Infrastructure Architect

TEKsystems

1d•$60 - $80•Hybrid

About The Position

Seeking a senior Architect for our client's Infrastructure Solutions Architecture / Engineering organization. The Sr. Architect will possess technical expertise and engineering skill which allows them to be considered a leading subject matter expert for both Investor and Advisor themed technology as well as the lead for enabling AWS and/or MS Azure AD technical infrastructure. This individual must be able to work in a fast paced, start up like environment, identify requirements and facilitate implementation, while following appropriate change control and release processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or technical institute degree/certificate or equivalent work experience.
5-10 years of relevant experience
Knowledge of Linux, Windows, Networking, Load Balancing, VMware, etc.
Expert / SME - Microsoft Server administration and troubleshooting and/or RedHat Linux administration and troubleshooting
Expert / SME - VMWare administration
Expert / SME - Microsoft Active Directory Setup, Configuration, and Management including Group Policy Management
Able to work on efforts independently and progress in a proactive fashion
Strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Certifications are a plus (Microsoft, RedHat, Cisco, CompTIA, etc..)
Knowledge / Experience with the following would be a plus:
Network protocols and diagnosing connection-related issues
Firewall Rule Management, Port Translation, Quality of Service, and Network Protocol Routing
Network Security Best Practices and Implementation across diverse technologies and hardware infrastructure.
Security Information & Event Monitoring Solutions
Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solutions
Network Penetration Testing
SQL Server Database Maintenance, Backup, Restore and Upgrade Procedures
Oracle Database Maintenance, Backup, Restore and Upgrade Procedures
Internet Email Routing and message delivery troubleshooting on diverse mail systems including Raw SMTP Protocol & MS Exchange Log interpretation
Microsoft Exchange Internet and Internal Email Implementation, Troubleshooting, Configuration, Transition/Migration, & Administration
SSL Certificate Requests, Installation and PKI Management
Automation – Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Octopus, Vault, Consul, Nomad, ect.
Scripting, Configuration – PowerShell, Python, JSON, YAML, ect
Technical Project Management experience a plus

Responsibilities

Perform high-level systems analysis, evaluation, design, integration, and facilitate implementation of current and future products that require a thorough knowledge of the technologies and capabilities of the platform.
Define and Develop Reference Architecture for our client (Infrastructure, Database, Middleware, etc.)
Develop / Document High Level Solutions with High Level Estimates
Develop / Document Low Level Design with detailed quotes
Design solutions per defined client’ Reference Architecture
Collaborate with customers/project teams to understand business requirements and develop technical requirements
Participate in application roadmap planning with stakeholders, application teams and engineering groups
Contributes to policies, procedures, and standards
Develop and maintain design documentation standards / templates.
Collaborate with Project Managers around project tasks and resources
Assists with coordinating changes across multiple systems
Performs capacity workload modeling and availability analysis for a variety of platforms and environments.
Recommends changes/enhancements for improved systems availability, reliability, and performance.
Participates in the creation and maintenance of metrics around the system and institutes a process for continuous improvement.