Strategic Enterprise Architect: Azure Cloud & Governance

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

New Wave People is seeking a strategic Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise architecture standards, cloud modernization, and the Architecture Review Board governance for technology procurement.

Responsibilities include driving IaC implementation, CI/CD automation, and ensuring security/compliance across Azure and multi-cloud environments. The role demands strong leadership in ARB governance and a track record of reducing technical debt while aligning tech with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Azure Cloud Platform: 7–9 years.
• GCP: 1–2 years (preferred).
• AWS / OCI: 1–2 years (preferred).
• Hybrid On-Prem / Cloud: 4–6 years.
• Cloud Networking: 4–6 years.
• Cloud Security: 2–3 years.
• Cloud FinOps: 1–2 years.
• ARB / Governance Leadership: 3+ years.
• Technical Procurement Oversight: 2+ years.
• ARB governance and architecture standards leadership are essential.

Responsibilities

• Define, publish, and maintain enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead cloud strategy, governance, and platform modernization.
• Chair ARB and oversee technology procurement compatibility.
• Manage technical debt and drive portfolio rationalization.
• Implement IaC and automation across CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure security, compliance, and performance optimization.

Skills

Azure Cloud Platform

GCP

AWS/OCI

Hybrid On-Prem / Cloud

Cloud Networking

Cloud Security

Cloud FinOps

ARB / Governance Leadership

Technical Procurement Oversight

Education

TOGAF

ITIL

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Tools

Terraform

Azure ARM

Pulumi

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

New Wave People is seeking a strategic Enterprise Architect to lead enterprise architecture standards, cloud modernization, and the Architecture Review Board governance for technology procurement.

Responsibilities include driving IaC implementation, CI/CD automation, and ensuring security/compliance across Azure and multi-cloud environments. The role demands strong leadership in ARB governance and a track record of reducing technical debt while aligning tech with business strategy.