Lead Principal Cloud Architect

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it’ll be a fun journey! Summary This role exists to define and govern enterprise

cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture while standardizing architecture

knowledge, translating business and security requirements into architecture

artifacts, and validating infrastructure designs, technologies, and MSP

submissions that have enterprise integration dependencies. Success is measured

through executable cloud strategy, usable standards and reference architectures,

effective governance and review outcomes, and scalable, secure, cost-conscious

adoption patterns across infrastructure and hybrid environments. The role:

Define the target-state cloud and hybrid infrastructure architecture across

public cloud, on-premises, and relevant edge/distributed scenarios, with clear

standards, blueprints, and reference architectures. Own and evolve the cloud

architecture roadmap, including migration, modernization, landing-zone,

governance, and operational readiness considerations aligned to business

outcomes. Extract and normalize infrastructure knowledge from SOPs, processes,

legacy standards, and multiple repositories into a centralized standards and

policy knowledge base. Lead project intake and architecture requirements

definition, including discovery with business stakeholders and InfoSec, and

translate requirements into architecture artifacts such as ARDs. Review and

approve infrastructure architecture and standards submissions from MSPs and

other delivery partners to ensure conformance with enterprise standards,

security expectations, and operational design requirements. Act as part of the

Enterprise Architecture review function to validate new technologies and

solution designs with infrastructure integration points, hidden dependencies, or

architectural risks. Establish and enforce governance guardrails covering

security, identity, network segmentation, compliance, cost management, and

approved design patterns across cloud and hybrid environments. Lead adoption of

infrastructure-as-code, automation, and repeatable deployment approaches,

including standards for provisioning, lifecycle management, and reusable

modules. Partner with engineering, operations, security, and product/application

teams to remove design roadblocks, improve reliability and observability, and

ensure supportable operating models. Communicate architecture decisions, risks,

standards, and roadmap trade-offs clearly to technical teams, delivery partners,

and executive stakeholders. What you bring to the role: 10+ years of experience

in infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering, with 5+ years in senior or

lead architecture roles delivering enterprise-scale solutions. Deep hands-on

experience with public cloud platforms, with expertise in GCP, and strong

knowledge in Azure, AWS, with hybrid connectivity to on-premises environments.

Proven ability to define standards, reference architectures, governance

guardrails, and architecture review practices for cloud or hybrid environments.

Strong experience in cloud migration and modernization planning, including

dependency analysis, target-state design, and operational readiness.

Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure-as-code / datacenter-as-code,

automation, and orchestration frameworks. Experience designing and governing

secure, resilient, and cost-aware cloud architectures, including identity,

networking, compliance, and operational controls. Strong communication and

collaboration skills, including the ability to translate architecture decisions

for both technical and executive audiences. Experience working

cross-functionally with security, engineering, operations, and business

stakeholders to discover requirements and reconcile competing constraints.

Experience reviewing delivery artifacts and guiding external partners, MSPs, or

systems integrators. Ability to create and maintain architecture documentation,

standards, blueprints, and operational guidance suitable for enterprise use.

Preferred: Experience leading or materially supporting a cloud center of

excellence or comparable enterprise architecture governance model. Experience

with FinOps or cloud cost-governance practices. Experience with observability,

performance, and operational resilience patterns for cloud platforms. Experience

with platform engineering, managed services operating models, or Day-2

operational design. Experience with cloud-native patterns such as microservices,

containers, serverless, and event-driven architectures. Experience with Core

enterprise infrastructure components such as Identity Providers, DNS, DHCP, and

PKI. Familiarity with formal cloud certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

architect-level certifications. Familiarity with ITIL, TOGAF, or comparable

governance / service-management frameworks. Experience with distributed cloud or

edge computing where relevant to the enterprise environment. #LI-RT1 The typical

base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $190,600.00 - $324,000.00

per year. The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S.

for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s

primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual

base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary

work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job

duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are

reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay

range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally

falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range. At

Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit

increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These

awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance.

U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental

leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability

coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others. This is

not a complete listing of the job duties. It’s a representation of the things

you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties. Please be prepared

to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer)

background check. Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity

employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression,

sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status,

or any other protected category under applicable law. With us, you’ll make

technology happen in surprising ways. It’ll be a fun journey! Learn more at

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network! It’s no surprise that technology powers the planet. But what might

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