Description
Overview
My client a leader in the financial services industry, is looking for an Infrastructure Systems Architect for a Disaster Recovery upgrade project. Client is located in downtown Chicago and is looking for someone to get started ASAP.
Responsibilities
Accountable to plan, engineer, design, implement and manage infrastructure and responsible for oversight of configuration, maintenance and capacity planning for technologies in scope.
Accountable to plan, engineer and implement data center consolidation effort
Accountable to execute project engineering and solution processes & functions for technologies in scope. Responsible for service and project delivery.
Accountable to implement & execute the enterprise architecture, solution engineering, standards & strategy and for its operational usage across the client Enterprise for technologies in scope as defined by the client Technology Architects
Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners from within client IT Systems Management, Architecture & Planning, Business Partner Manager, Project Management, Business Application Management, IT Security Management, IT Vendor Management, client business units as well as all external outsourced IT infrastructure service providers serving client.
Participate in the execution of standards used by client business applications for the technologies in scope.
Participate in the execution of technology life cycle & roadmap for the technologies in scope, including technology absorption & risk, technology refresh, migration & retirement strategies.
Execute capacity planning, monitoring, operations and infrastructure management processes for technologies in scope.
Monitor, report and present key infrastructure performance metrics for technologies in scope to IT leadership.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Skill/Experience Requirements
At least 5 - 10 years' experience in selecting, design engineering, solution engineering, project engineering, integrating and implementing infrastructure technologies & services, data center consolidation and related technologies comparable to client in size and complexity.
Demonstrated skills in developing a technology plan including technical approach as well as the related business case for the use of that technology.
Strong background and understanding of the technical direction and the prevailing standards for technologies in scope including data center consolidation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to build consensus and to present complex presentations to large audiences. Ability to explain complex technical detail and tradeoffs to non-technical associates.
5+ years of Windows Server administration
5+ years of HP Proliant DL Server hardware configuration and maintenance
5+ years of Hitachi USPV hardware configuration and maintenance
3+ years of DNS, DHCP and Active Directory technologies
3+ years of Citrix architecture and implementation
3+ years of experience with VMWare technologies
3+ years of experience with replication technologies (VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), Double Take and Hitachi Universal Replication (HUR)
IT Core Competencies
Deep & Broad IT Technical Experience/Knowledge
Technology based cost modelling & planning
Analytical Problem Solving/Decision Making/Metrics driven
Ownership/Accountability
Communication Expertise
Organization Skills
Process Implementation & Execution
Project Engineering/Disciplined execution/Results driven
Attention to Detail
Job-Specific Technical Competencies
Deep & broad knowledge of full range of client, server and distributed computing hardware and systems management, application infrastructure, data center consolidation and related operating system & supporting technologies, design standards and options.
Deep & broad knowledge of enterprise level storage area networks (HDS USPV, VSP) data center storage replication services & supporting technologies, design standards and options.
Deep Technical knowledge in Citrix (XenApp, application streaming and publishing), Firewall, F5 (BigIP) Load Balancing, Active Directory and core Microsoft technologies
Servers
HP Server Hardware, Risc/AMD/Intel Chipset technologies, Server based platform integration, sizing, and performance modelling tools.
Storage
Storage provisioning, Disaster Recovery and SAN Fabric management. This includes HDS USPV, VSP. Hitachi data replication strategies HUR, SAS and SATA Directed attached storage systems.
Software
Microsoft Windows Server Editions, Linux/HPUX Operating Systems, Windows XP, Microsoft Cluster Technologies, Microsoft Active Directory, Virtualization tools and technologies to include VMWare and Microsoft, Enterprise backup technologies to include VERITAS Netbackup,
Network Services
Knowledge & understanding of architecture, design, operations support & troubleshooting (DNS, WINS, DHCP, IP Addressing, LDAP authentication), Checkpoint Firewalls, encryption and security technologies, load balancers, Switches, Routers, secure remote access.
Expert knowledge using Microsoft office professional and Visio tools
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor degree required, 5 - 10 years of relevant engineering and technology administration experience required.
INTERPERSONAL/COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills that allow for managing technology consultants, and service providers that do not report directly to this position. Must have the ability to interact with the senior leadership team. Must have the ability to develop and present IT engineering designs, implementation plans & operational performance metrics.
MATHEMATICAL/ANALYTICAL/REASONING SKILLS
Strong analytical & problem solving skills required along with a strong process background.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Industry certifications: MCSE, VCP - Virtualization Certified Professional