Technical Director

Ampcus Inc; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. seeks a Technical Director to lead technology consulting efforts in a hybrid environment. You will drive enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, and customer engagement to deliver scalable solutions aligned with business goals.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technology consulting, public cloud, infrastructure, networking, security, and service delivery, with a proven track record in leading large teams and complex cloud initiatives.

Qualifications

• Client-facing technology consulting across business requirements gathering and enablement.
• Enterprise architecture design across infrastructure, cloud, networks and applications.
• Experience leading architecture design activities within customer engagement teams.
• Ability to analyze environments and optimize service delivery and cost.
• Experience delivering transformational programs for enterprise clients.
• Strong commercial and solution-design capabilities with cost-model awareness.
• Experience building and managing FinOps programs.
• Led Enterprise Architecture teams and cloud initiatives.
• Familiar with cloud platforms, security, compliance, and multi-tenant environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of technical consultants, setting goals and performance expectations.
• Mentor team members and support career development.
• Build and manage hiring, feedback, and delivery processes.
• Engage with customers to define enterprise solutions aligning business and tech.
• Assess environments and identify optimization opportunities and best practices.
• Lead change initiatives to improve efficiency through cloud and DevSecOps models.
• Provide architectural oversight and QA for technology programs.
• Collaborate with customer teams to shape and progress solutions.
• Gather and document requirements with stakeholders and manage delivery plans.
• Perform due diligence on proposed architectures and mitigate risks.
• Promote standardized tools and architecture principles across global environments.
• Assess impact of major changes to processes and technology landscapes.
• Maintain relationships with enterprise architecture teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Client-facing consulting

Enterprise architecture

Public cloud

FinOps

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Cloud security

Hybrid IT

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

Technical Director

Location(s)

Austin, TX (Remote)

Job Summary

The Technical Director combines technology leadership, enterprise architecture, and customer engagement to develop and deliver enterprise solutions. This role requires a business-oriented technology leader who can engage with customers, understand their business requirements, and design solutions aligned with enterprise technology portfolios. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technology consulting, enterprise architecture, public cloud, infrastructure, networking, applications, and service delivery. Experience in hybrid architecture, cybersecurity, and FinOps is highly desirable.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Client-facing technology consulting experience, with a focus on business requirements gathering, analysis, and technology enablement.
• Demonstrated expertise in enterprise architecture design and consulting across multiple technology domains, including infrastructure, networking, public cloud platforms, and applications.
• Experience managing business requirements gathering and architecture design activities as part of customer engagement teams.
• Ability to critically analyze technology environments and associated processes, recommending strategies to improve service delivery, reduce costs, and prevent operational issues.
• Experience delivering transformational projects and change programs for enterprise clients.
• Strong commercial and solution-design capabilities, including developing solutions from limited information and assumptions while maintaining cost-model considerations.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing FinOps programs based on FinOps Foundation principles.
• Experience building and managing an Enterprise Architecture team.
• Strong knowledge of cloud and enterprise architectures, virtual infrastructure, compute, networking, storage, security, compliance, and multi-tenant environments.
• Familiarity with next-generation collaboration, end-user computing, backup, disaster avoidance and recovery, and IT operations.
• Strong public cloud expertise, including at least 5 years of architectural experience.
• Experience managing direct teams of 15 or more individuals.
• Significant familiarity with at least five technology or business domains, such as cloud platforms, security, infrastructure, technology strategy, and business strategy.
• Proven experience leading large, complex technical cloud initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to design complex architectures and identify the technical roles required to deliver solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, organizational, and customer-facing skills.
• Strong leadership, professional credibility, self-awareness, and social acumen.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of technical consultants, establishing goals, setting expectations, and ensuring alignment with organizational performance metrics.
• Mentor team members, provide technical guidance, and support career development.
• Build and manage the team through effective hiring, regular feedback, performance management, and people-development processes.
• Engage with customers to define enterprise solutions and bridge business requirements with technology capabilities.
• Assess customer technology environments, organizational structures, and processes to recommend optimization opportunities and industry best practices.
• Recommend and lead change initiatives that improve operational efficiency through cloud and DevSecOps operating models.
• Provide architectural oversight and quality assurance for technology programs.
• Collaborate with customer teams to shape solutions and progress them through design and implementation.
• Work with technology, application, security, and business stakeholders to gather, validate, and document requirements according to agreed plans.
• Develop and manage delivery plans and, where required, assume delivery management responsibilities for teams comprising multiple resources.
• Conduct due diligence on proposed architectures, identify execution and operational risks, and recommend appropriate mitigation options.
• Collaborate with other technology groups to promote standardized tools, practices, and architecture principles across global environments.
• Conduct impact assessments of major proposed changes to customer processes and technology landscapes.
• Maintain strong working relationships with customer enterprise architecture teams and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions balance business objectives, technical feasibility, operational resilience, security, and cost efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hybrid cloud architecture and cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of cloud financial management, cost optimization, and FinOps governance.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, security, compliance, and operational governance.
• Experience shaping commercial solutions and supporting complex customer engagements.

Leadership and Professional Competencies

• Proven ability to lead large teams of highly skilled technical consultants.
• Strong technical presence and a track record of successful technology service delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management and customer relationship skills.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective technical solutions.
• Commitment to customer satisfaction, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Location

• Remote - United States. Candidates located in or near Austin, Texas, are preferred.

Work Authorization

• U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders only.

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.