Principal Cloud Architect with Infrastructure only ()

Position: Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect-164516

Location: Washington, DC-Local 12 months

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• Education & Experience: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Data/Intelligence, or a related field with 13+ 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, including 2 to 3 years embedded 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.