Lead Infrastructure Architect – Server Technologies

CNO Financial Group, Inc.•Carmel, IN

1d•Remote

About The Position

CNO Financial Group’s IT team is looking for a Lead Infrastructure Architect – Server Technologies to join an enterprise Infrastructure Architecture team as a subject matter expert across a complex enterprise of Server Technologies, including Windows Server, Entra, Azure IaaS, and RedHat Enterprise Linux. Come join our growing IT department! In 2023, CNO was nominated for an “Exceptional Employer Award” from TechPoint, an Indiana tech advocacy non-profit. CNO IT, through progressive leadership, offers career advancement opportunities, consistently provides employee recognition, and maintains a fun and exciting culture. The CNO IT vision is to achieve TechHappiness for both our business partners and IT associates. As a Lead Infrastructure Architect – Server Technologies, your responsibilities will include: Designing and implementing strategies and roadmaps across the enterprise supporting various Server Technologies residing within the Infrastructure server portfolio Developing a roadmap of the evolution of the infrastructure in-scope from current to future state. Facilitating improved delivery of proposed solutions by identifying and documenting technical and architecture technology requirements to be implemented by our third-party partner in a timely, cost-effective, and integrated fashion. Working with implementation teams to assess and review the architectural implementation of systems and projects to ensure conformance with defined architectural standards. Documenting all architecture design and analysis work Collaborating with business partners, software engineers, technology, and operations leadership to advance business outcomes and architectural concerns. Working with Engineers, 3rd party vendors, and the Managed Services team. Verifying compliance with all technical requirements. Training and acting as a resource for other members of the Infrastructure architecture team as well as to peers in various IT areas The Lead Infrastructure Architect – Server Technologies position is well-suited for you if you: Possess prior experience as Sr./Lead Architect supporting various server technologies within a complex enterprise ecosystem Have experience creating and leading multi-year, multi-million dollar architecture initiatives beyond a steady-state environment Can collaborate across multi-discipline architecture teams, build/run teams, PM teams, overarching Cloud COEs, etc. Possess the technical ability to serve as subject matter expert, lead architect, and mentor to team members Have direct experience with: Design and implementation roadmaps for Azure Active Directory and on-premises Active Directory in a complex multi-forest and multi-domain environment. Microsoft Azure and deploying Microsoft solutions in Azure Windows Server and supporting environments with large Windows server deployments Microsoft Enterprise Agreement management and licensing strategy design for Enterprise deployments RedHat Enterprise Linux management and supporting environments with large RedHat server deployments

Requirements

Possess prior experience as Sr./Lead Architect supporting various server technologies within a complex enterprise ecosystem
Have experience creating and leading multi-year, multi-million dollar architecture initiatives beyond a steady-state environment
Can collaborate across multi-discipline architecture teams, build/run teams, PM teams, overarching Cloud COEs, etc.
Possess the technical ability to serve as subject matter expert, lead architect, and mentor to team members
Have direct experience with: Design and implementation roadmaps for Azure Active Directory and on-premises Active Directory in a complex multi-forest and multi-domain environment.
Microsoft Azure and deploying Microsoft solutions in Azure
Windows Server and supporting environments with large Windows server deployments
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement management and licensing strategy design for Enterprise deployments
RedHat Enterprise Linux management and supporting environments with large RedHat server deployments
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or related computing major required, OR 8 years of relevant experience, as an equivalent.
At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing infrastructure solutions, leading strategy

Nice To Haves

Experience in evaluating and implementing modernization strategies, such as cloud migration, microservices architecture, or containerization would be a valuable asset.
Candidate location in Central or Eastern US-based time zones is preferred

Responsibilities

Designing and implementing strategies and roadmaps across the enterprise supporting various Server Technologies residing within the Infrastructure server portfolio
Developing a roadmap of the evolution of the infrastructure in-scope from current to future state.
Facilitating improved delivery of proposed solutions by identifying and documenting technical and architecture technology requirements to be implemented by our third-party partner in a timely, cost-effective, and integrated fashion.
Working with implementation teams to assess and review the architectural implementation of systems and projects to ensure conformance with defined architectural standards.
Documenting all architecture design and analysis work
Collaborating with business partners, software engineers, technology, and operations leadership to advance business outcomes and architectural concerns.
Working with Engineers, 3rd party vendors, and the Managed Services team.
Verifying compliance with all technical requirements.
Training and acting as a resource for other members of the Infrastructure architecture team as well as to peers in various IT areas