ARE YOU READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

West Monroe is hiring a Cloud Architect for our growing Enterprise Technology consulting practice! The architect will lead cross-functional teams in the design, engineering, and deployment of cutting-edge cloud & IT infrastructure solutions for a wide range of clients. This is an exciting opportunity to join an employee-centric firm and focus on modernizing complex IT environments within key industry verticals such as Healthcare, Financial Services, Private Equity, Energy & Utilities, and High-Tech.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with both West Monroe consultants and client leadership to architect, build, and deploy secure cloud & IT infrastructure solutions that improve business operations
• Assess current state processes and IT environments, interview stakeholders, gather/define requirements, and recommend viable solutions and strategies
• Establish and enforce cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance to ensure secure, compliant, and consistent solutions.
• Develop solution architecture designs for Cloud landing zone(s) and deployment of client workloads on the designed landing zone(s)
• Develop migration plans and strategies to optimize or enhance cloud services, cloud-based applications, IT systems, networking capabilities, and/or cybersecurity posture
• Support analysis for key decisions regarding project direction including cloud service selections, team workstreams, and methodology
• Lead implementation of Infrastructure as Code, automated deployments, and cloud cost optimization to drive operational efficiency and scalability.
• Support business development by assisting with proposals, pre-sales technical discovery, and client presentations.
• Act as career advisor/mentor and coach junior consultants on cloud computing technical best practices, professional development, and client engagement
• Contribute to practice development and Center of Excellence meetings, sharing insights and feedback to improve methodologies and tools

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 5-10+ years of experience in an IT architecture/engineering role covering areas like cloud computing (required), Windows/Linux, servers, virtualization, or networking
• Experience leading AWS, Azure, and/or GCP ‘on-prem to cloud’ migration projects
• Proficient with Infra-as-Code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or ARM templates
• Proficient with DevOps tools and practices for automated build, test, deployment, and monitoring within cloud environments.
• Confident communication, presentation, and team leadership skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements
• Bonus: Compliance standards (NIST, HIPAA, ISO, PCI), scripting (Python, PowerShell), , Microsoft 365, DevSecOps, Professional level cloud certifications
  Based on pay transparency guidelines, the salary range for this role can vary based on your proximity to one of our West Monroe offices (see table below). Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.
  Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.
  Seattle or Washington, D.C.

• Collaborate with both West Monroe consultants and client leadership to architect, build, and deploy secure cloud & IT infrastructure solutions that improve business operations
• Assess current state processes and IT environments, interview stakeholders, gather/define requirements, and recommend viable solutions and strategies
• Establish and enforce cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance to ensure secure, compliant, and consistent solutions.
• Develop solution architecture designs for Cloud landing zone(s) and deployment of client workloads on the designed landing zone(s)
• Develop migration plans and strategies to optimize or enhance cloud services, cloud-based applications, IT systems, networking capabilities, and/or cybersecurity posture
• Support analysis for key decisions regarding project direction including cloud service selections, team workstreams, and methodology
• Lead implementation of Infrastructure as Code, automated deployments, and cloud cost optimization to drive operational efficiency and scalability.
• Support business development by assisting with proposals, pre-sales technical discovery, and client presentations.
• Act as career advisor/mentor and coach junior consultants on cloud computing technical best practices, professional development, and client engagement
• Contribute to practice development and Center of Excellence meetings, sharing insights and feedback to improve methodologies and tool