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QUANTALEAP · 1 month ago

Infrastructure Solutions Architect 3

Richmond, VA, VA

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

QUANTALEAP is seeking an experienced IT Solutions Architect to support various centralized IT Infrastructure sourcing activities and planning efforts. The role involves participating in the strategic sourcing of complex IT infrastructure solutions and leading requirement development sessions with cross-functional teams.

Information Technology & Services

Responsibilities

Participate in the strategic sourcing of complex, holistic IT infrastructure solutions for the COV

Support technical market research efforts during the strategy & planning phase (this includes contributing to Requests for Information, supplier engagement, meet with market research companies, conduct tools demonstrations and clarification sessions as needed

Develop comprehensive requirements for IT solutions for purposes of requests for solicitations for new and existing solutions

Lead requirement development sessions that include cross-functional teams to include VITA customers

Collect business requirements for complex, integrated IT solutions by:

Interviewing stakeholders (technical, security, architecture and business)

Reviewing existing solution and contract documents

Reviewing existing technical architecture documents and specifications documents

Re-write existing requirements when/if strategy shift are communicated by leadership

Review proposals submitted by suppliers from a technical standpoint and provide feedback to cross-functional RFP teams

Collaborate with implementation and transition teams to build out implementation and transition requirements for RFPs

Evaluates and drafts detailed requirements, systems interactions and interdependencies, and project plans required to deploy chosen solutions

Reviews proposals from a hardware, software and tools standpoint to determine if supplier proposals are possible within existing system, designs changes based on existing infrastructure in order to meet requirements

Review proposals, Evaluate & Analyze networking and computing hardware and software capabilities and makes recommendations for required components to best deliver services

In collaboration with cross-functional teams, conduct market research/ studies pertaining to development of new information systems to meet current and projected needs

Plans and prepares technical reports, memoranda, and summaries regarding solutions for consumption by VITA Leadership, in support of key RFP milestones

Must be proficient at the techniques that go into the formulation of architectures, including requirements discovery and analysis, application of abstraction, formulation of solution context, solution alternatives identification and assessment, technology selection, and architectural configuration

Extensive understanding and experience in technology areas to include: Devices (PCs, Laptops, tablets) and end user support; Server, storage & Data center services; Network services; High Availability/Disaster Recovery, and IT security

Qualification

IT Infrastructure SolutionsRequirements DevelopmentTechnical Market ResearchProposal EvaluationCross-functional CollaborationTechnical DocumentationStakeholder InterviewingTechnical Architecture ReviewIT Security KnowledgeHigh Availability/Disaster Recovery

Required

Experienced IT Solutions architect

Understanding of complex IT infrastructure solutions

Ability to lead requirements development sessions

Ability to draft technical requirements

Participation in strategic sourcing of complex IT infrastructure solutions

Support technical market research efforts during strategy & planning phase

Development of comprehensive requirements for IT solutions for solicitations

Lead requirement development sessions with cross-functional teams

Collect business requirements for complex, integrated IT solutions

Interviewing stakeholders (technical, security, architecture and business)

Reviewing existing solution and contract documents

Reviewing existing technical architecture documents and specifications

Re-write existing requirements when strategy shifts are communicated

Review proposals submitted by suppliers from a technical standpoint

Collaborate with implementation and transition teams for RFPs

Evaluate and draft detailed requirements, systems interactions and interdependencies

Review proposals from a hardware, software and tools standpoint

Evaluate & Analyze networking and computing hardware and software capabilities

Conduct market research/studies for development of new information systems

Plan and prepare technical reports, memoranda, and summaries

Proficient at techniques for formulation of architectures

Extensive understanding and experience in technology areas including Devices, Server, storage & Data center services, Network services, High Availability/Disaster Recovery, and IT security