Delivery of IT infrastructure Solutions, reference architectures, product selection, product standards and design patterns
Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of security enhancement and development efforts
Work with Business and IT stakeholders to contribute in the identification and development of systems SLA's
Contribute in the improvement of service availability, stability and development of performance baselines and ensure proactive systems, applications and end user experience and business process monitoring,
Tune monitoring system/dashboards and respond to monitoring alerts.
Monitor server logs and network traffic. Interpret activity and make recommendations
Delivery of infrastructure engineering and automation services to on premise/cloud platforms
Enable, encourage and support innovation
Develop strong relationships with key business stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of business plans and priorities in each area
Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, other 3rd parties and SaaS partners
Maintain expertise on infrastructure technology developments and trends
Lead/participate in the design review and approval process to ensure that designs meet the project requirements, applicable risks are considered, and that strategies/standards are adhered to
Strong broad knowledge in architecture, security across a broad range of infrastructure domains
Ability to translate business needs into technology solutions
High level of technical competence
Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and interpersonal skills
Strong understanding of IT operations and project engineering
Ability to balance the "big picture" and short-term implications of individual decisions
Design and implement disaster recovery plan for operating systems, databases, networks, servers, and software applications
Keep current and plan for emerging security threats, advisories alerts and issues
Excellent knowledge of market trends and new developments
Ability to travel to remote office to help support environment, as needed
Acquisition & Deployment
Interact and negotiate with vendors, and contractors to secure system-related products and services
Recommend, schedule, and perform server and network improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases
Deploy new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operating systems
Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions
Conduct research on software and systems products to justify recommendations and to support purchasing efforts
Propose and create system specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmer and development teams
Design, Document and Conduct regular server audits, system backup and recovery procedures, and regular recovery tests in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies
Ensure system connectivity of all servers, shared software, groupware, and other applications
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records
Operational Management
Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; and processes develop and implement automation strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems; and processes develop and implement automation strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
Ensure Systems and Software compliance, compatibility and interoperability of all on premise and public cloud computing systems deployed and used by the organization
Requirements
At least 8 years' experience with working in systems integration and IT architecture planning, design and development
Extensive knowledge of data center architectures, converged infrastructure consolidation, security, service orchestration
In-depth strong hands-on administration & troubleshooting experience knowledge of IT infrastructure stack, not limited to, Server OS and Clusters on Win 2012/2016/2019, Hyper-V, MS SQL 2012/2014/2019, Multi-Site Active Directory, Powershell Automation, Hyper-V Replication, Cisco LAN/WAN/WLAN technology, CISCO Firepower/ASA, AWS, Windows Backups, Linux, Apache, and MS Infrastructure Services, hardware and software RAID, Block, NAS SAN storage solutions, Pure, HP, EMC, Server and other Hardware Rack, Stack, Firmware upgrades
IaaS delivery to on premise and on Public cloud platforms
ITIL, Agile, Scrum frameworks, methodologies, processes and supporting tools
Familiarity with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Network Architecture
Translate business requirements using complex methods/models to determine appropriate architectural solutions
Possession of excellent analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skill
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Non-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education
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