Enterprise Architect

Allied Consultants•Austin, TX

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Overview 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 Architect to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team. 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. Responsibilities The Enterprise Architect will be responsible for: Design and maintain enterprise-level architecture that aligns with organizational goals and technical requirements. Develop scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise infrastructure, ensuring adherence to best practice. Evaluate current infrastructure and identify components for cloud migration, creating a detailed migration strategy including timelines and resource allocation. Implement and validate migration processes to ensure data integrity and system functionality. Ensure compliance of architecture with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions. Advise on AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning and generative AI projects, mapping relevant Azure, Google, and AWS services. Analyze AI services to extract technical and business insights that inform reference architectures, runbooks, and training content. Responsible for translating the client's business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs with interlocked financial modeling for very large complex technical solutions. Analyzes customer service requirements and designs service solutions to meet those objectives. Primary expert to construct the specific solution, scope document, risk profile, and corresponding financials. Maintains and utilizes detailed industry and internal services knowledge in the construction of industry-leading services solutions, including expert working level knowledge of the processes, technologies, and people components involved in the services arena. Uses expertise to construct specific and detailed solutions that encompass process, technology, and staffing plans for customer sales opportunities. Constructs risk assessments and corresponding remediation plans relative to complex services proposals. Participates in the construction of detailed financial models that align with complex services proposals. Composes Statement of Work or other documents, using departmental automation tools as available, to craft detailed and accurate deliverables that specify processes, technology, staffing, and project management involved in proposed services solutions. As needed, provide a "trusted expert advisor" role as a Subject Matter Expert for technical services, to both internal and external customers, ranging from formal advice to internal and external customer presentations. Follow all organizational Standard Operating Procedures relative to cost modeling, approvals and reviews, and all other associated workflow and deliverables. Location of job: Hybrid- 2 days remote, 3 days onsite (Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays). Candidate must be local to the Austin area

Requirements

10 experience architecting enterprise application solutions across on-premises and cloud infrastructure
10 architecting solutions in one or more of the cloud platforms: GCP, Azure, and AWS.
8 developing cloud native application architectures across leading cloud platforms.
8 architecting solutions that utilize fit-for-purpose service models such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
8 experience in all phases of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning solutions using Azure or AWS or google technologies.

Nice To Haves

8 Preferred Strong understanding of virtual networks, VPNs, DNS, load balancers, and firewalls.
8 Preferred Understanding of cloud security frameworks, encryption, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance standards like GDPR, HIPAA, etc.
8 Preferred Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
8 Preferred Knowledge of API design, development, and management, including RESTful and SOAP APIs.
8 Preferred Knowledge of microservices, serverless architectures, and cloud-native application development.
8 Preferred Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate cloud strategies and solutions to stakeholders.
6 Preferred Experience with cloud-based AI/ML services. Examples are Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services or AWS SageMaker, Redshift, EC2, Data Pipeline, Kinesis, EMR, Transcribe or Google Cloud Vertex AI, Agent Builder and other AI/ML services.
1 Preferred Cloud Certification eg AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Google Professional Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

Design and maintain enterprise-level architecture that aligns with organizational goals and technical requirements.
Develop scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise infrastructure, ensuring adherence to best practice.
Evaluate current infrastructure and identify components for cloud migration, creating a detailed migration strategy including timelines and resource allocation.
Implement and validate migration processes to ensure data integrity and system functionality.
Ensure compliance of architecture with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
Advise on AI/Machine Learning/Deep Learning and generative AI projects, mapping relevant Azure, Google, and AWS services.
Analyze AI services to extract technical and business insights that inform reference architectures, runbooks, and training content.
Responsible for translating the client's business requirements into specific systems, applications or process designs with interlocked financial modeling for very large complex technical solutions.
Analyzes customer service requirements and designs service solutions to meet those objectives.
Primary expert to construct the specific solution, scope document, risk profile, and corresponding financials.
Maintains and utilizes detailed industry and internal services knowledge in the construction of industry-leading services solutions, including expert working level knowledge of the processes, technologies, and people components involved in the services arena.
Uses expertise to construct specific and detailed solutions that encompass process, technology, and staffing plans for customer sales opportunities.
Constructs risk assessments and corresponding remediation plans relative to complex services proposals.
Participates in the construction of detailed financial models that align with complex services proposals.
Composes Statement of Work or other documents, using departmental automation tools as available, to craft detailed and accurate deliverables that specify processes, technology, staffing, and project management involved in proposed services solutions.
As needed, provide a "trusted expert advisor" role as a Subject Matter Expert for technical services, to both internal and external customers, ranging from formal advice to internal and external customer presentations.
Follow all organizational Standard Operating Procedures relative to cost modeling, approvals and reviews, and all other associated workflow and deliverables.