Architect, Systems Engineering

Overview

Job Purpose

The Infrastructure Solutions Architecture (ISA) group at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is a cross-disciplined team that takes a full stack view on solution development. This team participates in the definition of high-level functional and non-functional requirements, analyzes technical trade-offs, decomposes major components and subsystems, and helps define the interfaces, collaborations, and dependencies between them.

The role of an ISA Global Architect is to strengthen that cycle while transcending specific business unit boundaries to represent infrastructure at an enterprise scale. Global team members partner closely with members of the engineering and development teams, operations team, and company leadership to ensure that ICE continues to deliver upon its business objectives.

The ISA Global team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking business products, material, and processes across the entire portfolio at ICE. The architects lead technology investigations and recommend solutions based on what they learn and foster understanding of our capabilities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions. In cooperation with leadership, the ISA team plays a critical role to align teams in a common technical direction at ICE. This team represents a key element of the ICE technology governance process and embodies our goals for maintaining a high degree of standardization and quality in everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Develop and define infrastructure standards along with reusable reference architecture patterns
• Responsible for alignment with perimeter security architecture and design standards with business strategy, service delivery, and client and vendor relationships
• Focus developing resilient infrastructure solutions with a focus on scalability, reliability, availability, performance, and security
• Oversee the upkeep and consistency of our standards as expressed in Global Design Specifications annually.
• Partner closely with ISA Innovation and ISA Assurance teams to ensure they are aware of efforts underway to help maintain a feedback loop regarding new business requirements and challenges we have encountered
• Maintain continued knowledge of the business and IT architecture principles to identify and evaluate alternatives solutions
• Help identify gaps in current enterprise guiding principles and policies
• Review plans, processes, and strategies to identify areas for improvement or update
• Create/update Enterprise Architecture Guidance in the form of Design Patterns, Standards, and Implementation Guides
• Partner closely with ICE Enterprise PMO to ensure solutions can be delivered on time and within budget
• Create diagrams and documentation with all components that comprise IT systems including network topology with security measures and vulnerabilities
• Analyze IT specifications to assess security risks
• Design and implement safety measures and data recovery plans
• Work closely with subject matter experts to develop and deliver complete architecture solutions
• Provide governance recommendations for all existing cloud services and methodologies
• Ensure that all logging and monitoring concerns are well understood and implemented according to regulations
• Maintain continued education and certification in the relevant areas of expertise required of this role
  
  

Knowledge And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
• Extensive background in designing infrastructure architectures for global enterprises
• Previous experience working in Network Architecture or Engineering.
• Previous experience working in a low-latency environment, such as the financial industry. Good knowledge of server operating systems and their TCP/IP stacks, Linux, and Windows
• Demonstrated technical expertise and acumen of over 10 years or more in one or more specialty fields (Systems - HW/OS, Storage, Security, Networking - L2/L3, Cloud (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Maintain strong hands-on technical expertise to facilitate proof of concept evaluations and foster collaboration with engineering teams
• Experience in establishing and enforcing standards and practices
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Knowledgeable of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF/ITIL
• Has experience in developing enterprise security design patterns, standards, and guidelines
• Strong familiarity with networking, virtualization, and general IT systems
• Broad knowledge of core information security principles, such as access control, least privilege and data integrity, along with security capabilities
• Programming/Scripting Languages: Python, Perl, PowerShell
• Knowledge of a product technology and system level integration
• Previous experience in the domains of identity, authentication, and information security
• Industry certification preferred (CISSP, CISA, GIAC, CCSP, Cloud provider certifications)
• Technical security certifications are not required but considered an asset, such as CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GPEN, GCFE, CCNA, CCNP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to conduct presentations to peers, cross- functional teams and director level of leadership
• Experience in a DevSecOps environment
• Understanding/Knowledge of global security frameworks and standards, such as NIST, CIS, FIPS
  
  

Schedule

This role offers work from home flexibility of one day per week.

Illinois Base Salary Range

The expected base salary for this role, if located in Illinois, is between $180,000 and $252,000 USD.  The base salary range does not include Intercontinental Exchange’s incentive compensation.  While we provide this range as general guidance, at ICE we compensate employees based on the skillset and experience of the individual. Regular full-time ICE employees are eligible for a suite of competitive employee benefits, including healthcare coverage (medical, dental and vision), a 401(k) plan, life insurance, time off, and paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.