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Private Cloud Infrastructure Architect

TEKsystems
$70.24 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Arizona, Chandler
Apr 12, 2026
Job Description We are seeking a Private Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design and govern enterprise private cloud infrastructure supporting advanced AI workloads, including large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI, running on GPU and accelerated compute platforms. This role focuses on building scalable, resilient, and costeffective private cloud environments that meet strict requirements for security, observability, reliability, auditability, and financial accountability. The architect is responsible for defining infrastructure and telemetry standards that ensure platforms are fully observable, operationally ready, and financially transparent at scale. The ideal candidate brings deep experience operating hybrid data center environments, managing GPUbased platforms, and applying FinOps practices in large, regulated enterprises. Key Responsibilities * Design and govern private cloud infrastructure architectures optimized for AI and ML workloads. * Define standards and reference architectures for hybrid infrastructure environments, including onprem and private cloud platforms. * Architect and oversee GPU and accelerated compute platforms, including cluster design, scheduling, capacity planning, monitoring, and lifecycle management. * Define and maintain platform observability and telemetry standards, covering metrics, logs, traces, capacity, cost, and AI serving telemetry. * Ensure telemetry is consistently inventoried, collected at appropriate intervals, and retained to support operational, security, and audit requirements. * Apply FinOps principles to enable cost visibility, showback/chargeback, unit economics, and infrastructure cost governance. * Ensure infrastructure designs support resilience, recovery, and rapid restoration of operational readiness following incidents or maintenance events. * Communicate architecture decisions and tradeoffs clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Required Qualifications * 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, platform engineering, or private cloud engineering in large enterprise environments. * Proven experience designing and operating hybrid data center infrastructure, including virtualization, containers, networking, and storage. * Handson experience with GPU and accelerated compute platforms, including capacity planning and operational management. * Demonstrated ownership of enterprise observability and telemetry programs. * Direct FinOps experience, including cost allocation, showback/chargeback, and infrastructure unit economics. * Strong understanding of resilience, recovery, and data retention principles. * Strong communication and stakeholdermanagement skills. Preferred Qualifications * FinOps Certified Practitioner or Professional * Experience supporting AI or ML platforms in highly regulated or largescale enterprise environments Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Chandler, AZ. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $70.24 - $70.24/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Chandler,AZ. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Apr 26, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.