It Infrastructure Architect / It Systems Engineer

Start your new career as an IT Infrastructure Architect / IT Systems Engineer with MAU at our client in Greer, SC. As an IT Infrastructure Architect / IT Systems Engineer, you will serve as a technical, system integration and IT architecture subject matter expert and work with the operations team. This is a long-term W-2 contract position with an opportunity for hire by the client.

Our client, a premier automotive company, is located in the upstate area of SC.

REWARDS

• Major Medical Coverage, including dental and vision
• 401k with Employer Matching
• Term life
• Short-term disability
• Accidental loss
• Uniform allowance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree (IT field preferred); OR the equivalent of 4+ years of related experience in Information Technology
• 5+ years of experience in IT architecture and IT infrastructure components
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems analysis, systems design, and systems integration
• 5+ years of experience driving products from concept and ideation through to successful launch
• 3+ years of experience working on a team employing standardized project delivery methods (both waterfall and agile)
• 3+ years of experience in IT application and/or infrastructure maintenance
• 3+ years of experience in project management
• IT Infrastructure, IT Architecture, or relevant IT product related certification(s) (preferred)
• Expert understanding of IT architecture, back-end infrastructure, and software
• Expert understanding of IT systems integration and IT systems analysis
• Advanced knowledge of modern operation systems
• Advanced understanding of client/server architecture
• Advanced understanding of non-functional requirements
• Advanced knowledge of networking, storage management, recoverability, redundancy, and performance tuning concepts, high availability architectures, and solutions (clusters)
• Advanced relational database analysis, design, and performance tuning ability
• Advanced skill in project management
• Advanced communication and organizational skills to manage vendors, interfaces, and processes
• Intermediate knowledge in ITIL, operations processes, and IT platforms
• Intermediate understanding of IT security and risk assessment
• Intermediate object-oriented architecture and design skills
• Intermediate understanding of NAS solutions
• Intermediate understanding of Web technologies (Apache, J2EE)
• Intermediate understanding of Authentication systems (Windows AD, LDAP, SSO Solutions)
• Intermediate understanding of ITIL and IT-Service-Management

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the planning, implementation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure solutions and platforms that perform to defined functional and operational expectations
• Deliver 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
• Establish and maintain technical security architecture, availability, overall performance, and maintenance activities
• Communicate and accurately document all architectural decisions, plans, goals, and functional requirements
• Serve as the IT architect and technical lead for service delivery of the scope of the built system
• Design, review, and oversee implementation of end-to-end integrated systems, enterprise data, metadata structures, and internal systems (product deployment and licensing)
• Contribute to the definition of the product strategy and BI Target Enterprise Architecture
• Collaborate with other technical leads, project managers, business relationship managers, and business analysts on project teams and across the organization
• Identify and propose new BI ETA standards (products, master solutions, and services)
• Ensure high quality by establishing a baseline and monitor technical metrics (i.e., code coverage, performance, scalability) that report the overall health of newly built IT systems
• Recommend and facilitate quality improvement efforts
• Stay up to date on future innovations, technical trends, and apply to direct future changes
• Understand the solutions available and best practices for the business processes
• Run complex projects by ensuring they are completed on time and within budget with only general direction from management
• Serve as an IT project manager for small to medium sized projects overseeing resources assigned
• Conduct status meetings and effectively communicate the project status to stakeholders as delegated by the Department Manager
• Develop project plans, administer the release management process, and ensure that tasks are completed on time and within budget
• Participate in group IT projects
• Perform other tasks as assigned

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