Brady Corporation is seeking an exceptional Architect - Cloud & AI Platforms to architect, build, and support our cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. This is a hands-on, practitioner-led role where you will directly architect solutions. You will oversee our multi-cloud strategy and enterprise AI platform architecture, primarily focused on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Vertex AI, alongside significant secondary infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. You will collaborate with infrastructure, software engineering, data science, and security departments to build highly available, secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud and AI environments, deploy enterprise-grade ML models and agentic systems, migrate legacy systems, and establish best practices for multi-cloud and AI adoption across our global manufacturing and industrial operations.
Preferred Qualifications- Drive the company-wide modernization agenda by establishing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards and architecting the GCP environment to securely support and scale Generative AI and agentic workflows.
- Architect, deploy, and operationalize enterprise AI capabilities, including Generative AI models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, LLM fine-tuning pipelines, and agentic workflows using platform tooling such as GCP Vertex AI and Azure OpenAI Service.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud environments, serving as the primary architect for our GCP environment while supporting and integrating our Azure footprint.
- Document cloud architecture and deployment diagrams, and review cloud deployments with teams to ensure adherence to standards.
- Evaluate existing legacy infrastructure and develop comprehensive, zero-downtime migration strategies primarily targeting GCP.
- Champion the use of IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Google Cloud Deployment Manager, Azure Resource Manager) to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
- Ensure all cloud architectures meet strict industry security standards and regulatory compliance (e.g., SOC2, GDPR).
- Establish robust AI governance, data privacy, safety guardrails, and secure MLOps practices to safeguard enterprise data and prevent model drift or vulnerability exploitation.
- Design robust, unified Identity and Access Management (IAM) protocols across both GCP and Azure (Entra ID).
- Continuously monitor cloud usage and implement FinOps best practices to optimize spend across our multi-cloud environment.
- Act as a technical liaison between business units and engineering teams, and mentor team members on GCP and Azure best practices.
Skills Required
- Drive company-wide cloud modernization and establish Infrastructure as Code standards
- Architect and operationalize enterprise AI capabilities, including Generative AI, RAG, LLM fine-tuning pipelines, and agentic workflows
- Experience architecting and maintaining scalable GCP environments and integrating Azure infrastructure
- Ability to document cloud architectures and deployment diagrams
- Experience developing zero-downtime legacy infrastructure migration strategies
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Google Cloud Deployment Manager, or Azure Resource Manager
- Knowledge of SOC 2, GDPR, cloud security, and regulatory compliance
- Experience establishing AI governance, data privacy, safety guardrails, and secure MLOps practices
- Experience designing unified IAM protocols across GCP and Azure Entra ID
- Experience implementing FinOps practices for multi-cloud cost optimization
- Ability to collaborate with business and engineering teams and mentor team members
Brady Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brady Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Brady Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. employees receive comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day One, alongside wellness resources and an Employee Assistance Program. Materials also indicate access to mental and behavioral health support.
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Retirement Support — A matched 401(k) plan is provided in the U.S., with formal plan structures and vesting confirmed in company materials and filings. This indicates consistent, programmatic retirement support rather than ad hoc contributions.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered, together with family‑building benefits such as fertility coverage and adoption and surrogacy assistance. Scholarship programs and matching gifts further extend family and community support.
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What We Do
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places. Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the Company has a diverse customer base in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical, aerospace and a variety of other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2021, employed approximately 5,700 people in its worldwide businesses. Brady’s fiscal 2021 sales were approximately $1.14 billion. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the Internet at www.bradycorp.com.
