Senior Enterprise Cloud Architect (Chicago)

What We're Looking ForAt HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity is for an Enterprise Cloud Architect who will serve as HNTB’s internal subject matter expert for enterprise cloud architecture, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. The role sets cloud architectural direction, defines standards and reference architectures, builds proofs of concept and reference implementations, and provides technical leadership across infrastructure, data, application, AI, and security domains. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Associate Vice President, Director of Technology Strategy, Data and AI.This position may be based in the Kansas City office or any other major HNTB location.What You’ll Do:Presents complex technical concepts and ideas to Business Executives, IT Executives and technical staff. May review technical information from other technical architects.Documents complex technical concepts in a business consumable way.Provides strategic guidance in technology to Business Executives and IT Executives.Strategically prepares the firm for future IT needs.Provides strategic technical guidance to large projects.Serves as a member of the Enterprise Architecture Committee, performing solution reviews to ensure adherence to architecture standards and strategy.Facilitates the research, evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards.Mentors team and other IT staff on current and upcoming trends and technologies.Performs other duties as assigned.What You’ll Need:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 10 years information technology experience, orIn lieu of education, 14 years information technology experienceWhat You'll Bring:Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise cloud architectures, including landing zones, identity integration, networking, and policy-based governance across major hyperscaler environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).Strong working knowledge of cloud identity and access management, networking, and security architecture, with the ability to translate these into enterprise-scale design standards.Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, including module design, standards definition, and pipeline integration.Experience leading enterprise cloud migration and hybrid cloud architecture in large, complex organizations.Experience establishing cloud governance, FinOps, and operational standards at the enterprise level, including tagging, lifecycle management, and cost optimization practices.Hands-on technical credibility, with the ability to validate architecture through working proofs of concept, reference implementations, and code review.Ability to influence without authority and partner effectively across infrastructure, application, data, AI, security, and vendor teams.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce architecture documentation, decision records, and guidance suitable for both technical and executive audiences.AI literacy, with a demonstrated ability to use AI tools effectively to improve productivity, accelerate research and design work, and streamline day-to-day responsibilities.What We Prefer:Direct experience with Microsoft Azure as the primary cloud platform, including Azure-native services for compute, networking, identity, data, security, and AI.Familiarity with the Microsoft enterprise stack, including Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.​Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or comparable certifications from AWS or GCP.Experience supporting cloud architecture for modern data platforms and AI workloads.Experience defining governance frameworks across multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), including policies, security, cost controls, FinOps, and compliance standards, with an emphasis on consistency, automation, and enterprise-scale oversight.Additional InformationClick here for benefits information: HNTB Total RewardsClick here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/VeteranVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.#RW #IT.Locations:Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA (Downtown)...The approximate pay range for Massachusetts is $180,600.19 - $288,491.20. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state...The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $188,125.20 - $300,511.68. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state...The approximate pay range for the Greater Seattle, WA Metro Area is $173,075.17 - $276,470.74. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state...The approximate pay range for Colorado is $165,550.16 - $264,450.28. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state..The anticipated last day to apply is 09/17/2026. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.........The approximate pay range for Illinois is $165,550.16 - $264,450.28. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state...The approximate nation wide pay range for this position is $150,500.15 - $300,511.68. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location..NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.SummaryLocation: Kansas City, MO; Dallas, TX; San Francisco, CA; Indianapolis, IN; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Austin, TX; Seattle, WA (Downtown); Denver, COType: Full time