Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Private Cloud Infrastructure Architect (AI & Accelerated Compute)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Private Cloud Infrastructure Architect to lead the architecture and governance of AI-ready private cloud platforms supporting advanced AI/ML, LLM, and agentic AI workloads. This role focuses on designing and operating highly resilient, secure, and observable infrastructure powered by GPU and accelerated compute platforms.
The architect will be accountable for enterprise-grade standards across security, observability, resilience, auditability, and cost governance. A key responsibility includes ownership of infrastructure and platform telemetry governance-ensuring all critical APIs, metrics, logs, traces, and cost data are properly inventoried, validated, and collected at appropriate intervals.
This role requires hands-on experience applying FinOps practices in large enterprises, including telemetry retention audits that support operational readiness, warm-up recovery, and rapid restoration following incidents, maintenance, upgrades, or disaster recovery events.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern end-to-end private cloud infrastructure architectures supporting AI/ML workloads, including GPU and accelerated compute platforms
• Design reference architectures, standards, and guardrails for hybrid environments spanning private cloud and on-prem data centers
• Provide architectural leadership for GPU platforms, including cluster design, scheduling, capacity planning, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Own and govern the enterprise inventory of platform and infrastructure APIs, including validation of data collection intervals
• Define observability strategies for metrics, logs, traces, cost, capacity, and model-serving telemetry, with strong data quality controls
• Apply FinOps principles to enable cost allocation, showback/chargeback, unit economics, and consumption governance for AI infrastructure
• Lead telemetry retention and audit practices to support compliance, incident analysis, and resilience "warm-up" recovery capabilities
• Partner with engineering, operations, finance, security, risk, and audit teams to align architecture and operational outcomes

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, platform engineering, or private cloud engineering within large enterprise environments
• Proven experience designing and operating hybrid data center infrastructure, including virtualization, containers, storage, and networking
• Hands-on experience with GPU and accelerated compute platforms, including capacity planning and operational management
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise observability and telemetry programs, including API inventory and collection governance
• Direct FinOps experience in large organizations, including cost allocation, showback/chargeback, and infrastructure unit economics
• Strong understanding of resilience, recovery, and operational readiness dependencies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across both technical and non-technical teams

Preferred Qualifications

• FinOps Certified Practitioner or FinOps Certified Professional
• Experience supporting AI/ML or LLM platforms within regulated or highly controlled environments

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Chandler, AZ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.24 - $70.24/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Chandler,AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 25, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.