Kforce is working with a well-known University Health System in search of Enterprise Cloud Architect - Azure to join their team. This position is direct-hire and hybrid 3-days a week in NYC. Essential Functions: * Enterprise Cloud Architect will establish architecture strategy and engage with domain leaders to align architecture strategy with priorities * Research and identify required architecture components and frameworks * Develop architectural principles and design cloud solution implementation document * Ensures current technical assets are leveraged * Designs target state Cloud Architecture * Builds Reusable Patterns for application development * Ensures Infrastructure leaders buy-in to the design & solution and develop RACI * Implementation assessments governance forum (JAEDR) * As an Enterprise Cloud Architect, you will act as the SME for Azure cloud services * Responsible for cloud services technical strategy & planning development for private, public and hybrid cloud services, including IaaS, PaaS and other XaaS offerings * Create and maintain architectural artifacts and roadmaps * Analyze proposed changes to identify architecture strategies for meeting business objectives and impacts, including costs and effort required to implement * Work with Cloud Service Brokers to identify and solution * Advise stakeholders on leading cloud practices and architectural approaches * Provide cloud architecture governance and oversight on new and evolving patterns * Design and develop with consideration for non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, availability, observability, fault tolerance, security, and maintainability) * Form and maintain a trusted relationship with senior leaders in technical and non-technical spaces, driving alignment between product and technical roadmaps * Develop Cloud Platform strategy to baseline desired state configuration (DSC)