Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Essential Duties:

• Creates plans for data center infrastructure, server deployment, explains plans to management, makes decisions about computer hardware and layout, power and cooling requirements, and oversees plan implementation.
• Researches and resolves complex issues regarding operations, installations, on-line transactions, system status and downtime.
• Analyzes usage and trends.
• Determines and develops architectural approaches and solutions for computer, storage and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Develops target architectures, with supporting business cases and roadmaps.
• Provides architectural blueprints and technical leadership within project teams.
• Evaluates and recommends vendor products, tools, technologies and processes, both hardware and software, to ensure the highest quality products and systems.
• Interprets business requirements to articulate the business needs to be addressed.
• Collaborates with peer organizations, quality assurance and others to produce cutting-edge software solutions.
• Participates in and/or leads project teams as a technical resource to deliver solutions that follow best-practice standards.
• Participates in strategic planning process and assists with managing strategic vendor relations.
• Participates in and/or leads team initiatives with other engineers for new technology introductions / deployments and establishing best-practice recommendations.
• Coaches and mentors other delivery, quality assurance, and support personnel.
• Has experience with implementing, supporting and performance tuning of scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available, multi-data center systems.
• Supports technical projects to reduce cost, improve service or provide innovative business solutions consistent with the business strategies.
• Provides Tier 4 engineering and Tier 3 support during critical incidents as necessary.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.