Infrastructure Architect Executive

Anticipated end date:position title:infrastructure architect executivejob description:infrastructure architect executive the infrastructure architect executive, designs and defines reference infrastructure architectures and components.

Location:

hybrid 2: this role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.how

you will make an impact:
· prepares business case, lobbies to secure funding for, and drives implementation of new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment.
· owns overall platform architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged; drives pieces of the holistic vision of enterprise architecture.
· leads the construction of infrastructure architecture components.
· leads the definition of business and it recovery operating environment.
· leads infrastructure architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged.
· anticipates areas where architecture standards may need to be developed and defines those standards that are in-line with customer, it and industry standards.
· drives solutions which address service requirements, component capacities and loads for planned business growth.
· defines systems and technical architectures for new strategic initiatives; assures compliance to the ea and domain roadmaps using cost effectiveness, business value and competitiveness arguments.
· develop and maintain the enterprise active directory (ad) and microsoft entra  roadmap.
· design scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available identity solutions.
· lead identity modernization initiatives, including:o   tiered administration modelingo   hybrid identity implementation so   cloud adoptiono   directory consolidation
· establish and maintain architectural standards, governance models, and operational frameworks.
· support identity integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions (m&a).
· partner with identity and access management (iam) teams to ensure enterprise identity standards are implemented and enforced.
· mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering and operations teams.
· lead major incident response and root cause analysis (rca) for identity-related services.active directory expertise
· forest and domain architecture
· organizational unit (ou) design and management
· group policy objects (gpos)
· ldap services
· trust relationships
· public key infrastructure (pki) and certificate services
· federation technologies
· kerberos authentication
· tiered administration and privileged access strategies
· directory replication, resiliency, and overall operational healthmicrosoft entra
· microsoft entra connect and cloud sync
· privileged identity management (pim) and privileged access management
· just-in-time (jit) administration
· zero trust architecture and principles
· multi-factor authentication (mfa) enforcement
· conditional access policiessecurity, compliance, and automation
· conduct security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.
· support compliance initiatives, including sox, hipaa, pci, and gdpr.
· develop powershell automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.
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