Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Modernization & AI Enablement:Define and govern target-state enterprise architectures technical standards and multi-year roadmaps across hybrid cloud infrastructure automation analytics asset management and AI-enabled decision support systems.
AI & Intelligent Automation Architecture:Evaluate Generative AI machine learning and process automation use cases; translate complex business requirements into secure deployment architectures with robust data governance access controls auditability and operational ownership.
Zero Trust & Security Architecture:Lead architectural direction for Zero Trust models cloud networking identity-aware access and microsegmentation across on-premises and cloud environments incorporating software-defined controls and automated policy enforcement.
Regulatory Governance & PCI Transformation:Conduct technical risk assessments and establish compliant architecture patterns aligned with PCI-DSS NIST ISO/IEC 27001 and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations.
Architecture Acceleration & AI Workflows:Apply AI-assisted prompt engineering and architecture workflows to accelerate technical documentation risk analyses business cases and executive communications; establish reusable patterns for complex security and cloud concepts.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Coaching:Partner closely with peer architects (including Cloud Platform leads) engineering and compliance teams to provide hands-on coaching design walkthroughs and reference implementations that scale internal technical capabilities.
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Experience:Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data/Intelligence or a related field with13 years of relevant experience(or equivalent work experience).
Enterprise Scale:Proven track record of delivering significant business value realization for large-scale enterprise environments valued at$500M.
Architecture Practice Leadership:9 years of technical/business experience including2 to 3 yearsembedded within a formal Enterprise Architecture Practice area.
AI & Security Architecture Mastery:Demonstrated experience designing architectures for AI/ML integration Zero Trust microsegmentation and regulated payment (PCI-DSS) environments.
Stakeholder Influence & Communication:Outstanding ability to communicate complex concepts to C-suite leaders senior engineers and matrixed stakeholders without direct authority.
Transformation & Portfolio Execution:Experience managing multiple concurrent architecture engagements scaling architecture practices and driving complex portfolio transformations.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Degree:Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) Computer Science or a related field.
Transportation Sector Experience:Previous technology domain experience withinTravel Transportation or Passenger Railsectors.
Multi-Domain Architectural Breadth:Deep knowledge spanning Business Architecture Solution Architecture Infrastructure/Technical Architecture and Information/Data Architecture.
Modern Tooling Mastery:Hands-on experience with DevSecOps pipelines automated policy enforcement software-defined networking and AI-driven architecture workflows.

Required Skills:

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTUREBUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONNETWORKINGAUTOMATION