Information Technology System Architect

Global Source IT is working with a direct end client that has a need for an IT Infrastructure Architect to work onsite in Poughkeepsie, NY. It will start as a 12 month contract with extensions or direct hire to follow.

You will be responsible for designing, modernizing, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure platforms across on‑premises, hybrid‑cloud, and native‑cloud environments. This role provides strategic architectural leadership, ensures operational excellence, and guides the adoption of modern infrastructure frameworks, automation, observability, and governance practices that enable secure, scalable, and resilient IT services.

• Define infrastructure as code (IaC) & automation tool standards for declarative provisioning and infrastructure lifecycle
• Lead modernization initiatives including automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerization, monitoring/observability, and AIOps capabilities.
• Set infrastructure standards (e.g., IaC, containerization), establishing architectural principles, and implementing policy-as-code to ensure security, compliance, and reliability
• Partner with operations, engineering, and security teams to ensure resilient, performant infrastructure services that meet SLAs and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams—IT Operations, Cloud, Network, Security, and Application groups—to align solutions and ensure end‑to‑end service quality.
• Expertise in hybrid cloud (Azure), virtualization, Windows/Linux platforms, networking, storage systems, and automation frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience with IaC services, CI/CD pipelining, GIT, Jenkins, Python, JSON, YAML, Terraform, jfrog artifactory, monitoring/observability platforms.