Looking for Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect – Washington, DC (Local would prefer)

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Its urgent position and i need to submit within 1-2 hour. Sure shot interview

Position: Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Duration: Contract
Location: Washington, DC (Local would prefer)
Experience: 15+ above

In this high-visibility, individual-contributor position, you will define and advance target-state enterprise architecture, intelligent automation, Zero Trust security baselines, and PCI-DSS compliance across hybrid cloud, networking, applications, and regulated payment environments. Working through cross-functional influence rather than direct management, you will serve as the senior architectural liaison between Digital Technology and executive stakeholders, evaluating Generative AI/ML use cases, driving Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps pipelines, and maintaining clear integration boundaries with peer platform architects. Additionally, you will leverage modern AI-assisted architecture workflows to accelerate technical designs, deliver reference implementations, and mentor engineering teams to build secure, scalable, and resilient transportation systems that directly advance enterprise priorities.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Modernization amp; AI Enablement: Define and govern target-state enterprise architectures, technical standards, and multi-year roadmaps across hybrid cloud, infrastructure automation, analytics, asset management, and AI-enabled decision support systems.AI amp; Intelligent Automation Architecture: Evaluate Generative AI, machine learning, and process automation use cases; translate complex business requirements into secure deployment architectures with robust data governance, access controls, auditability, and operational ownership.Zero Trust amp; Security Architecture: Lead architectural direction for Zero Trust models, cloud networking, identity-aware access, and microsegmentation across on-premises and cloud environments, incorporating software-defined controls and automated policy enforcement.Regulatory Governance amp; PCI Transformation: Conduct technical risk assessments and establish compliant architecture patterns aligned with PCI-DSS, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations.Architecture Acceleration amp; AI Workflows: Apply AI-assisted prompt engineering and architecture workflows to accelerate technical documentation, risk analyses, business cases, and executive communications; establish reusable patterns for complex security and cloud concepts.Cross-Functional Leadership amp; Coaching: Partner closely with peer architects (including Cloud Platform leads), engineering, and compliance teams to provide hands-on coaching, design walkthroughs, and reference implementations that scale internal technical capabilities.