Domain Architect – Hybrid Infrastructure

Vanguard

Domain Architect responsible for architectural vision, leadership, and strategic implementation of hybrid infrastructure at Vanguard. Collaborating with leadership and teams to enhance stability and innovation.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeWayne • North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute architectural vision and roadmaps for strategic hybrid infrastructure platforms
Develop reference architectures, implementation patterns, and proof‑of‑concepts
Provide architecture leadership across on‑prem and cloud compute, storage, networking, OS, and system software
Establish standards, design principles, and architectural guardrails
Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, performance, scalability, security, and resilience
Lead integration architecture, dependency mapping, and interoperability with enterprise systems
Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and architectural risks
Partner with governance, risk, and operations teams to support stability and business continuity
Evaluate architecture options using TCO, ROI, and strategic trade‑off analysis
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and technical stakeholders
Influence decision‑making and bring clarity in ambiguous or emerging technology areas
Stay current on industry trends and translate innovation into enterprise‑ready solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 8-10+ years related work experience
At least 3-5+ years in architecture or senior technology leadership roles
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
Graduate degree preferred
Deep expertise in Hybrid, hyperconverged, and hyperscaler architectures (AWS, AZURE, GCP, Nutanix preferred)
System integration and dependency management
Architecture governance, risk, and resilience
Proven ability to Lead enterprise-scale architectural planning
Influence without authority
Translate business objectives into technical solutions
Communicate effectively with executive and technical audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working model
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

architectural visionreference architecturesimplementation patternsproof-of-conceptshybrid infrastructurecloud computesystem softwarearchitecture governancedependency managementtechnical risk mitigation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluence without authoritydecision-makingclarity in ambiguitystakeholder engagementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationbusiness translation