Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Enterprise Cloud Architect to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.
**Location: Onsite, 4-5 days. Candidate must be local to Austin, TX**
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams and initiatives focused on enterprise infrastructure and cloud solutions.
- Act as a strong communicator and technical liaison between shared technology services, security, and business stakeholders.
- Mentor teams and educate stakeholders on cloud and infrastructure best practices.
- Demonstrate in-depth understanding of enterprise networking, including routing, switching, VPNs, DNS, load balancing, and connectivity in hybrid cloud environments.
- Ensure all infrastructure solutions adhere to NIST 800-series and CIS Benchmark v4.0 security standards.
- Implement secure configurations, identity management, and access control policies.
- Architect, design, and optimize hybrid and multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and other enterprise platforms.
- Maintain and evolve Landing Zones to ensure compliance, cost optimization, and scalability.
- Define guardrails and enforce governance using policy-as-code frameworks.
- Lead cloud migration and modernization efforts using tools like AWS MGN, Azure Migrate, and ModelizeIT.
- Develop migration strategies that minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
- Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Bicep/ARM.
- Design and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems for performance, compliance, and cost control.
- Design and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) and Backup strategies that ensure high availability and regulatory compliance.
Minimum (Required):
- Proven experience designing and implementing hybrid multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI)
- Strong understanding of networking, security, IAM, and governance frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep).
- Experience leading modernization initiatives including containerization, microservices, and DevOps integration.
- Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Relevant certifications preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Migration experience including standing up Landing zones for migration acceleration.
- Cost optimization techniques by reducing servers/instances to PaaS based solutions.
- Certification in AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Hands on Experience in writing IaC.
10+ years of:
- Experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, or related roles.
7+ years of:
- Multi-cloud Architecture (e.g., At least 7+ years - One role as an Azure Architect, another as AWS Architect, past experiences include Kubernetes solution Architect, Enterprise Architecture and/or DevSecOps).
2-3+ years of:
- Experience in large scale Cloud transformations, experience with legacy to modernization efforts. Understanding Security Posture.
Preferred (Optional):
- Prefer someone who worked directly with Amazon, Microsoft, or Google Cloud.
- Prefer Current experience includes AI/ML based project
Overview
At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:
- Highly competitive pay rates
- Local support staff for responsive, personal service
- Comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
- Life insurance
- A 401(K) plan with company match
- Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan
Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.
Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
