Job Summary:
HDR is a company focused on creating a welcoming and inclusive environment. The Cloud Architect will work closely with the Director of IT Architecture and other architects to design and govern HDR’s cloud architecture, ensuring secure and efficient cloud solutions that align with the company's long-term business strategy.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the design of enterprise cloud architectures with a focus on Azure first solutions across identity, networking, security, governance, FinOps, automation, and platform services.
• Define and maintain reference architectures, standards, patterns, and guardrails to guide cloud adoption across HDR.
• Develop and communicate cloud roadmaps aligned to HDR’s broader technology vision and business objectives.
• Provide architectural leadership for modernization initiatives, including application migration, platform evolution, and infrastructure transformation.
• Build and contribute to governance programs ensuring cloud solutions are secure, compliant, cost optimized, and aligned with HDR architecture principles.
• Review proposed cloud solutions to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to IT Operations, Security, and other corporate technology teams.
• Advise operational leaders and technical teams on solving systemic challenges and improving cloud maturity.
• Work across diverse teams to translate complex requirements into actionable, architecture aligned solutions.
• Create and deliver presentations, architectural documentation, and decision frameworks for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Partner with operations teams to build transition plans and ensure long-term sustainability of solutions you design.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, related technical area, or the relevant combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 7 years experience in working with, analysis, design and implementation, and planning for technology systems
• In-depth technical knowledge of infrastructure technologies
• Systems requirements gathering and execution into applicable solutions
• Creative problem solving
• Ability to evaluate new technologies/concepts and apply those to the big-picture technology service needs of HDR
• Broad technology experience in Infrastructure Technologies including but not limited to personal computer hardware, servers, operating systems, supporting technologies (such as anti-virus, software deployment, remote control), software configurations, general networking fundamentals
• Knowledge and experience in an Architecture and Engineering environment
• Ability to plan and manage design and implementation of complex infrastructure technology systems
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
Preferred:
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification equivalent, or ability to obtain certification is required
• Demonstratable In-Depth technical knowledge in cloud technologies (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, serverless). Particularly Azure.
Company:
HDR is an employee-owned design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. We’re ranked No. Founded in 1917, the company is headquartered in Omaha, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.