Principal Enterprise Architect

Why Zensar?

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Zensar is looking for an

Enterprise Architect

in the United States (%100 Remote). This position is open for Full Time with excellent benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly accomplished

Cloud Infrastructure Services, Enterprise Architect

who will be responsible for defining, evolving, and governing the enterprise‑wide architecture strategy to ensure strong alignment between business priorities, technology capabilities, and the organization’s long‑term transformation objectives. This leader will provide architectural direction across data center ecosystems, hybrid and multi‑cloud platforms, network modernization programs, and data platform engineering efforts to establish a cohesive, scalable, and secure technology foundation.

The Enterprise Architect will shape and orchestrate the target‑state architecture for a complex environment spanning on‑prem infrastructure, public cloud platforms, edge networking, and enterprise applications. This includes guiding large‑scale transformation initiatives, data center modernization, cloud migration programs, and managed‑services transitions, while ensuring adherence to enterprise engineering, operational governance, and regulatory standards.

In this role, the architect will establish and embed the next‑generation operating model by integrating SRE, AIOps, FinOps, DevSecOps, and intelligent automation practices to uplift reliability, performance, cost efficiency, and operational resilience. The architect will also champion the adoption of AI/ML workloads, AI‑enabled operations, and modern observability frameworks, enabling the organization to leverage advanced technologies for intelligent decision‑making and operational excellence.

The Enterprise Architect will work closely with cross‑functional teams — including platform engineering, network and security engineering, database operations, cloud governance, and application delivery — to design and deliver secure, resilient, high‑performing, and cost‑optimized services. Through strong architectural leadership, this role will ensure that technology roadmaps, modernization programs, and operational frameworks consistently support business strategy, accelerate digital transformation, and enable continuous innovation.

Qualifications

Required

• 18\+ years in architecture/engineering roles with

5\+ years as an Enterprise/Principal Architect

leading large, regulated enterprises.

• Proven delivery across

hybrid cloud

(Azure \& AWS), data center migrations, and

managed services

transitions (build‑operate/operate‑transfer).

• Deep expertise in

network architecture

(SD‑WAN, SASE, ZTNA, segmentation),

identity \& access

,

security controls

, and

observability

.

• Strong

database platform

knowledge (SQL/Oracle/Postgres; RDS/PaaS; HA/DR; performance).

• Hands‑on with

IaC \& automation

(Terraform, Bicep, GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps, Ansible),

ITSM

(ServiceNow/JSM), and

AIOps/Datadog/Azure Monitor

.

• Track record implementing

SRE/DevSecOps/FinOps

operating models.

• Exceptional communication, executive stakeholder management, and vendor governance.

Preferred/Certifications

• TOGAF / Zachman

(architecture),

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

,

AWS Solutions Architect – Professional

.

• ITIL v4

,

CCNP/CCIE (or equivalent)

,

Security certifications

(e.g., CISSP, CCSP).

• Database certifications

(Oracle/Azure SQL/PostgreSQL) and

FinOps Practitioner

a plus.

Cloud Architecture Responsibilities

• Design and govern Azure/AWS cloud architectures including landing zones, networking, identity, and guardrails.
• Define cloud migration and modernization strategies.
• Architect secure connectivity (VNet/VPC peering, VPN, ExpressRoute, private endpoints).
• Implement IaC using Terraform, Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Define cloud security baselines and compliance controls.
• Establish observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Datadog.
• Design cost‑optimized and scalable cloud architectures.
• Ensure HA/DR via multi‑region and active-active designs.
• Integrate cloud-native services with applications, network, and security teams.
• Develop architecture diagrams, standards, and reusable patterns.

Leadership Skills

• Provide strategic direction and thought leadership across enterprise architecture domains.
• Influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Mentor solution architects, engineers, and cross-functional teams.
• Foster innovation, continuous improvement, and architectural excellence.
• Lead architecture governance forums and ensure alignment to enterprise standards.
• Drive decision‑making using data, risk analysis, and business impact insights.
• Collaborate effectively across business, IT, and vendor organizations.
• Champion cloud, automation, and modernization initiatives enterprise‑wide.
• Guide teams through ambiguity while maintaining clarity of direction.

Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Accommodation made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.

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