Infrastructure Solutions Architect

East West Bancorp, Inc. • El Monte, CA

63d • $175,000 - $225,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will design, develop, and oversee the implementation of infrastructure solutions. As a technical lead, you will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that system designs align with business objectives while maintaining seamless integration, security, and optimal performance throughout the organization. The ability to provide strategic direction for infrastructure operation initiatives is essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information technology or a related field.
• 8+ years experience with VMware, SAN, Cisco, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and strategic thinking under a minimum of supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, leadership and technical expertise for all IT infrastructure initiatives.
• Architect, design and deliver highly available, reliable and cost-effective infrastructure solutions for business needs.
• Obtain requirements from end users, department heads, or other IT teams.
• Architect, solution and perform POC (Proof of Concept) testing and documentation.
• Initiate, facilitate and promote activities to foster IT infrastructure discoveries.
• Initiate, facilitate and promote activities to foster effective Risk Management awareness, including disaster avoidance, change and problem management.
• Develop cloud migration strategies to guarantee a smooth and uninterrupted transition from on-premises infrastructures to cloud-based environments.
• A comprehensive understanding of cloud resource utilization efficiency is essential, which involves implementing auto-scaling strategies effectively and recommending cost-saving measures.
• Work with information security teams to create and apply cloud security best practices, incorporating extensive knowledge of cloud networking, firewalls, and encryption policies.
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines and maintain agile-compatible cloud infrastructure. Utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for the automated provisioning of cloud resources.
• Proficient in analyzing and troubleshooting issues in distributed cloud infrastructure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees