IT Infrastructure Architect

Candidate needs to be on vendor's W2

Job Description

At-a-Glance
Are you ready to build your career by joining an international automotive company? If so, our client is hiring an IT Infrastructure Architect!
What You'll Do:

• Leads the planning, implementation and maintenance of IT infrastructure solutions and platforms that perform to defined functional and operational expectations.
• Delivers high-quality IT architectural systems and infrastructure designs with an eye for building the designed systems accounting for existing technical debt, any development bottlenecks and architecture initiatives to drive service delivery, optimize cost and support established business goals.
• Establishes and maintains technical security architecture, availability, overall performance, and maintenance activities.
• Communicates and accurately documents all architectural decisions, plans, goals, and functional requirements.
• Serves as the IT architect and technical lead for service delivery of the scope of the built system by designing, reviewing and overseeing implementation of end-to-end integrated systems, enterprise data and metadata structures, as well as internal systems such as product deployment and licensing.
• Contributes to the definition of the product strategy and BI Target Enterprise Architecture by collaborating with other technical leads, project managers, business relationship managers and business analysts on a project team and across the organization.
• Identifies and proposes new BI ETA standards (products, master solutions and services).
• Ensures high quality by establishing a baseline and monitors technical metrics (i.e., code coverage, performance, scalability) that report the overall health of newly built IT systems.
• Recommends and facilitates quality improvement efforts. Stays up to date on future innovations, technical trends and applies this to direct future changes. Has knowledge of the solutions available as well as best practices for the business processes.
• Runs complex projects ensuring they are completed on time and within budget with only general direction from management.
• Serves as an IT project manager for small-medium sized projects overseeing resources assigned, conducts status meetings, and effectively communicates the project status to stakeholders as delegated by the Department Manager (Information Technology).
• Develops project plans, administers the release management process, and ensures that tasks are completed on time and within budget.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree is required preferably in IT field or equivalent of 4 years of related experience in Information Technology.
• Must have 5+ years' experience in:
  • IT architecture and IT infrastructure components.
  • Enterprise systems analysis, systems design, and systems integration.
  • Driving products from concept and ideation through successful launch.
• Should have 3+ years working in:
  • Team employing standardized project delivery methods (both waterfall and agile).
  • IT application and/ or infrastructure maintenance.
  • Project Management.

Location: Travelers Rest, SC, US

Posted Date: 11/21/2024