Vice President, Cloud Architecture

AIG • Jersey City, NJ

1d • $109,000 - $152,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Vice President, Cloud Architecture At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as a Vice President, Cloud Architecture, to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team. Make your mark in Information Technology At AIG, technology is at the heart of everything we do, from underwriting risks to processing claims. The Information Technology (IT) team equips our colleagues with the latest tools to complete their work efficiently, with the highest standards of excellence. The team is responsible for shielding the company’s systems from security risks, while designing technology strategies that enable AIG’s businesses to achieve their goals. Innovation in IT drives innovation across the organization. How you will create an impact The Vice President, Cloud Architecture will lead the definition and execution of enterprise architecture strategy with a strong focus on cloud-native transformation, hybrid infrastructure, digital workspace services (DWS), and modern end-user computing (EUC). The role is responsible for driving architecture standards, modernization roadmaps, governance, and engineering alignment across enterprise technology domains.

Requirements

• 10+ years proven experience leading enterprise, cloud, or infrastructure architecture functions within large, complex, and regulated organizations.
• 7+ year experience and deep expertise across hyperscaler platforms including AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong hands-on understanding of cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, containerization, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent).
• Experience designing and governing enterprise-scale hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
• Strong expertise in Digital Workspace Services (DWS), End User Computing (EUC), Microsoft 365, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, collaboration technologies, endpoint management, and Digital Employee Experience (DEX).
• Experience with Identity & Access Management (IAM), zero-trust security models, and modern workplace security frameworks.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, platform engineering, observability, and operational automation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
• Strong understanding of architecture governance frameworks and enterprise architecture methodologies including TOGAF.
• Experience operating within Agile and product-centric delivery organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, Kubernetes, or equivalent cloud certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise cloud architecture strategy across AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Define and execute modernization and re-architecture roadmaps for enterprise applications, infrastructure, and digital workspace platforms.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architecture principles including microservices, APIs, containerization, event-driven services, and serverless technologies.
• Establish enterprise standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, CI/CD, and platform engineering.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to optimize resiliency, scalability, observability, and cloud financial management (FinOps).
• Develop architecture patterns and guardrails for secure and compliant cloud adoption.
• Lead architecture strategy for modern workspace and end-user computing platforms across physical, virtual, and cloud-delivered desktop environments.
• Define enterprise solutions for Microsoft 365, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, collaboration services, identity and access management (IAM), and PC-as-a-Service (PCaaS).
• Drive Digital Employee Experience (DEX) initiatives focused on productivity, automation, endpoint analytics, and user experience optimization.
• Oversee architecture for secure remote and hybrid working solutions, endpoint management, device lifecycle strategy, and workplace collaboration technologies.
• Ensure integration of EUC platforms with enterprise security, identity, compliance, and zero-trust frameworks.
• Lead architecture governance processes and Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and strategic objectives.
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture principles, reusable patterns, reference architectures, and cloud design standards.
• Collaborate with solution architects, cloud engineers, platform teams, cybersecurity, and application delivery teams to ensure consistent implementation.
• Provide architectural oversight across major transformation programs, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and operational readiness.
• Drive enterprise adoption of DevSecOps practices, automation frameworks, and modern engineering methodologies.
• Champion secure-by-design and zero-trust architecture principles across cloud and workspace platforms.
• Define standards for API management, identity federation, secrets management, observability, and infrastructure resiliency.
• Support implementation of container platforms such as Kubernetes/OpenShift and modern integration technologies.
• Own enterprise technology lifecycle management processes, including technology standards, currency management, and decommissioning strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends across cloud computing, AI-enabled operations, digital workspace services, and enterprise platforms.
• Lead proof-of-concepts, vendor assessments, and strategic technology onboarding initiatives.
• Partner with business and IT leadership to align investment priorities with enterprise transformation goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives and technology leadership teams on cloud, platform, and workspace transformation initiatives.
• Lead and mentor architecture teams, fostering engineering excellence, innovation, and modern architectural practices.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and business stakeholders in a clear and practical manner.
• Support enterprise portfolio planning, risk management, and strategic investment decision-making.
• Ensure architectural alignment with regulatory, security, privacy, and operational resilience requirements.
• Partner with cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and data protection teams to embed security and governance into architecture standards.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks including technical debt, legacy platform exposure, and operational complexity.
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and resiliency planning for critical enterprise platforms.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development
• Total Rewards Program
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed