Sr Systems Architect, Infrastructure & Operations

$70/hr - it is the max rate client can offer

Hybrid onsite, Easton PA - can try from nearby states like NY,NJ,VA,OH, MD

Duration is 3 months, initially. May extend very long term (3 year roll out)

• Must be local as this is hybrid**
• Client wants native born candidates first**
  
  

We are looking to fill a consultant position for a Senior Systems Architect in my Infrastructure & Operations group for at least a 3 month stint.

Hybrid is preferable with someone local to the Lehigh Valley, but we will eventually consider fully remote if the person is able to come in once a month or so should no local candidates be a good match.

General Summary

The Sr. Systems Architect role is to analyze, design, test, implement, maintain, and document assigned IT Services and related components, to achieve high availability, security, and performance of the various business applications supported. This includes designing, installing, configuring, administering, and fine-tuning the technology supporting these services.

Assigned IT Services may include VMWare, Windows and Linux servers, EMC Storage environments, and cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and participate in key process improvements for assigned IT services.
• Develop and execute on a three year roadmap for each assigned IT service.
• Drive high-availability to meet inter-company SLA’s. Provide statistics and reports.
• Assist with vulnerabilities management and driving down vulnerabilities to minimize risk scores.
• Coordinate with network engineering, business application, and database administration functions to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of IT services to meet corporate objectives.
• Ensure that all aspect of IT services comply with established policies, standards, licensing agreements, and configuration guidelines.
• Recommend and execute modifications in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance.
• Establish and implement policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure system security following NIST guidelines.
• Participate in the development of SOP and governance documents for both internal and external audiences.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity activities to support business.
  
  

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field with 10 years of systems architecture experience
• Required work experience with Systems, Storage, VMware, Linux, O365, and Windows Server.
• Experience with SAP both on-prem in in-cloud
• Familiarity working in an ITIL environment.
• Strong troubleshooting experience with DNS, TCP/IP, Group Policy and Active Directory.
• Strong documentation skills, utilizing Visio, Excel, Word etc.
• Ability to follow established work flows around change management and documentation.
• Familiarity with various network protocols, firewall management, and database administration.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
• Highly self motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Participate in on-call rotation for afterhours support.