Principal Architect (Infrastructure)

ADP is searching for a Principal Architect to join its team. This role can report out of our Alpharetta, GA, Miami, FL, Norfolk, VA or Roseland, NJ offices. This is a Hybrid role. 

• Are you empathetic to client needs and inspired by transformation and impacting the lives of millions of people every day?
• Are you looking to join a dynamic, inclusive team environment with a culture of collaboration and belonging? 

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to design what's next?

The ideal candidate for this position must have extensive experience with majority of the following F5 load balancers, Citrix Load Balancers, HAProxy, NGINX, API-Gateways, DNS, Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Digital Certificates, OpenSSL, Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and have a background in meeting security compliance such as HiTrust, ISO, and PCI. We want smart and flexible thinkers for whom problem solving is second nature. We encourage responsible creativity along with a personal commitment to our customers. Delivery of innovative web infrastructure solutions and tools from concept to operations with a focus on new technologies, particularly public and private cloud-based solutions, software defined infrastructure, and automation.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Support adoption of new Web Services Security technologies and tools, recommend capability improvements, and assist in lab/QA deployments for technology trials.
• Participate in all facets of requirements gathering, prioritization, design, development, testing and execution (Proof of Concept) of Web Services engineering and security requests
• Work closely with senior IT and business leaders to align IT activities with business strategy & objectives.
• Build strong cross-organizational relationships; effectively work with staff across the IT organization and the broader enterprise to align the network security technologies with overall organization needs.
• Liaise with vendors and service providers to identify and select the products or services that best support the organization's global network strategies.
• Provide Infrastructure performance and capacity guidance by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Identify emerging network & web security solutions and in coordination with Global Security, evaluate products.
• Regularly communicate the status of web services and network security initiatives to IT leadership and internal business partners
• Be a mentor to other team members and lead through example by influencing the use of standards defined by the team and technical leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Computer Science. Master’s preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience with Web Infrastructure Architecture & Security Design
• Experience in Administration and management of F5 LTM & GTM Load balancers and/or HA Proxy, NGINX, Citrix load balancers
• Experience with Firewalls – Fortinet, Palo Alto a plus
• Experience with API Gateways. Web Application Firewalls and BOT Protection. F5 Shape experience a plus.
• Experience with Cloud Web Application Firewalls – Akamai Kona Defender, AWS WAF, Imperva, Cloudflare
• Understanding of PKI, Digital Certificates including but not limited to OpenSSL and Keytool commands for certificate creation, format conversion, export and import of certificates to the key stores, encoding and decoding of files, message level encryption as well Mutual Authentication
• Linux (SLES and RHEL)

A little about ADP: We are a global leader in HR technology, offering the latest AI and machine learning-enhanced payroll, tax, HR, benefits, and much more. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive, down-to-earth culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. ADP has a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a global Best Places to Work, DiversityInc® Top 50 Company, Best CEO and company for women, LGBTQ+, multicultural talent, and more. Learn more about ADP's commitment on our YouTube channel: http://adp.careers/DEI_Videos

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Here's what you can expect on a typical day:

• Blueprints and Strategy. You will influence and govern current and future design blueprints and promote architectural initiatives that generate revenue, improve efficiency, and support our business strategy. You will ensure that what we do solves both enterprise and local needs. 
• Team Work. You'll start every day with a project and/or project listing with other team members, working together to understand responsibilities, identify issues, and communicate design and delivery priorities.
• Delivery. After working with engineering on a design, you will work through delivery install and handoff to operations group to bring it to life using tools like OpenSource HaProxy, Layer7 API gateways, python, bash, F5, Splunk. You will review their configurations, refine it if necessary, and jump in and configure critical areas yourself.
• Challenges. Inevitable challenges will arise, and we'll rely on you to look for a solution. You love a challenge and revel in the opportunity of finding one.
• Learning and Teaching. You're on a team of technical experts, so when issues arise, you'll be contributing to the fix. When you present a design, you are open to feedback from your engineer team since you believe collaboration helps strengthen your ideas, especially if someone thought of something you hadn't considered. After all, we all have the same goal, develop the best solutions we can for our clients.
• Variety of work. There is no typical day. Some days you will dedicate to design, operational support or mentoring team members, while others you will spend on projects for quality assurance, security, UX, or any number of other functions.  

YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN: 

• Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to net out the best solution.
• Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity.
• Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.
• Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft.
• Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Foundation.
• Join a company committed to equality and equity.  Our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. 

What are you waiting for?  Apply today!

Find out why people come to ADP and why they stay: https://youtu.be/ODb8lxBrxrY

(ADA version: https://youtu.be/IQjUCA8SOoA )

• Experience with Web Services, Firewalls Load Balancing, API Gateways, DNS, Web Application and API security
• Experience with F5/ Citrix Netscaler/ HA Proxy/ NGINX, Palo Alto/ Fortinet, Akamai/ Cloudflare/ Imperva
• Experience with BOT Detection platforms