[Remote] Architect, Infrastructure Technology Consulting

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ENDUIR Cyber is a consulting partner focused on aligning cybersecurity with enterprise technology to enhance business resilience. They are seeking a Senior Architect in Infrastructure Technology Consulting to lead technical remediation and modernization projects for mid-size companies, leveraging hands-on experience with hybrid infrastructures and cloud platforms. Responsibilities • Lead discovery and baseline using Enduir’s assessment approach; review Active Directory/Entra, firewall and segmentation, endpoint/email security, logging/SIEM, backups/DR, and cloud posture (Azure or AWS) • Serve as the primary technical lead: define the scope and depth of testing, identify quick wins versus structural fixes, and design remediation patterns the client can operate • Provide hands‑on configuration for high‑value changes (for example, AD hardening, Conditional Access/MFA, firewall rules, SIEM onboarding, backup immutability and restore testing) • Lead 2–3 junior consultants: assign work packets, review configurations and evidence, coach on quality, and keep the team aligned to the plan • Own day‑to‑day delivery, schedule, budget, risks, and sponsor communication; keep stakeholders informed with clear status and next steps • Act as the technical lead for recovery in partnership with incident leaders; set the recovery plan and execution rhythm across identity, endpoints, email, logging, and backups/DR • Execute critical configurations: rotate or disable compromised credentials, enforce MFA/Conditional Access, stand up clean‑room or bounce‑back infrastructure, rebuild from gold images, validate backup integrity, and perform targeted restores; expand SIEM telemetry coverage • Direct 2–3 junior team members through endpoint re‑baseline, EDR deployment, email hygiene fixes (DMARC/DKIM/SPF), and backup verification; ensure clean documentation and handoff to operations • Coordinate MSPs and vendors for re‑keys, license resets, escalations, and support cases • Maintain tight cadence, issue/risk management, and budget control; communicate decisions and rollback options clearly to sponsors • Own the integration architecture and cutover plan: AD consolidation or trusts, Azure or AWS landing‑zone alignment, VNet/VPC peering and routing, firewall policy harmonization, and backup/DR alignment • Lead 2–3 junior consultants through migration wave planning and execution; prepare and test scripts, validate changes, and document as‑built configurations and runbooks for handoff • Coordinate MSPs and vendors; manage dependencies, change control, and rollback paths • Guide pilots and validation tests; align identity, access, and segmentation to the target security baseline and operating model • Control scope, schedule, and budget; provide concise executive updates to keep sponsors aligned during cutovers and stabilization Skills • 5–9+ years in infrastructure consulting or solutions architecture delivering remediation and modernization projects for mid-size companies; comfortable as the primary technical lead and day-to-day driver • Deep hands-on skill in Active Directory/Entra (directory services, Group Policy, identity hardening) and one cloud platform (Azure or AWS) plus strength in at least one of the following: firewalls/segmentation, backups/DR, or storage • Breadth across adjacent areas: networking (VLANs, routing, VPN/SD-WAN), virtualization (VMware), email/endpoint security, logging/SIEM onboarding, monitoring/observability, and basic identity federation patterns • Able to scope engagements, shape SOWs, build pragmatic plans, manage scope/schedule/budget, and provide clear executive and engineer-level communication • Comfortable leading 2–3 junior consultants or client engineers; assigns work packets, reviews configurations/evidence, and ensures quality and alignment to plan • Steady and structured during incidents, outages, migrations, and cutovers; plans rollback paths, manages risk/issue logs, and keeps stakeholders aligned • Willing to participate in post-incident stabilization and resilience uplift; learns quickly from incident findings and converts them into durable configuration changes • PowerShell for Windows/AD tasks; Terraform or CloudFormation/Bicep for repeatable builds and guardrails • Common enterprise stacks such as Defender/CrowdStrike, Sentinel/Splunk, Veeam/Rubrik/Cohesity, and Palo Alto/Fortinet/Cisco firewalls (specific vendor experience is helpful but not required) • Relevant certifications a plus • Automation orientation (nice to have) Company Overview • Enduir Cyber is an incident response and recovery services firm. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job