Enterprise Infrastructure Architect Jobs

The Enterprise Infrastructure Architect will lead the design and implementation or enhancement of information systems that address DFJ/DA business requirements and support the DFJ/DA segment architecture design and direction. The Infrastructure Architect works with the Director of Operations to prescribe the necessary technical infrastructure for development of new solutions in either on-prem, hybrid, or dedicated cloud environments.

The Infrastructure Architect assures that solutions can be implemented across multiple cloud environments and that data authentication and authorization security requirements are addressed by baseline data and applications infrastructure patterns.

The Infrastructure Architect will maintain a detailed view of DFJ/DA infrastructure environments including network designs and security domains, in on-prem, hybrid, or dedicated cloud environments in use by DFJ/DA.

The Infrastructure Architect will participate in the development and adoption by DFJ of the Enterprise Architecture Framework, including defining processes, standards and best practices, and maintaining proficiency in chosen DFJ/DA governance tools (i.e. Alfabet, ARIS, ServiceNOW, Azure DevOPS, DevWorks).

PRINCIPAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS):

• Work with the Enterprise Architecture team to help lead proofs of concept or studies to support new business and IT initiatives
• Ensure implemented infrastructure architectures meet DFJ/DA agreements regarding zero-trust protection and authentication/authorization of data
• Other duties as assigned
• Monitor infrastructure technology trends, particularly in the areas of cross-cloud API management, scaling cloud resources COST EFFECTIVELY, regularly brief senior management on possible new technologies or applications architecture approaches
• Lead the continuous improvement efforts within the IS Architecture group through developing and sharing deep expertise in particular subject areas
• Be accountable to senior management for the accuracy of the infrastructure architecture baseline as documented using architecture tools (Alfabet, ARIS, ServiceNOW, Azure DevOPS, DevWorks)
• Present infrastructure architecture designs in an easy to understand manner to both business and IT stakeholders and in a way that operations (and managed services providers) can implement and support
• Contribute to the Operations Management, Enterprise Architecture, and managed services provider (vendor) teams in defining and maintaining the DFJ/DA infrastructure baseline
• Define and maintain the Infrastructure Architecture Strategy (on-prem and cloud) that is in accordance with IT and the DFJ/DA business, data, and applications segment architecture strategy
• Lead the infrastructure architecture strategy and design efforts associated with all implementation or enhancement initiatives
• Perform infrastructure architecture feasibility assessments working in support of DFJ developers, 3rd party SaaS vendors, or offshore DA environments to which DFJ solutions are integrated.
• Accountable for the creation and maintenance of infrastructure architecture diagrams, descriptions, and templates of information using approved EA tooling
• Be accountable for the TO-BE infrastructure architecture propositions for new business initiatives and their attendant IT projects
• Responsible for resolution and root cause analysis acting as Tier 3 Level Support