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Windows Systems Architect Manager - Hybrid - Overland Park, KS preferred, but open to any BV office location
(must be located within 50 miles of a BV office)
The Windows Systems Architect Manager is responsible for Windows infrastructure lifecycle management planning, design, oversight, and optimization. This individual collaborates extensively with the Infrastructure, Applications, and Information Security teams, as well as with third party vendors and contractors. They focus heavily on the strategic and architectural design of on-premises and cloud solutions, including a focus on access and identity management with B2B and B2C scenarios using current and emerging technologies. They are accountable for a robust Active Directory environment, and they utilize their extensive experience with certificate lifecycle management (internal, external, and cloud-hosted solutions) to design, deploy, and maintain a robust, automated, and secure certificate environment. This individual also uses their expertise with hyperconverged virtualization, storage technologies and backup technologies to plan, design and oversee both large and small installations, utilizing a variety of both on-premises and cloud platforms. This candidate is a recognized subject matter expert, thought leader, and champion for technology adoption and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Maintains contact and builds relationships with the operating businesses, IT management, IT vendors and technical architects to ensure availability, security, and satisfaction.
Assists in identifying new and improved approaches, technologies, tools, templates, and business use cases.
Designs and oversees deployment for AD Domain/Functional level upgrades
Oversees and supervises Certificate Lifecycle Management across the enterprise
Assesses the production server environments for areas like capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency.
Maintains broad-based technical and solutions knowledge in key infrastructure optimization and solution areas including:
Microsoft Active Directory Architecture
Group Policy Structure
User Provisioning / De-provisioning processes
Multi-domain Administration Oversight
Microsoft Entra ID and security policy automation
Hypervisor/VMWare
Certificate Lifecycle Management
Storage technologies and products
Data Protection/Backup technologies and methodologies including recovery processes
Windows Administrator Functions
Management Responsibilities
Experience leading internal local and remote staff
Experience leading external 3rd party on and offshore delivery teams
Minimum (Required) Qualifications
BS and/or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
5 years’ experience (unless otherwise noted) in the following areas:
Enterprise Windows Active Directory Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, Migration and Security
Microsoft Entra ID and ADDS (2 years)
Demonstrated experience with SSO and Identity Federation services (Azure AD SSO, ADFS, SAML)
Demonstrated experience with Certificate Lifecycle Management with multiple Certificate products/vendors
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Active Directory Management / Monitoring
3 years working in an ITIL environment of formal Change processes and Systems Development Lifecycle processes and of producing the requirement documentation and evidence (ServiceNow experience a plus)
2 years of Scripting with PowerShell
Understanding of Active Directory Backup and Recovery processes
Configuring Windows Auditing (Basic and Advanced Audit settings)
Windows Server System Administrator
Hypervisor/VMWare architecture/system administration
Preferred Qualifications
Operations Management Suite (OMS)
Experience with network architectures
Experience with AD Vulnerability Response/Remediation
Linux Administrator competency
Scripting/Coding and automation using such tools as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.
Experience in leading the delivery of assessments, development of business cases, and solution architecture.
Experience with multi-phased, complex migration programs that address technology, people / organization, and process change.
Strong writing skills – able to delineate concise and structured recommendations for total solutions as well as simplifying systems architecture.
Dynamic and engaging presentation style that commands respect, inspires confidence, earns trust, and makes the complex easy to understand.
Strong business engagement and customer relationship management.
Demonstrated proficiency with technical architecture, practical adaptation and implementation, functional deployment, and business ROI focused areas of enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Financial fluency which includes working with ROI, cost analysis, and financial statements.
Strong command of English
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) - Desired
(must be located within 50 miles of a BV office)
The Windows Systems Architect Manager is responsible for Windows infrastructure lifecycle management planning, design, oversight, and optimization. This individual collaborates extensively with the Infrastructure, Applications, and Information Security teams, as well as with third party vendors and contractors. They focus heavily on the strategic and architectural design of on-premises and cloud solutions, including a focus on access and identity management with B2B and B2C scenarios using current and emerging technologies. They are accountable for a robust Active Directory environment, and they utilize their extensive experience with certificate lifecycle management (internal, external, and cloud-hosted solutions) to design, deploy, and maintain a robust, automated, and secure certificate environment. This individual also uses their expertise with hyperconverged virtualization, storage technologies and backup technologies to plan, design and oversee both large and small installations, utilizing a variety of both on-premises and cloud platforms. This candidate is a recognized subject matter expert, thought leader, and champion for technology adoption and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Maintains contact and builds relationships with the operating businesses, IT management, IT vendors and technical architects to ensure availability, security, and satisfaction.
Assists in identifying new and improved approaches, technologies, tools, templates, and business use cases.
Designs and oversees deployment for AD Domain/Functional level upgrades
Oversees and supervises Certificate Lifecycle Management across the enterprise
Assesses the production server environments for areas like capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency.
Maintains broad-based technical and solutions knowledge in key infrastructure optimization and solution areas including:
Microsoft Active Directory Architecture
Group Policy Structure
User Provisioning / De-provisioning processes
Multi-domain Administration Oversight
Microsoft Entra ID and security policy automation
Hypervisor/VMWare
Certificate Lifecycle Management
Storage technologies and products
Data Protection/Backup technologies and methodologies including recovery processes
Windows Administrator Functions
Management Responsibilities
Experience leading internal local and remote staff
Experience leading external 3rd party on and offshore delivery teams
Minimum (Required) Qualifications
BS and/or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
5 years’ experience (unless otherwise noted) in the following areas:
Enterprise Windows Active Directory Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, Migration and Security
Microsoft Entra ID and ADDS (2 years)
Demonstrated experience with SSO and Identity Federation services (Azure AD SSO, ADFS, SAML)
Demonstrated experience with Certificate Lifecycle Management with multiple Certificate products/vendors
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Active Directory Management / Monitoring
3 years working in an ITIL environment of formal Change processes and Systems Development Lifecycle processes and of producing the requirement documentation and evidence (ServiceNow experience a plus)
2 years of Scripting with PowerShell
Understanding of Active Directory Backup and Recovery processes
Configuring Windows Auditing (Basic and Advanced Audit settings)
Windows Server System Administrator
Hypervisor/VMWare architecture/system administration
Preferred Qualifications
Operations Management Suite (OMS)
Experience with network architectures
Experience with AD Vulnerability Response/Remediation
Linux Administrator competency
Scripting/Coding and automation using such tools as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc.
Experience in leading the delivery of assessments, development of business cases, and solution architecture.
Experience with multi-phased, complex migration programs that address technology, people / organization, and process change.
Strong writing skills – able to delineate concise and structured recommendations for total solutions as well as simplifying systems architecture.
Dynamic and engaging presentation style that commands respect, inspires confidence, earns trust, and makes the complex easy to understand.
Strong business engagement and customer relationship management.
Demonstrated proficiency with technical architecture, practical adaptation and implementation, functional deployment, and business ROI focused areas of enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Financial fluency which includes working with ROI, cost analysis, and financial statements.
Strong command of English
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) - Desired
