The Sales and Marketing Group (SMG) leverages the product portfolio to drive Intel's revenue growth and market expansion, blending strategic initiatives with dynamic sales efforts to capture and retain customers. SMG is responsible for empowering the sales force with tools and insights needed to close deals and build lasting customer relationships. Sales analytics and market research ensure strategies are both targeted and impactful. In SMG, disciplined execution, creativity, and ambition are celebrated, providing ample opportunities for career advancement and skill development. Posting Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Work Model for this Role This role is available as a fully home-based and generally would require you to attend Intel sites only occasionally based on business need. However, you must live and work from the country specified in the job posting, in which Intel has a legal presence. Due to legal regulations, remote work from any other country is unfortunately not permitted. Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change. Additional Information Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.
Cloud Architect
Location
United States
Posted
36 days ago
Salary
$170K - $190K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Cloud Architect
Intel Corporation
• Serve as the technical delivery leader for a large-scale federal cloud migration program, owning outcomes from architecture through deployment, stabilization, and operational readiness. • Provide technical leadership in the design, review, and enhancement of cloud-based architectures, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, compliant, and aligned with federal and organizational standards. • Drive execution with urgency, maintaining momentum across teams and stakeholders while proactively addressing risks, dependencies, and delivery obstacles. • Lead through ambiguity and adversity, including shifting requirements, constrained resources, legacy environments, and stakeholder resistance. • Manage upward communication and escalation, ensuring leadership has timely visibility into risks, blockers, tradeoffs, and required decisions. • Collaborate with end users, business stakeholders, and technical teams to define and translate requirements into actionable cloud solutions. • Lead cross-functional teams in defining technical specifications, system designs, and data architectures for secure cloud-based systems. • Partner with program management to plan and manage strategy, milestones, sequencing, and delivery plans aligned to program objectives. • Estimate level of effort and resource needs, identifying capacity gaps early and recommending mitigation strategies. • Anticipate, track, and resolve technical risks and issues throughout planning and execution. • Own cloud migration process and schedule end to end, including cutover planning, contingency and rollback strategies, and post-deployment validation. • Develop technical roadmaps and contribute to product and platform vision, balancing near-term delivery with long-term modernization goals. • Produce clear, high-quality technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design documents, roadmaps, and as-built artifacts. • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, including engineers, program managers, executives, and federal customers. • Present strategies, risks, and roadmaps to leadership to drive alignment and enable timely decisions. • Continuously improve delivery practices, standards, and guidelines, acting as a force multiplier for the program.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a Cloud Architect, with demonstrated progression into senior technical leadership and delivery ownership roles.
- 10+ years of experience in progressive cloud engineering roles
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience delivering complex cloud solutions in regulated environments.
- Proven experience as a technical lead on cloud programs, including solution architecture, requirements management, and product ownership, with accountability for delivery outcomes.
- Experience leading cloud-enabled transformation programs, preferably within the federal government.
- Strong consulting skills with demonstrated ability to lead through influence, manage upward, and drive urgency and accountability across stakeholders.
- Experience using Productivity tools including: Microsoft Office Suite and Visio to develop clear explanations of complex technical activity (architectures, projects roadmap, applications, etc.) with the ability to target audiences that vary from technical to non-technical.
- Strong, hands-on experience with the Microsoft Cloud stack, including Azure and Entra ID and ability and willingness to learn additional as needed.
- Experience using Microsoft Graph, PowerShell, and Azure CLI to automate and streamline cloud delivery.
- Experience implementing Microsoft cloud identity solutions, including Conditional Access, application federation, hybrid identity, identity governance, Azure RBAC, managed identities, and service principals.
- Experience with NIST SP 800-series frameworks, particularly NIST 800-53 and 800-63, and relevant CISA guidance.
- Hands-on experience documenting security controls, implementing cloud security baselines, and supporting ATO activities.
- Experience with DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, configuration management, and compliance as code.
- Experience with a second cloud platform (AWS or GCP) preferred.
- Federal experience required.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance (active Public Trust strongly preferred).
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