, sustainable, and enterprise-ready technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate business and technical requirements and translate them into comprehensive infrastructure and technology solution designs.
• Develop secure, scalable, highly available, and supportable architectures aligned with enterprise standards and technology strategies.
• Partner with OIM and cross-functional technology teams to define technical approaches and implementation roadmaps.
• Design solutions spanning cloud, on-premises, hybrid, networking, compute, storage, virtualization, and related infrastructure technologies.
• Collaborate with application, security, data, infrastructure, and cloud engineering teams to ensure solutions are interoperable and operationally sustainable.
• Review existing environments and identify opportunities for modernization, optimization, standardization, and improved resiliency.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical specifications, design documentation, and implementation guidance.
• Evaluate technology products, platforms, and services against enterprise requirements and architectural standards.
• Provide technical guidance during solution implementation and assist teams in resolving complex infrastructure and architecture challenges.
• Ensure proposed solutions address security, performance, availability, scalability, maintainability, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and opportunities and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical governance, and solution design discussions.
• Help establish and promote infrastructure architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in infrastructure engineering, solutions architecture, or infrastructure architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Hands-on experience with both cloud and on-premises infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure architecture, integration, security, scalability, and high availability.
• Experience collaborating with infrastructure, application development, security, data, and enterprise architecture teams.
• Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into clear and actionable technical designs.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with virtualization, compute, storage, networking, identity, and enterprise infrastructure services.
• Experience designing hybrid and multi-platform environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevOps practices.
• Experience with security architecture, resiliency, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience working within enterprise architecture frameworks, standards, and governance processes.

Core Competencies

• Infrastructure Architecture
• Solutions Engineering
• Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure
• Enterprise Architecture
• Technical Design
• Systems Integration
• Security & Risk Management
• Scalability & High Availability
• Infrastructure Modernization
• Technical Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.