Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect

CNO Financial Group

Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Architect at CNO Financial Group driving cloud architecture strategy.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,500 - $195,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and governing enterprise cloud platforms, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, cloud networking, and identity management. Proven ability to implement scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions while optimizing costs and ensuring operational excellence.

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Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)Cloud Networking and ConnectivityDevOps / CI-CD Automation

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Hard Skills

Cloud ArchitectureInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Cloud NetworkingIdentity and Access ManagementPlatform EngineeringDevOps / CI-CD AutomationDisaster Recovery StrategiesCost OptimizationOperational ExcellenceCloud Financial Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringCommunicationGovernanceProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AzureTerraformFSLogixCloud-Hosted Virtual DesktopsVPN ConnectivityFirewall IntegrationMonitoring ToolsAlerting SystemsCloud Management PlatformsVersion-Controlled CI/CD Pipelines

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Cloud PlatformsCloud SolutionsOperational StandardsService Delivery PracticesTechnology RoadmapsNetwork SegmentationRegulatory ComplianceHigh Availability ArchitecturesMulti-Region Design PatternsChargeback/Showback Models

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, govern, and evolve enterprise cloud platforms and foundational services, including cloud networking, identity, and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), leveraging version-controlled CI/CD pipelines and automation to deliver secure, scalable, and standardized cloud solutions.
Develop, maintain, and enforce enterprise cloud architecture roadmaps, standards, and governance frameworks that modernize legacy infrastructure into automated, scalable cloud-native environments while ensuring consistency, compliance, cost transparency, and operational efficiency.
Architect and oversee enterprise cloud platform services, including landing zones, subscription/account structures, identity and access management, DNS, and hybrid connectivity.
Partner with peer architects and technology leaders to ensure alignment across enterprise architecture domains and shared platform capabilities, while partnering to design and govern cloud networking architectures (including hub-and-spoke topology, transit networks, routing strategies, VPN connectivity, and firewall integration) across multiple regions.
Collaborate with engineering and application teams to define and review cloud solution architectures, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, scalability requirements, and security policies.
Work with 3rd party vendors and the Managed Services team to develop and implement technology-enabled roadmaps.
Identify, analyze, and recommend cloud technologies and platform capabilities based on business requirements, scalability needs, and cost considerations.
Establish and drive operational excellence practices, including monitoring, alerting, cost optimization, and platform lifecycle management to ensure reliability and performance.
Define and implement disaster recovery and resiliency strategies, including multi-region design patterns and high availability architectures.
Define and govern cloud financial management practices, including capacity planning, cost allocation, chargeback/showback models, reserved instance strategies, and optimization of cloud consumption.
Document all cloud architecture designs, standards, and processes, ensuring maintainability and knowledge transfer across teams.
Partner with Security Architecture and Engineering teams to establish secure-by-design cloud patterns, including network segmentation, privileged access management, encryption, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance controls.
Train and mentor engineers and architects on cloud architecture standards, Infrastructure as Code practices, and platform engineering principles.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or related field, or equivalent experience.
5 years of experience designing and implementing infrastructure or cloud solutions in some of the following disciplines: Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Networking and Connectivity, Identity and Access Management, Platform Engineering, DevOps / CI-CD Automation, Cloud-Hosted Virtual Desktops, Enterprise Architecture, Network Architecture, Server Architecture
Strong working knowledge of enterprise cloud platforms (Azure required; AWS preferred) and cloud architecture principles, including networking, identity, and platform services.
Strong knowledge of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), including host pools, FSLogix, image management, autoscaling, networking, identity integration, and platform architecture.
Experience providing architectural oversight and governance for managed service providers, including review of solution designs, operational standards, service delivery practices, and technology roadmaps.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Performance-based bonus or sales incentive
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Short-term & long-term disability insurance
Paid time off and 10 corporate holidays
Paid parental leave
Company-paid life insurance
Mental & Financial Well-Being resources