Senior Enterprise Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect in a hybrid role in Sacramento, CA, who provides enterprise-wide architectural leadership for large-scale modernization and transformation initiatives, with deep expertise in AWS cloud architecture, hybrid cloud migrations, infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, API platforms, resiliency, and cost optimization. This role leads to complex, multi-domain efforts impacting multiple programs, departments, and business units, while ensuring alignment between IT systems and organizational business processes.

We can work with C2C

Key Responsibilities Expected in the Role

Enterprise Architecture & Transformation Leadership

• Apply enterprise architecture principles to guide IT strategy, solution design, and technology governance.
• Lead enterprise-wide modernization and transformation initiatives impacting multiple programs, departments, or business domains.
• Align IT systems with organizational business processes.
• Serve in a lead architectural capacity.

AWS Cloud Architecture & Governance

• Design AWS architectures supporting multi-account AWS Organizations.
• Conduct AWS Well-Architected Reviews and remediation.
• Define cloud standards and reference architecture.

Hybrid Cloud Migration

• Architect and support enterprise hybrid cloud migrations.
• Design solutions across networking, security, compute, storage, backup, and disaster recovery.

Infrastructure as Code

• Design and implement IaC using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Create reusable IaC modules and patterns.

API & Container Platforms

• Design enterprise API Gateway architectures.
• Architect and support Kubernetes / Amazon EKS environments.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Architect hybrid cloud backup and recovery strategies.
• Design and test repeatable recovery processes.

Executive Communication

• Deliver executive-level presentations and architectural analysis.

Requirements:

One Of The Below Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certification – Professional
• AWS Certified Security Certification – Professional

Additional Qualifications (within the last 10 years)

• Seven (7) years designing reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns
• Five (5) years IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Seven (7) years AWS architecture experience
• Five (5) years enterprise API Gateway architectures.
• Seven (7) years aligning IT systems with business processes
• Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field or four (4) additional years of experience.