Kforce Inc ยท 1 day ago
Infrastructure Architect
New York, NY
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $75/hr
12+ years expKforce Inc is seeking an Infrastructure Architect responsible for designing and implementing IT systems to support business goals. The role involves planning and executing infrastructure integration activities and collaborating with enterprise architecture on design and strategy.
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Responsibilities
Work as part of IT Integration teams to plan and execute Infrastructure integration activities related to user experience and collaboration migration, datacenter/cloud design and workload migration, AD/Entra ID and Office 365 migration and consolidation
Work in conjunction with enterprise architecture on design, strategy, and standards; Documents and publishes appropriate infrastructure architecture principles and standards, position papers, blueprints, best practices, patterns, and frameworks
Set strategic direction for various infrastructure technologies such as public cloud, directory services, collaboration services, network, storage, server, database and security best practices
Encourage the use of shared systems and tools to lower expenses and enhance communication
Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies
Serve as level-4 escalation point for operations team and assist with problem resolution and root cause analysis as needed
Plan for life and refresh cycles; Ensure that architected solutions work in line with application, network, desktop, server, storage, etc
Develop and monitor technology architecture and technology vision; determine current and future enterprise infrastructure needs
Ensure that installations and upgrades are done in accordance with established policies, procedures, and license agreements
Identify, implement, and monitor best practices for infrastructure technology architecture
Review software requirements and designs architecture for high availability and disaster recovery as per business requirements
Qualification
Required
B.A./B.S. degree in Information Technology
Cloud certifications in Azure or AWS including architecture level certification
Minimum 12 years of IT Infrastructure-related experience, at least 5 of which needs to be working as an architect
Ability to work with and lead Infrastructure and DevOps teams towards IT infrastructure solutions
Expert knowledge of standard infrastructure components such as Windows-based servers, enterprise network components, public cloud Infrastructure/PaaS technologies, Microsoft Exchange/Office 365, Microsoft Active Directory/Entra ID, Microsoft SQL Server, Server Virtualization, Enterprise SAN Storage
Knowledgeable of enterprise application Infrastructure design & several years' experience creating enterprise Infrastructure architecture and solutions
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work with and present solution ideas to C-level executives
Experience in leading projects
Experience with merger and acquisition IT Infrastructure planning
Analytical skills and ability to see the big picture
High degree of curiosity about new technologies
Negotiation and persuasion skills
Strong technical expertise, strategic planning skills, and the ability to manage complex projects while driving innovation and cost-efficiency
Preferred
Experience in IT Consulting
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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