Chief Architect, Cloud and Strategic Solutions Delivery

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Build the Future. Lead the Vision. Architect Excellence.

Are you a visionary technologist with the drive to build something transformative from the ground up Do you thrive at the intersection of hands-on architecture team leadership ecosystem relationship building and strategic influence If so this is your opportunity to shape the future of cloud and application development at Guidehouse.

Were seeking a dynamic inspiring and technically exceptional leader to serve as our Chief Architect for Cloud and Strategic Solutions Deliverya role that will define and lead a new center of excellence for solution architecture across the business. This is not a maintenance role. Its an envision build shape-the-future elevate-the-enterprise kind of opportunity.

Why This Role Matters

This is a rare opportunity to shape the architectural and solutioning DNA of a growing technology business. Youll be at the helm of a strategic initiative that touches every part of the organizationfrom sales and delivery to partner engagement and talent development. Your work will define how Guidehouse builds sells and delivers solutions for years to come.

What You Will Do:

• Solution Architecture Center of Excellence: Build and lead a team of subject matter experts who will modernize standardize and accelerate solution architecture efforts across the organization.

• Cloud & Application Development Capability: Architect and scale a world-class delivery model for cloud-native and enterprise-grade solutions with a strong emphasis on AWS and other leading platforms.

• Go-to-Market Innovation: Spearhead the creation of reusable solution assets demo environments delivery playbooks and golden paths that empower sales and delivery teams to operate with precision and speed.

• Proposal & Brand Support: Actively support strategic proposal efforts client marketing initiatives and brand promotion activitiesensuring our architectural vision is front and center in how we present ourselves to the market.

• Ecosystem Leadership: Elevate Guidehouses standing with strategic partners through thought leadership technical excellence and deal-flow influence.

• Talent Magnetism: Identify recruit and inspire a high-performing team of architects and engineers drawing from your personal network and industry reputation.

What You Will Need:

• Hands-On Expertise: Youre not just a strategistyouve built and delivered real solutions. You understand what works what scales and what aligns with well-architected principles.

• Technical Excellence: Deep fluency in cloud platforms modern application design and architectural best practices. You can speak to CTOs developers and clients with equal confidence.

• Leadership Presence: Youre engaging inspiring and able to rally cross-functional teams around a shared vision. You know how to lead from the front.

• Builders Mindset: Youre excited by the challenge of creating something newlaying the foundation setting the standards and scaling the impact.

• Strategic Relationships: You bring strong trusted relationships with industry leaders and ecosystem partnersespecially in the cloud spacethat you can leverage to build compelling joint solutions strengthen our market position and extend the reach of our sales force through collaborative go-to-market efforts.

• Experience

  • Minimum 12 years of experience in solution architecture cloud engineering or enterprise application development

  • At least 5 years in a leadership role guiding architecture teams or centers of excellence

  • Proven track record of building and scaling cloud-native solutions across multiple industries or verticals

• Education & Certifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; Masters degree preferred

  • Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent

• Technical Expertise

  • Deep familiarity with modern cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) microservices containerization CI/CD DevSecOps and API-first design

  • Strong understanding of well-architected frameworks design patterns and scalable delivery models

  • Experience developing demo environments reusable assets and delivery playbooks for sales and implementation teams

• Leadership & Influence

  • Demonstrated ability to recruit mentor and lead high-performing teams of architects and engineers

  • Strong executive presence with the ability to inspire cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders

  • Experience supporting strategic proposals client marketing efforts and brand-building initiatives

• Relationship Management & Ecosystem Engagement

  • Established network of trusted relationships with cloud providers ISVs and industry leaders

  • Proven ability to leverage ecosystem partnerships to co-develop solutions drive joint go-to-market initiatives and extend sales reach

  • Comfortable representing the company in partner forums industry events and executive briefings

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Masters degree preferred

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

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