Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Position: Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Job Location: Sacramento, CA (Onsite/Hybrid Model)

Preferably Local Candidates

Project Duration: 1+ years

Job Description:

• Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect with highly experienced in designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions across AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps, automation, and infrastructure engineering, along with prior experience supporting large-scale public sector or regulated environments.
• Must have 15+ years of overall IT experience with a focus on infrastructure architecture and cloud solutions.
• Mandatory certification: AWS Solutions Architect Professional / Azure Solutions Architect Expert / Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Strong experience designing enterprise-level cloud architecture on AWS and/or Azure.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering, administration, and operations.
• Minimum 10+ years of hands-on experience with Windows Server and/or Linux environments (patching, hardening, vulnerability remediation).
• At least 5+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• At least 5+ years of experience in automation scripting using Python, Ruby, or Go.
• Minimum 5+ years supporting cloud infrastructure operations including monitoring, incident management, and performance tuning.
• Strong expertise in serverless architecture and cloud-native application design.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale.
• Deep understanding of AWS/Azure services such as VPC, IAM, EBS, Virtual Machines, Storage, and Networking.
• Experience with enterprise virtualization platforms (Hyper-V or similar) including provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Strong experience in backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions (Veeam or similar tools).
• Experience in patch management, configuration management, and compliance tools (Tanium or similar).
• Prior experience working with US State/Federal government clients and strong understanding of secure, scalable, and cost-optimized architecture.