Senior Hybrid Cloud Architect & Strategy Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement savings

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is seeking a Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure leader to bridge cloud strategy and hands-on execution for clients operating complex multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

This role requires optimizing large commercial cloud footprints, designing cloud operating models, and guiding security in regulated environments. It offers flexible engagements including full-time, contract, and project-based work, with significant travel up to 80%.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years in cloud infrastructure leadership.
• Experience leading enterprise migration programs (500+ workloads).
• Deep understanding of security requirements in regulated environments (FedRAMP, IL certifications, HIPAA, SOC2).
• Federal cloud experience preferred - deep transformation experience in regulated industries can substitute.
• Bachelor's degree; cloud certifications strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior technical advisor on cloud strategy and hybrid infrastructure engagements.
• Lead workload rationalization assessments - classifying workloads for rehosting, replatforming, refactoring, or retirement.
• Design hybrid/multi-cloud target architectures across classification levels and operating environments.
• Develop cloud migration roadmaps with decommission gating to ensure on-premises capacity retires as workloads migrate.
• Advise on cloud vendor strategy, including multi-vendor approaches, lock-in mitigation, and contract terms optimization.
• Support practice development through internal training, content creation, and people development.

Skills

Cloud strategy leadership

Senior technical advisor

Workload rationalization

Hybrid/multi-cloud design

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tools

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

FedRAMP

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is seeking a Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure leader to bridge cloud strategy and hands-on execution for clients operating complex multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

This role requires optimizing large commercial cloud footprints, designing cloud operating models, and guiding security in regulated environments. It offers flexible engagements including full-time, contract, and project-based work, with significant travel up to 80%.