Zion Cloud Solutions
Zion Cloud Solutions

Principal Network, Infrastructure, and AI Solutions Architect

Hybrid in Chicago, IL, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract Independent
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Network Architect
  • AI Solutions
  • Terraform
  • AI infrastructure

Summary

Position: Principal Network Infrastructure, and AI Solutions Architect
Location: Hybrid / Chicago, IL
Duration: Long Term Contract With potential extension.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Principal Network, Infrastructure, and AI Solutions Architect to drive enterprise-wide strategy, comprehensive architectural documentation, cross-stakeholder consensus, and actionable build approaches for secure public sector AI infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will combine executive-level strategic advisory skills with hands-on Terraform expertise to design, build, and optimize secure public sector AI environments, incorporating rigorous Costing and FinOps frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the overarching strategy for aligning AI initiatives with public sector enterprise networking, infrastructure, cloud, hosting, identity, integration, and foundation model access requirements.
  • Define end-to-end build approaches and hands-on Terraform automation to provision secure AI development, testing, sandbox, pilot, and production environments.
  • Author comprehensive architectural documentation, including Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), blueprints, and technical specifications for public sector AI infrastructure.
  • Drive stakeholder consensus across executive leadership, agency CIOs, security, networking, and cloud operations teams on infrastructure standards and build plans.
  • Establish Costing and FinOps frameworks to monitor, allocate, and optimize cloud consumption, token usage, and infrastructure expenditure for AI workloads.
  • Support the CTO and Chief Enterprise Architect in developing a strategic, AI-ready legacy infrastructure roadmap and production-readiness criteria.
  • Provide architectural recommendations and technical documentation to executive and technical stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
  • 18+ years of experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Proven track record of defining infrastructure strategy, architectural documentation, and build approaches for complex, public sector environments.
  • Hands-on expertise using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage secure, scalable cloud environments.
  • Deep domain experience in Cloud Costing and FinOps, including consumption modeling, cost allocation, and resource optimization for AI/cloud infrastructure.
  • Exceptional leadership and facilitation skills with a demonstrated ability to build consensus among diverse, cross-functional, and executive stakeholders.
  • Ability to work with senior technical and executive leadership.
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  • Dice Id: 90958256
  • Position Id: 9086394
  • Posted 1 day ago
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