Senior Cloud & AI Infrastructure Architect - Hybrid

Request Technology, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Request Technology, LLC is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead enterprise cloud strategies across public, private, and hybrid environments in Chicago, IL or Houston, TX. Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote, with a focus on scalable, secure design and migration from on‑prem.

You will drive migrations, design resilient deployments, ensure governance and compliance, produce diagrams and runbooks, and collaborate with security and AI teams to govern workloads and costs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology experience with 3+ years in cloud infrastructure design.
• Cloud certifications such as Azure, AWS, or Google cloud architect certifications are strongly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid architectures with on-prem migration experience.
• Experience with containers and orchestrators: Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, AKS, EKS, GKE.
• Experience designing AI infrastructure, troubleshooting complex issues, and data processing with modern tooling.
• Strong scripting and IaC skills including PowerShell, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform; familiarity with CI/CD.
• Expertise in cloud governance and IAM including AD, Entra ID, and Conditional Access.
• Strong LAN/WAN/SD-WAN knowledge with Windows and Linux servers.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead enterprise-wide cloud and infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, and standards.
• Design scalable solutions across public, private, and hybrid clouds, integrating with on-prem systems.
• Lead cloud and application migration initiatives with security and enterprise architecture alignment.
• Oversee architecture reviews and ensure compliance with standards and governance.
• Assess architectures for gaps and risks, delivering actionable optimization recommendations.
• Drive medium to large-scale infrastructure and platform transformations from concept to delivery.
• Champion cloud data security, governance, and cost controls for AI workloads.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and documentation for diverse audiences.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Hybrid cloud

CI/CD practices

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting

IAM governance

AD & Entra ID

Networking (LAN/WAN/SD-WAN)

Windows & Linux servers

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Google Professional Cloud Architect

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Rancher

AKS

EKS

GKE

PowerShell

Chef

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

Job description

Request Technology, LLC is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead enterprise cloud strategies across public, private, and hybrid environments in Chicago, IL or Houston, TX. Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote, with a focus on scalable, secure design and migration from on‑prem.

You will drive migrations, design resilient deployments, ensure governance and compliance, produce diagrams and runbooks, and collaborate with security and AI teams to govern workloads and costs.