Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Architect in Rocklin, CA.
Summary:
The Technical Infrastructure team is responsible for designing, building, and delivering key technical building blocks such as Servers, Containers, Storage, Networking, Voice, Databases, Data Centers, Service Desk and Monitoring tools. The vision of the Architecture department is to enhance the quality, resiliency and scalability of the technology services delivered to our business, peers, and development efforts.
About the Role:
In the Infrastructure Architect role, you will be responsible for developing the multi-year strategy for servers, containers, storage, networking, and other Infrastructure services that supports our corporate and retail locations worldwide. Under your technical leadership you will develop the capacity planning models used to demonstrate efficient and effective architecture.
Duties:
Senior Infrastructure Architect will develop the Server, Container, Network and Storage Reference Architecture Library
Create group policies, standards, and procedures
Implement a capacity planning program for Infrastructure systems
Train and mentor other Infrastructure team members
Support tier 4 engineering escalations
Gather, analyze, and drive project requirements, design and implement multi-layer infrastructure architecture components
As a Senior Infrastructure Architect, you will partner with a cross functional group of subject matter experts to design and execute your strategy
Have the opportunity to be hands-on, working side by side with our people to get things done
Publish Build-To and review the As-Built documentation for current and new network, server and storage related design concepts and deployments
Provide insightful data to guide decision making and offer proactive solutions
REQUIREMENTS:
10+ years of core Server and Storage experience including Data Center, Cloud Engineering, Monitoring, Infrastructure & Configuration Management, and scripting
A deep understanding of UNIX/Linux Operating Systems, Virtualization platforms including VMware, Cloud Computing, Object Storage and Storage Gateway protocols including Block, CIFS and NAS, Configuration Management tools
Experience with the following hardware and Hypervisor platforms: HP, Dell, NetApp, IBM, Brocade and emerging technologies in servers, storage, and containers (example: Kubernetes, Docker, Tanzu, Azure, GCP)
Strong capabilities in authoring technical documentation including HLD/LLD/NIP
Expert skill in diagnosing, solving complex problems and providing detailed technical analysis
Superior oral and written communication skills; Ability to exhibit a commanding presence when necessary
Superior computer skills including business applications such as MS Windows and MS Office including Excel, Access, Visio, and Word
Knowledge of theory and principles of project management
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.