IT INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT - 40011477

Durham County•Durham, NC

19h

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to provide strategic leadership in designing, integrating, and governing the County’s enterprise IT infrastructure landscape. This role ensures secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performance infrastructure by defining architecture standards, aligning technology initiatives with County business goals, and overseeing the design and implementation of networks, servers, storage, data centers, and cloud platforms. The IT Infrastructure Architect collaborates closely with business and IT stakeholders to deliver innovative, sustainable technology solutions that support County-wide operations and long-term strategic objectives, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure reliability, network performance, and security.

Requirements

Knowledge in Enterprise systems architecture principles and frameworks
Knowledge in Enterprise IT infrastructure architecture principles and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL)
Knowledge in Network architecture, routing, switching, SDN, and security protocols (e.g., firewalls, VPN, zero trust)
Knowledge in Cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS on Azure, AWS), hybrid cloud designs, virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and containerization
Knowledge of Security, compliance (e.g., NIST, CIS), cybersecurity best practices, and data governance requirements
Knowledge of Infrastructure management methodologies and tools (e.g., monitoring, automation)
Skilled in designing secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions including networks and advanced security measures
Skilled in developing and maintaining technical architecture documentation and standards
Skilled in conducting technological assessments and recommending modernization strategies
Skilled in leading technical design sessions and infrastructure reviews
Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on technical design work
Ability to ensure alignment with security, compliance, and County strategic objectives
Proven ability to develop architecture standards and lead complex, cross-domain infrastructure projects involving on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in IT infrastructure architecture, network design, and security implementation.
Demonstrated experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies such as servers, storage, networking equipment, firewalls, load balancers, virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and cloud services (Azure, AWS).
Proven ability to develop architecture standards and lead complex infrastructure projects involving networks, security, and hybrid environments.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving history

Nice To Haves

TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) Certification
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or comparable security certification
Network-related certifications (e.g., CCIE, CCNP) or cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect)

Responsibilities

Lead the design and governance of enterprise application architecture across County systems, ensuring interoperability and strategic alignment.
Lead the design and governance of enterprise IT infrastructure architecture across County systems, ensuring resiliency, performance, and strategic alignment.
Develop, document, and maintain architecture standards, infrastructure guidelines, network designs, and technical roadmaps.
Design secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions, including servers, storage, networking (LAN/WAN), firewalls, data centers, and hybrid/cloud environments.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT leadership to translate strategic goals into actionable infrastructure and security solutions.
Conduct technology assessments and propose modernization strategies (e.g., cloud migration, network optimization) to improve system performance, reliability, and security.
Oversee and review network architecture, security controls, virtualization, and infrastructure provisioning to support County-wide operations.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to infrastructure engineers, network administrators, security specialists, and project teams.
Ensure compliance with County IT security policies, data governance requirements, cybersecurity frameworks, and industry best practices.
Support vendor evaluations and participate in solution selection for infrastructure, network, and security technologies.
Maintain architecture documentation and deliver clear communication to stakeholders about infrastructure designs, network topologies, and security plans.
Performs related work as assigned.