The Senior Systems Architect is responsible for architecture design, implementation, and support lifecycles of enterprise core systems, including Linux platforms. This position is highly technical and requires skills in a variety of competencies. The individual in this role will collaborate with various teams to solve complex problems, enable the business, and implement strategies to enhance IT infrastructures.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience managing on premise private cloud and/or public cloud virtual infrastructures.
- Expert knowledge of hyper-converged platforms and other storage related technologies.
- Experience with various threat protection platforms and web application firewalls.
- Expert knowledge of firewalls, switches, routers, and software defined networks.
- Experience with site reliability engineering and chaos engineering principals.
- Expert knowledge of applications, servers, and middleware platforms.
- Experience with scaling systems horizontally and vertically.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for systems.
- Implement high risk changes using discipline and precision to avoid unnecessary outages.
- Manage engineering updates to support documentation, policies, procedures, and diagrams.
- Define requirements and review vendor statement of work for various IT related projects.
- Perform maintenance and notify applicable parties of maintenance activities.
- Upgrade, migrate, or replace platforms before end of support is reached.
- Provide 24x7x365 on-call rotation support.
Other
- This is a hybrid work model, with 3 days in-office and two days working remotely, if preferred.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS and implementation of controls to meet audit requirements.
- Ability to adapt quickly and implement technologies to changing business needs.
- Ability to work remotely as required by the position.
- Must be 18 years of age or older
