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Support disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity strategies.What You'll Need Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 12+ years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience. 12+ years of progressive experience in cloud architecture, engineering, and operations, with at least 4 years in a senior or lead Cloud Architect role. Strong experience designing and implementing hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) at enterprise scale. Proven expertise with Generative AI infrastructure, including RAG pipelines, scalable vector databases, and GPU/TPU compute clusters. Deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep/ARM, and Ansible. U.S. Citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.What's On Offer Opportunity to make a significant impact through innovative solutions. Work in a fast-paced, hybrid/multi-cloud environment. 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