Principal Infrastructure Architect

Role Overview

• Defines and drives the enterprise infrastructure architecture strategy, including current-state assessment and future-state roadmap
• Partners with Architecture and managed service providers to align standards, roadmaps, and execution with business and technology objectives
• Leads infrastructure modernization initiatives (cloud adoption, automation, simplification) to reduce complexity and improve scalability and performance
• Establishes and matures architecture governance, standards, and reference models to ensure consistency, resiliency, and security across environments
• Drives adoption of observability, reliability, and performance engineering practices to strengthen system health and operational outcomes
• Identifies and implements opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, AI, and automation to improve efficiency and service delivery
• Provides architectural oversight for major technology investments and decisions, ensuring alignment with cost, risk, scalability, and business value
• Serves as a trusted advisor and change leader, influencing cross-functional teams to adopt modern, integrated infrastructure practices

Requirements

• Deep expertise across enterprise infrastructure domains, including cloud, hybrid, networking, compute, storage, and security
• Proven ability to translate strategy into architecture standards, roadmaps, and scalable solutions that improve performance, resiliency, and operational efficiency
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, automation, and platform simplification
• Strong experience designing secure, compliant, and resilient architectures, including disaster recovery and business continuity
• Expertise in cloud and hybrid architectures, with a focus on scalability, cost optimization, and reliability
• Ability to establish and mature architecture governance, standards, and operating models aligned to enterprise practices
• Experience driving improvements in observability, reliability, and performance engineering (e.g., monitoring, SLOs, service health)
• Hands-on knowledge of automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to enable consistency, scalability, and efficiency
• Familiarity with emerging technologies (AI/AIOps, intelligent automation) and applying them to infrastructure operations and service improvement
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical strategy and align cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to assess current-state environments and drive improvements in scalability, resiliency, and operational effectiveness
• Proven ability to influence enterprise-level decisions, technology investments, and strategic priorities through architectural leadership

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Physical and Mental Health Benefits
• Choice of Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Telehealthcare – for Medical and Behavioral visits
• Generous PTO with buy/sell options
• 9 Company holidays, a floating day off, and a day off for volunteering
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness program
• earn insurance discounts or credit towards health-related items
• Financial Health Benefits
• 401K Plan with employer matching contributions
• Company-funded spending/reimbursement accounts to help with out-of-pocket medical expenses
• Bonus and Recognition programs
• Tuition Assistance
• Consultation with financial planner
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance provided, and Supplemental Term Life Insurance is available
• Group Discount programs
• mobile, technology services, etc., to help you save money