Senior AI Cloud Architect - Azure & AIOps Strategy

Harris Computer Corp.; South Carolina; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Computer is seeking a seasoned Principal AI Cloud Architect to lead the Cloud unit’s shift to an AI-first operating model. You will design, deploy, and run AI agents in Azure, while guiding a small team of engineers and engaging clients directly.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, strong data platform knowledge (Databricks), and experience building production agentic AI systems. You will drive governance, security, and cost-efficiency across cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IT with 10+ years in Cloud architecture (Azure preferred).
• 3+ years hands-on AI/ML with production-grade agentic AI solutions.
• Experience leading engineering teams and setting technical direction.
• Hands-on with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and agent design patterns.
• Experience applying AI/automation to Cloud operations (AIOps, FinOps, IaC).
• Proven track record delivering enterprise Cloud/AI solutions with clients.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive AI strategy and roadmap for Cloud unit, moving ops to agent-driven automation.
• Lead a team of 2–6 AI/Cloud engineers to design, develop, and operate AI agents.
• Architect multi-agent systems for AIOps including anomaly detection and self-healing runbooks.
• Lead IaC design with Terraform/Bicep and CI/CD automation and policy checks.
• Develop FinOps agents to identify cost anomalies and rightsizing opportunities.
• Design security/compliance agents for posture assessment and audit collection.
• Establish AI governance with approvals, guardrails, and responsible AI practices.
• Partner with stakeholders to architect end-to-end Cloud/AI solutions.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

AI/ML integration

Multi-agent systems

AIOps

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Databricks

CI/CD pipelines

Security & compliance

Client-facing leadership

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Databricks

Azure OpenAI

Agent frameworks

Job description

Harris Computer is seeking a seasoned Principal AI Cloud Architect to lead the Cloud unit’s shift to an AI-first operating model. You will design, deploy, and run AI agents in Azure, while guiding a small team of engineers and engaging clients directly.

The role requires deep Azure expertise, strong data platform knowledge (Databricks), and experience building production agentic AI systems. You will drive governance, security, and cost-efficiency across cloud environments.