What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architect - Cloud (Memphis, TN) position at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC?
At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.
We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Job Description
We’re looking for a Cloud Architect to help shape and evolve our enterprise cloud strategy. In this role, you’ll bring deep AWS expertise, strong working knowledge of other cloud platforms, and the ability to guide teams in making smart, well‑governed cloud decisions.
You’ll partner closely with application, security, and technology leaders to evaluate cloud vs. on‑prem approaches, design scalable and secure architectures, and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards while still enabling speed, flexibility, and innovation.
This role goes beyond design—you’ll influence how teams build, deploy, and operate across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments. You’ll help define cloud patterns, guide architectural decisions, and champion best practices that drive consistency, security, and operational excellence at scale.
If you enjoy combining hands‑on cloud architecture with strategic thinking and cross‑team collaboration—and want to play a key role in defining how cloud is done at an enterprise level—this is an opportunity to make a meaningful, long‑term impact.
What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)
Architect the Future of Our Cloud Ecosystem
This position is based at ALSAC’s National Executive Office in Memphis, TN and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Benefits & Perks
The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.
We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.
We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Job Description
We’re looking for a Cloud Architect to help shape and evolve our enterprise cloud strategy. In this role, you’ll bring deep AWS expertise, strong working knowledge of other cloud platforms, and the ability to guide teams in making smart, well‑governed cloud decisions.
You’ll partner closely with application, security, and technology leaders to evaluate cloud vs. on‑prem approaches, design scalable and secure architectures, and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards while still enabling speed, flexibility, and innovation.
This role goes beyond design—you’ll influence how teams build, deploy, and operate across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments. You’ll help define cloud patterns, guide architectural decisions, and champion best practices that drive consistency, security, and operational excellence at scale.
If you enjoy combining hands‑on cloud architecture with strategic thinking and cross‑team collaboration—and want to play a key role in defining how cloud is done at an enterprise level—this is an opportunity to make a meaningful, long‑term impact.
What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)
Architect the Future of Our Cloud Ecosystem
- Lead the design, development, and governance of cloud architecture using AWS services, with strong influence across Azure and GCP.
- Promote a cloud‑native strategy across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and hybrid platforms.
- Develop scalable patterns and reference architectures that accelerate delivery and ensure security, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Define and continuously evolve infrastructure policies, standards, guardrails, and best practices.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate architectural direction with clarity and influence across technical and business partners.
- Provide expert consultation to technical leaders, product owners, and application teams.
- Evaluate project needs, challenge assumptions, and guide teams toward scalable and compliant cloud solutions.
- Develop communication and change‑management plans to ensure architecture decisions are understood and adopted.
- Architect solutions for automated software and infrastructure delivery (DevSecOps), including CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, compliance checks, and security automation.
- Design strategies for on‑prem to cloud data movement, hybrid workloads, and distributed systems.
- Lead modernization efforts across self-service, end-user computing, and emerging technology platforms (low/no-code, RPA, AI-enabled tools, software-defined infrastructure).
- Shape the strategy for ITSM evolution, focusing on shift-left enablement, self-service automation, CMDB maturity, and proactive incident and asset management.
- Research, evaluate, and introduce emerging cloud, infrastructure, and platform technologies.
- Partner with Information Security, PMO, Enterprise Architecture, and engineering teams to assess fit, risk, and business value.
- Serve as an advocate for enterprise IT strategy, ensuring architecture and cloud engineering decisions support organizational direction and operational goals.
- Architect secure, scalable, cost-effective cloud platforms for generative AI—supporting data ingestion, model training, inference, and lifecycle management.
- Partner with data, applications, and security teams to ensure AI workloads align to enterprise standards and cloud-native best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7 years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
- Cloud certifications strongly preferred (AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect).
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise‑scale cloud solutions across AWS, hybrid, or multi‑cloud environments.
- Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams (security, application, infrastructure, and product) to define architecture strategies and drive adoption.
This position is based at ALSAC’s National Executive Office in Memphis, TN and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Benefits & Perks
The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.
We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.
- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.