Job Description
HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Anywhere in the US or Canada
Position Type: 12+ months contract, possible extension
Hourly Rate: $80-$100 BOE and W2 or C2C
Work Authorization: Must be able to work for any employer either in the US or Canada
100% Remote
IMMEDIATE HIRE for an experienced Enterprise Architect with a technical background in network and/or infrastructure Data Center core hardware. Work can be done from anywhere in the US or Canada. EAs must have a proven ability to interact professionally with stakeholders at all levels from senior leadership down to technical teams.
The EA is responsible for Data Center migration strategies, technical governance, data rationalization, detailed design, and solution design supporting a global program. The EA must interface with program management for client and end-client engagement, and translate business needs into high-level technical designs for junior architects.
Teams work in a matrixed environment with shared resources. Architects must work well in teams and with minimal supervision to meet all milestones.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Minimum 5+ years technical high-level Enterprise Architectural design experience specifically relating to Data Center hardware for systems, networks, cloud and hybrid-cloud. Experience in physical DC lift-and-shift programs on a large scale is a must.
- 10 years technical architectural design experience overall.
- Experience leading low-level architects in their design, planning, execution, and handoff of technical details to engineering teams.
- Full life-cycle technical delivery of SD network and infrastructure projects within Tier3+ Data Centers, including P2P and P2V migrations, and greenfield/brownfield projects involving complicated corporate mergers and acquisitions and decommissionings.