IT Infrastructure Consultant (Remote)

IT Infrastructure Consultant (Remote)

We have an immediate need for a contract IT Infrastructure Consultant. This role will lead efforts in managing, optimizing, and securing IT systems and networks, providing innovative infrastructure solutions that enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.

Location: Aliso Viejo, CA (Remote)

This job expects to pay about $77 - 96 per hour plus benefits.

What You Will Do:

• Recommend improvements to the existing network, server, and storage infrastructure to optimize performance, reduce costs, and ensure scalability.
• Help implement automation tools to reduce manual efforts in patching, provisioning new servers, or managing configurations.
• Work with the IT Ops Manager to analyze current system performance, predict future capacity needs, and recommend upgrades or scaling solutions.
• Collaborate with the IT Ops team to support cybersecurity activities and design and test disaster recovery plans.
• Collaborate with the Solution Architect to design an infrastructure that supports both on-premise and cloud-based applications.
• Assist the Solution Architect in creating a cloud migration strategy, including selecting the appropriate cloud strategy and planning the migration of services like databases, applications, or storage to the cloud.
• Guide the IT administrator on setting up servers, storage solutions, and network components in line with best practices.

What Gets You The Job:

• Technical Skills: Infrastructure design, networking, cloud platforms, security, disaster recovery, virtualization, monitoring, automation, and scripting.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Troubleshooting, capacity planning, risk management.
• Collaboration & Communication: Working with IT functions, stakeholder engagement, documentation.
• Project Management: Infrastructure project planning, vendor management, Agile practices.
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, load balancing.
• Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform. Microsoft Azure preferred.
• Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V, containers (Docker, Kubernetes.) Hyper-V preferred.
• Security: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, IAM (Active Directory, Okta.) Azure active directory preferred.
• Disaster Recovery & Backup: Azure regional pairs, high availability, failover systems, DR planning.
• Automation & Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Bicep and Terraform Infrastructure as Code, Azure Pipelines YML.
• Troubleshooting: Identifying and resolving complex infrastructure issues.

Irvine Technology Corporation (ITC) is a leading provider of technology and staffing solutions for IT, Security, Engineering, and Interactive Design disciplines servicing startups to enterprise clients, nationally. We pride ourselves in the ability to introduce you to our intimate network of business and technology leaders bringing you opportunity coupled with personal growth, and professional development! Join us. Let us catapult your career!

Irvine Technology Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Irvine Technology Corporation complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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