Enterprise Architect - Datacenter Executive

TEKsystems • SC

77d • $85 - $100

About The Position

The VPII Level Architect position is a high-level role requiring executive polish and presence. This is a 12-month contract based in Fort Mill, SC, with a hybrid work model that expects the candidate to be onsite four days a week. The role involves overseeing the migration from legacy data centers to new ones, developing application-level failover strategies, and implementing network segmentation using ACI. The architect will collaborate with architecture and development teams to define migration patterns and serve as a second line of defense for application reviews. The position requires presenting migration progress, risks, and strategies to executive leadership, ensuring coordination across middleware, networking, and database teams. The role is 75% hands-on and 25% strategic, and the candidate must be comfortable presenting to C-suite executives.

Requirements

• Enterprise-level on-prem to on-prem data center migration experience (not cloud-focused)
• Deep VMware expertise (ideally master-level or equivalent)
• Strong networking knowledge, especially with ACI
• Familiarity with Site Replication Manager for disaster recovery planning
• Middleware experience, especially with Kafka and DataPower
• Database migration experience, including Oracle and specific systems
• Ability to assess latency impacts and design mitigation strategies

Nice To Haves

• Financial services experience preferred
• Open to other regulated industries: defense, education, healthcare

Responsibilities

• Oversee migration from legacy data centers to new ones
• Develop and enforce application-level failover strategies (e.g., blue-green deployments)
• Implement network segmentation using ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure)
• Collaborate with architecture and development teams to define and apply migration patterns
• Serve as second line of defense for application reviews (mandatory for Tier 0/1 apps)
• Present migration progress, risks, and strategies to executive leadership
• Ensure coordination across middleware, networking, and database teams
• Perform hands-on tasks such as logging into VMware, scanning machines, and deploying

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees