Enterprise Cloud Architect

Enterprise Cloud Architect

Job Description ECCO Select is a talent acquisition and consulting company specializing in people, process and technology solutions. We provide the talent behind the technology enabling our clients to achieve their goals. For more information about ECCO Select, visit us at

Position Title: Enterprise Cloud Architect

Location Information Hybrid schedule (Mon–Thu on-site, Fri remote), downtown Kansas City, MO

Position Responsibilities:

As an Enterprise Cloud Architect, you will play a key role in defining and evolving cloud-native platform and enterprise architecture strategies. Your work will drive enterprise-wide adoption of cloud solutions while ensuring business alignment, regulatory compliance, and adherence to best practices. You'll blend high-level vision with technical leadership, collaborating closely across business, technology, and leadership teams.

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy:

• Define and maintain enterprise cloud strategies, reference architectures, and design patterns in line with modernization roadmaps.
• Lead the enterprise architecture discipline across business and IT domains.
• Identify and analyze emerging technology trends relevant to the organization, ensuring readiness for change.
• Develop, maintain, and update current, transitional, and future state architectural contexts across domains.
• Build consensus for cloud adoption and ensure strategic alignment across both technical and business stakeholders.
• Assess and document integration points between on-premises and cloud systems, focusing on security, compliance, and governance.

Cloud Solutions & Design:

• Architect and design comprehensive cloud solutions (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) that meet business, compliance, and cost objectives.
• Translate business and technical requirements into robust, scalable cloud infrastructure and services.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and establishment of cloud technology product standards.
• Design and deliver infrastructure-as-code frameworks and reusable architectural components.
• Set governance frameworks and establish technology standards, principles, and best practices.

Platform Engineering & Operations:

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and champion DevOps methodologies for agility and efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and oversee automation frameworks and configuration management processes.
• Establish operational standards for infrastructure monitoring, observability, and reliability.
• Ensure architectures and automations fulfill regulatory compliance and security controls.
• Participate in on-call support and operational escalations when required.

Coach, mentor, and collaborate with subject matter experts and architecture peers to strengthen technical capabilities organization-wide.

Mentor development and infrastructure teams on leveraging cloud capabilities and DevOps best practices.

Clearly communicate architectural vision and technical decisions to executives, business leaders, and technical teams.

Develop and maintain technology roadmaps, reusable documentation, and architectural patterns.

Serve as a key internal resource for cloud and architectural expertise.

Essential Skills, Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, with at least 5 years in enterprise or solutions architecture.
• 5+ years designing and implementing scalable, highly available cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• 3+ years architecting and deploying cloud-native services for enterprise environments.
• 2+ years establishing observability and operational excellence (metrics, logging, tracing).
• 2+ years working with IT controls, compliance frameworks, and security standards.
• Proven leadership managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior-level stakeholders.
• Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cost optimization strategies.
• Advanced understanding of cloud security, identity, and compliance (e.g., IAM, encryption, VPC).
• Experience with automation scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS).
• Practical experience designing CI/CD pipelines and implementing DevOps workflows.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Network fundamentals, including VPC design, routing, load balancing, DNS.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and QA standards.
• Awareness of industry standards and architecture frameworks (such as TOGAF, ITIL).
• Ability to not only architect but also build and implement solutions.

Qualifications:

• Experience integrating or implementing financial systems is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, TOGAF, or equivalent are highly desirable.

ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Veterans of our United States Uniformed Services are specifically encouraged to apply for ECCO Select opportunities. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law This Organization Participates in E-Verify

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