Infrastructure Architect Executive

Anticipated End Date:

Position Title:

Infrastructure Architect Executive

Job Description:

JR196686 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:

* Tiered administration modeling

* Hybrid identity implementations

* Cloud adoption

* 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 health

Microsoft 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 policies

Security, Compliance, and Automation

* Conduct security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.

* Support compliance initiatives, including SOX, HIPAA, PCI, and GDPR.

* Develop Power Shell automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.

* Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.

* Effectively communicate with stakeholders and deliver executive-level presentations.

Minimum Requirements:

* Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years of experience in architecture/design in relevant technology disciplines; or any combination of education and…