Job Description

One of nations industry leader is looking to hire a Sr. Enterprise Architect.  Open to contract to hire or straight perm.  Candidate would need to be in the office a couple of times a week so LA local preferred.

The Engineering teams work across all applications, infrastructure and security foundations (server, storage, network, voice, video, Cloud, and enterprise applications) to comprehend and recommend improvements and enhancements to the existing Enterprise Architecture (EA) and all future implementations. The Engineering teams ensure the overall EA architecture is maintained in a coherent manner and that appropriate considerations are made for its security and resiliency. The primary goal of the department to ensure that the respective business, applications, data and technology perspectives are in line with the organization’s technology and governance strategies, policies and standards.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for setting technology direction across the organization to ensure project and program architectures align to the enterprise vision. Develops, maintains, and enhances system architectures and acts as a technical consultant within project teams. Influences business and IT to maintain adherence to current enterprise and future state roadmaps. Collaborates with colleagues across the company to understand user requirements, evaluate technologies, and recommend solution options that enhance the overall technology ecosystem. Participates in defining, enforcing, and evangelizing enterprise and domain level technology standards, principles, and practices that support the company's technology vision. Works with business and IT resources to develop technology roadmaps at the business unit level, and assists in developing strategy and technology roadmaps at the enterprise level.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to participate in the development of governance processes to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization's resources are used responsibly.

· Enterprise experience with API management toolsets, DevOps, server infrastructure, network infrastructure, caching methodologies, information security, and database technologies.

· Ability to translate broader business initiatives into clear and pragmatic team objectives and concrete individual goals, aligning appropriately with other groups for efficient, coordinated action.

· Work closely with other Network/Solution Architects/Designers/Developers to ensure consistency, compliance with IT standards, policies and architectural plans, quality of solutions and knowledge sharing.

· More than 5 years of experience in business application design, development, installation, and modification in a customer-facing environment.

• Deep understanding of application architecture, cloud architectures, integration architecture, and security design patterns and best practices.

· Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange or Office 365, Azure/AWS/Google Cloud, Active Directory, Solution Sizing for hardware/software platforms, Infrastructure Management Tools and monitoring tools, Cisco Networking, F5 Load Balancers, and Virtualization and container technologies.

· PREFERRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

SOFT SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE:

· Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or AWS Cloud Architect.

· Certifications such as CCNP, VMWare VCP6-NV, Network+, or JNCIP.

· Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices and goals.

· Excellent presentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with senior executives, IT Management, and developers

· In-depth knowledge for application hosting, performance tuning and application deployments. Knowledge of Linux Operating Systems, Cloud based storage, NAS and SAN.

· EDUCATIONAL / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering , Information Technology, or equivalent field from an accredited college or university

Company Description

We specialize in staffing exceptional IT Professionals to industry leading companies in the US and abroad. Through our dedicated and ethical approach, we represent the finest employers and professionals in the marketplace today. This position is with one of our clients.