IT Architect, Cloud

Work Location: ​Chicago​

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for: effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

Want to make an impact?

Technology powers Ferrara’s transformation of iconic brands into a world-class global business. Following a successful S/4HANA go-live, our IT organization is leading the next phase of digital evolution—scaling platforms, advancing data and analytics, and partnering closely with the business to deliver measurable impact. This is a chance to join a highly innovative IT team with strong executive sponsorship and influence across the enterprise.

 

The IT Architect, Cloud plays a strategic role in designing and governing cloud solutions across a large-scale, complex enterprise environment. This role ensures cloud platforms are secure, scalable, standardized, and aligned with strategic technology roadmaps. The architect leads enterprise-wide cloud initiatives, supports large migration programs, and establishes the frameworks and guardrails that enable efficient, compliant, and consistent cloud adoption.

Ways you will make a difference

Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Design

• Design and maintain enterprise-level cloud reference architectures that support hybrid, multi-cloud, and global operational needs.
• Create scalable architectures for mission-critical applications, data platforms, and integration layers that span multiple business units.
• Define patterns for cloud-native development, distributed systems, and both virtual machine and serverless-based workloads aligned with enterprise standards.
• Oversee the design of highly available, geo-distributed architectures optimized for performance and resilience.

 

Cloud Strategy, Roadmaps & Governance

• Contribute to the enterprise cloud strategy, including modernization, migration, and future-state cloud capabilities.
• Develop governance models, cybersecurity guardrails, and architectural policies to ensure consistent cloud adoption across business units.
• Partner with Infrastructure Architecture and Enterprise Architecture to align cloud roadmaps with business strategy, digital transformation initiatives, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote strong cloud governance through architecture review boards (ARBs), reference documentation, and design authority leadership.
• Experience pricing and budgeting cloud architectures and deployments and knowledge of FINOPS.

 

Cybersecurity, Compliance & Risk Management

• Embed enterprise-grade cybersecurity and compliance controls into all cloud architectures, including IAM, encryption, threat detection, and segmentation based on collaboration the enterprise cybersecurity team
• Ensure solutions adhere to corporate policies, regulatory standards, and industry frameworks (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001).
• Partner with cybersecurity team completing risk assessments for new cloud solutions and ensure operational continuity through robust disaster recovery and resilience patterns.

 

Enterprise Program Leadership & Delivery

• Lead architectural efforts for large-scale cloud transformation programs, including migrations from on-premises to cloud.
• Work across multiple business lines, IT domains, and project teams to guide architecture decisions and resolve technical challenges.
• Provide technical direction to Infrastructure platform engineers, cybersecurity teams, and operations groups across the enterprise.
• Review solution designs and implementation approaches to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience to mentor and develop resources

 

Automation, Standardization & Optimization

• Awareness of enterprise Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standards and reusable templates (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, etc.).
• Define and support the development of enterprise cloud platforms, including landing zones, governance layers, and shared services.
• Drive practical cost optimization with FinOps approaches, establishing budgeting models, tagging standards, and resource utilization policies.
• Strengthen observability strategies for logging, monitoring, performance tuning, and incident response.

 

Stakeholder Alignment & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Engage with senior leaders, other architects, and business SMEs to translate enterprise needs into cloud-enabled architecture