Cloud Enterprise Architect (Los Angeles)

Title : Cloud Enterprise Architect

Location : Los Angeles, CA 90017 (Onsite)

Duration : 12+ months contract

About the Company :

Since its founding in 1996, CTC has grown into a trusted global partner in AI & ML, Enterprise Applications, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Business Services. With headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, CTC has a team of over 2,000 experts worldwide. We empower more than 100 organizations to tackle complex challenges and transform them into sustainable competitive strengths driving innovation, efficiency, and growth every step of the way. Our strengths have always been Commitment to Customer, Commitment to Colleagues, and Commitment to Community (CTC).

Job Description :

We are looking for a senior Cloud Architect to lead the technical side of a large data-center-to-Azure migration. This role will define the overall cloud architecture, build the landing zone, set up automation, and guide all teams through the migration process. The right person is strong in Azure, hands-on with IaC and CI / CD, and comfortable driving technical decisions across infrastructure, applications, data, and integrations.

Responsibilities :

• Design and build the Azure landing zone using Microsoft CAF.
• Set up subscriptions, governance, identity, networking, and security controls.
• Lead the technical discovery and assessment of on-prem applications, VMs, databases, and integrations.
• Define migration waves and recommend lift-and-shift, re-platform, or refactor paths.
• Develop IaC templates using Terraform or Bicep.
• Set up CI / CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Oversee environment buildout for Dev, QA, and Prod.
• Work with infra, app, data, and security teams to unblock issues and keep the migration on track.
• Ensure all integrations are reconnected and validated during testing.
• Maintain architecture documents, runbooks, and technical guidelines.
• Collaborate with program leadership and communicate technical status and risks.

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