Reliability And Cloud Security Architect

$1,000 Retention Bonus Offered!
Wood Technology International (WTI) (parent company of USNR) is a global leader in the forest products equipment industry manufacturing systems to produce lumber, plywood, finger-jointed components, and engineered wood products.
WTI offers a safe and rewarding work environment with opportunities and challenges that help employees grow professionally. Home to a dynamic team of people from a wide range of backgrounds, WTI provides everyone with the means to achieve their full potential. It's the key to our success and why we encourage individual effort and teamwork.
We are actively seeking a Reliability and Cloud Security Architect to join our team of talented people to help continue our tradition of innovation and market leadership. This position will work out of our facility in Woodland, WA. Come and grow with us!
As the Reliability and Cloud Security Architect, you will be responsible for planning, designing, and implementing solutions that ensure the stability of the organization's IT infrastructure. This includes developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly around disaster recovery, business continuity, and Azure. You will be responsible for the overall security of the organization's Azure tenant(s). Duties can range from design and implementation to operation.
How you Will Make a Positive Impact:

• Design and implement short and long-term plans to ensure solid backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions are functioning
• Develop policies and procedures for Azure IAM, Azure Networking, Azure Governance
• Participate in the development of IT strategies in collaboration with IT management
• Conduct research and make recommendations on products, services, protocols, and standards in support of all infrastructure procurement and deployment efforts
• Develop and establish disaster recovery procedures for the restoration of mission-critical business applications in the event of natural disasters, technical failures, power outages, and human interference
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of recovery plan implementation, including initial emergency response, recovery procedures, and business resumption processes
• Develop, implement, and maintain procedures for disaster recovery administration and business continuity
• Conduct feasibility studies for various systems upgrade projects, improvements, and other conversions
• Implement semi-annual, planned failover events for regular testing of BC-DR strategy
• Oversee and perform maintenance on Azure, Intune, m365, System Center Data Protection Manager
• Run health and security checks on m365 & Microsoft Entra ID (AAD)
• Provide design and operational support within Intune
• Provide senior level support as required by Help Desk escalations
• Oversee and manage Azure File Sync operations

The Value You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 10 years of work experience in lieu of degree
• Certification in Microsoft Technologies preferred
• Proven experience managing and delivering infrastructure design and operational excellence
• Exceptional knowledge of service and application delivery, as well as successful service level agreement accomplishments.
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting data center / cloud / hybrid technology
• Knowledge of management planes such as Intune, System Center, ConfigMgr, vSphere, Hyper-V, Azure ARC
• Well defined ability to communicate at all levels within the Organization with strong communication skills
• Strong analytical skill set attention to detail
• Able to conduct research into issues and products as required
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in urgent situations
• Exceptional customer services skills and ability to present ideas in an a user-friendly language
• Ability to make sound and logical judgments.
• Demonstrated leadership and personnel/project management skills
• Travel up to 10%, both foreign and domestic. Must be able to obtain a passport

USNR is pleased to offer the following benefits to our full-time employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance available to employees and their dependents on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Optional flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid basic life and short-term disability insurance with employee-paid options for additional life insurance and long-term disability
• Up to $300 per year in wellness activity reimbursement
• 401k employer match contribution at 50% of your contribution percentage, up to a total of 3%
• Up to 96 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) accrued per year with no waiting period to use accrued time
• 8 paid scheduled holidays and 1 paid floating holiday per calendar year
• Up to $300 per year in Wellness Activity Reimbursement
• Up to $5,250 per year tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Annual reimbursement for safety boots and safety glasses

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, and activities. It is intended to provide a summary of the position's general scope and function within the company. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
USNR and its affiliates offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth. We take pride in and value diversity in our workforce, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
USNR will only employ individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, currently or in the future.
Current employees of USNR and affiliates, and rehires within less than one year, are not eligible for the retention bonus.
To learn more about our company, and the products and services we provide, please visit www.usnr.com