Infrastructure architect

Tallinn  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Infrastructure architect

Job summary

12 Months contract

540 per day

Infrastructure architect develops and promotes Luminor infrastructure architecture framework, including architecture related processes, guidelines, principles, standards and governs compliance to it.

Infrastructure architect creates and evolves Luminor infrastructure architecture (data centers, networking, SAN, platforms, cloud, security) that is aligned with business and IT strategies.

Infrastructure architect proactively promotes usage of architecture principles, best practices to facilitate achievement of organizational objectives

Main tasks and responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain documentation of the domain's current architecture and target architecture
  • Identify gaps between the domain's current and target architecture and develops roadmap to close gaps
  • Assess incoming changes regarding their impact to the domain's architecture and advise stakeholders
  • Constantly identifies opportunities (new trends, R&D, benchmarking) to improve the domain's architecture
  • Articulate and manage risks (outdated technology, security risks, stability risks, etc.) and actively drives improvements
  • Develop solutions to challenges in order to achieve organizational objectives (project work)
  • Effective cooperation with Solution architects, Security architects, Data architects, IT Operations and other stakeholders to provide effective infrastructure architecture services
  • Promote architecture framework at all levels of organization
  • Build relationships at all levels of organization to facilitate alignment among stakeholders
  • Participate in Luminor Architecture Board as permanent member
  • Initiate Proof of Concept, Proof of Technology, Proof of Value activities
  • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION

    Job specific competencies:

    Insert abilities, knowledge and skills required for this specific position:

    General competencies:

    1) Passionate architect and technical leader

    2) A great sense of passion towards innovation, continuous improvement, growth and change management

    3) A strong ability to think at strategic as well as tactical levels as well as sound problem solving and decision making skills

    4) Exceptional execution discipline, process orientation and organizational skills

    5) Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization

    6) Self-sufficient, with high-level of responsibility

    Professional competencies:

    1) Deep and broad technical knowledge in infrastructure (ideally experience in banking sector)

    2) Conceptual thinking

    3) Prior experience working with technologies like VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, Oracle, B2C platforms, PAAS, IaaS, SaaS and API driven frameworks; Hitachi and HP SAN systems; Cisco, HP and Palo Alto network and security platforms

    4) Ability to create quality artefacts

    5) Project management skills

    6) Min 5+ years experience as enterprise architect, IT architect, solution architect or CTO

    7) Many years of hands on at least in one of infrastructure domains (network, cloud, platforms, SAN, data centers)

    8) Experience with IT audits and IT standards and frameworks

    Professional experience:

    Indicate minimum experience level on the similar or the same position, which is required for successful performance. Comment about the content of experience.

    More than 5 years

    • IT-related professional experience, preferably covering several domains
    • Practical experience in roles of solution, domain, business or enterprise architect is a must

    Licenses, certifications:

    Please list all licenses and certificates necessary or preferable for this position.

    TOGAF Certified

    Preferred

    ITIL Foundation

    Preferred

    Start date
    ASAP
    Duration
    9-12 months
    From
    Source Technology
    Published at
    18.09.2019
    Project ID:
    1824418
    Contract type
    Freelance
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