Enterprise Architect - Cloud Center of Excellence #3506567

Job Description

Job Description

Be Part of an Enterprise Cloud Enablement Organization

This organization is a leader in the insurance industry, supporting families through long-term care and aging journeys with secure, reliable, and modern technology platforms. As cloud adoption accelerates, the Cloud Center of Excellence plays a critical role in enabling teams to move fast while maintaining strong governance, security, and regulatory alignment. The CCoE serves as a strategic enablement function—setting standards, building reusable capabilities, and guiding teams across the enterprise to adopt cloud responsibly and consistently.

What’s In Store for You

This role offers the opportunity to build and lead an enterprise Cloud Center of Excellence in a highly regulated environment. The position supports hybrid work for Virginia-based professionals or remote work for candidates located within approved Eastern and Central time zone states. Employees are supported through comprehensive benefits, retirement programs, paid time off, and ongoing investment in cloud certifications, training, and leadership development.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Establish and lead the enterprise Cloud Center of Excellence, defining its mission, operating model, and success metrics
• Define cloud strategy, standards, and best practices aligned with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory requirements
• Develop and govern cloud adoption frameworks, landing zones, and reusable reference architectures
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, and Development teams to enable consistent cloud delivery across the enterprise
• Provide cloud consulting and guidance to application and product teams adopting cloud platforms
• Drive cloud governance across cost management, security, compliance, and operational excellence
• Oversee cloud vendor strategy, tooling, and platform enablement capabilities
• Enable self-service, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices to accelerate delivery
• Track and report cloud maturity, adoption progress, and value realization to senior leadership

Do You Have the Expertise to Lead a Cloud Center of Excellence at Enterprise Scale?

• 15+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or platform engineering, with at least 7 years in senior leadership roles
• Proven experience building or leading a Cloud Center of Excellence or equivalent cloud enablement function
• Deep expertise in public cloud platforms and hybrid cloud environments
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, security controls, and compliance in regulated industries
• Experience defining cloud standards, reference architectures, and reusable platform capabilities
• Demonstrated success enabling large-scale cloud adoption across multiple teams or business units
• Strong vendor management and financial governance experience, including cloud cost optimization
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executive and technical stakeholders
• Experience working within Agile, DevOps, and ITSM frameworks, including ServiceNow
• Solid understanding of CMDB, asset management, and portfolio lifecycle governance