**Job role and responsibilities**: Scope - Must design and evaluate (architecture, cost, technology) for Network, Cloud & on-premises environments. Strategy - Provide architectural consulting expertise, direction, and assistance to Systems Analysts, Systems Engineers, and other Systems Architects. - Document and develop in-depth knowledge of company’s existing IT architecture/infrastructure, and technology portfolio. - Manage an infrastructure capacity plan. - Document, communicate, and enforce a technology standards policy. - Conduct research on emerging technologies in support of infrastructure development efforts and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibility. - Design, develop, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems. - Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure and systems technical performance. Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement. Operational Management: - Collaborate with end users and senior management to define business requirements for complex systems development and gain buy-in for all infrastructure plans. - Review new and existing IT projects, systems design, and procurement/outsourcing plans for compliance with IT standards and architectural plans. - Participate in the DDC’s Business Continuity plan and disaster recovery plan. Formal Education & Certification: - Four-year university degree or college diploma in the field of computer science and/or 6 years equivalent work experience. - Certifications in Azure (Architecture AZ-303), - Certifications in AWS (Architecture, Security, DevOps) or GCP highly regarded. - Certifications in Cisco, Security, - Itil v3 foundation. **Skills and experience required**: Knowledge and Experience - 4 years successful delivering infrastructure design and operational excellence. - Exceptional knowledge of infrastructure maintenance and delivery within an enterprise environment. - Broad knowledge of current infrastructure technologies. - Extensive experience presenting technical architectural principles and designs to all levels of management. Technology: - Strong security experience essential. - Strong system administration (Linux and Windows) - Enterprise data center infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, security, DR) - Expert Azure and AWS architecture (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) - Knowledge about Cloud security architecture - Experiences in consolidation of datacenters and hybrid environments - Knowledge about networking technologies (LAN, SDWAN) Job Description -IT infrastructure architect Lead Work Conditions - Available to work in different time zones. - Some afterhours work will be required to join online meetings with global team members