Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Job Title - Enterprise Architect - Cloud / Infrastructure

Location - Fairfax County, Virginia

Contract Duration - 12+ Months 

Hybrid Mode - 2 to 3 day's Onsite 

Mode of interview - 1st round of interview will be Online and 2nd round is In-person

Note - Please note that this is a W-2 position, and we are not accepting submissions from third-party vendors at this time.

Scope and Deliverables Include:

Serve as the primary architectural liaison for major technology initiatives and assessments underway.

Serve as a Technical discovery & systems architect responsible for mapping, documenting, and baselining current-state enterprise IT architecture across on-premises data centers and hybrid-cloud environments.

Work across DIT Teams to:

• Perform Technical reviews of systems currently within the enterprise.
• Produce authoritative current-state artifacts (system topologies, data flow diagrams, network dependency matrices, and service catalogs)
• Map out and evaluate current enterprise storage platforms, capabilities, and gaps.
• Map our current observability tools and architecture
• Run archive and retention proof-of-concepts (POCs) to reduce cost and risk.
• Comprehensive Current-State Enterprise Architecture Documents

Client is Looking for 

• A strong communicator who can lead workshops and explain complex infrastructure and cloud topics to both technical teams and senior leaders.
• A collaborator who enjoys working across infrastructure, cloud, database, desktop, security, and agency teams to get shared solutions.
• Someone who can bring structure to large, complex systems and projects, and turn them into clear plans.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build consensus in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, shifting environment, learning quickly and adjusting plans as needed.
• Experience working in government or public sector environments is preferred (but not required)

Responsibilities :

1.  Serve as the primary architectural liaison for major facility moveouts and largescale workload shifts, planning how to address capacity gaps and move enterprise platforms to scalable cloud infrastructure.
2. Work with infrastructure and database teams to:
• Evaluate storage capability gaps.
• Oversee hardware and software lifecycle strategies.
• Run archive and retention proofofconcepts (POCs) to reduce cost and risk.
3. Partner with desktop engineering to define:
• Modern endpoint management capabilities.
• Security baselines for devices and workspaces.
• Strategies for “modern workplace” provisioning (onprem, hybrid, and cloud).
4. Align crossfunctional requirements for critical communication systems, including:
• Messaging platform upgrades.
• Contact center capabilities.
• Unified paging and alerting architectures.
5. Establish and evolve cloud governance models, including:
• Landing zone and account/subscription structures.
• InfrastructureasCode (IaC) standards and patterns.
• Preparation of materials and options for Architecture Review Board (ARB) discussions.
6. Facilitate workshops with agencies and technical teams to surface requirements, constraints, and opportunities, and translate them into practical roadmaps.