[Hiring] Enterprise Solution Architect @Ensono

Role Description

The Enterprise Solution Architect is responsible for designing comprehensive technology solutions that align with client business goals and technical requirements. Leveraging broad expertise across cloud computing, storage, virtualization, server and mainframe technologies, operating systems, networking, business applications, and security infrastructure, this role partners closely with sales teams and clients to identify needs, address solution gaps, and develop architectures utilizing Ensono’s offerings.

The Enterprise Solution Architect recommends innovative technologies and approaches, develops fully costed solution architectures, maintains accurate customer solution documentation, and clearly communicates recommendations through client presentations, collaborative discussions, and proposals.

What You Will Do:

• Brings prior experience to organize and define work for complex or ambiguous situations.
• Provides consultation, training, and knowledge sharing to associates.
• Actively contributes to domain body of knowledge.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of reference architecture for Ensono infrastructure solutions.
• Responsible for the infrastructure architecture of one or more client environments and are to be considered the subject matter expert for the entire environment within the datacenter.
• Responsible for working with the client to obtain the solution requirements for the infrastructure.
• Responsible for written design of the infrastructure solution that meets or exceeds the requirements utilizing a reference architecture.
• Responsible for being the technical subject matter expert for the implementation and ensuring the implementation adheres to the proposed design.
• Responsible for providing cost estimates for the solution implementation process and ongoing production support of the solution.
• Engages in project communications with the client using a consultative approach, anticipates obstacles, and recommends solution options to mitigate.
• Participates as member of the internal Architecture Review Board for solution proposals.
• Ensures infrastructure solution design fulfills functional and technical requirements and can consistently meet progress against service level agreements (SLAs).
• Accountable for the accuracy, process, integrity, quality and stewardship of client infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 5 years and a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and hybrid solutions.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, solution design methodologies, and technology governance practices.
• Experience engaging with executive stakeholders and translating business objectives into technical strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop solution estimates, business cases, and technology roadmaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading complex technology initiatives across multiple disciplines and stakeholder groups.

Requirements

• Understands the competitive landscape from both a business and technical perspective.
• Foundational:
  • ITILv3
  • ITSM
• Mainframe:
  • IBM (Power systems a plus)
• Open Systems:
  • Server Hardware Vendors (HP, Dell, IBM, Cisco)
  • Physical Servers and Blade Technology
  • Unix (RHEL, AIX, Solaris, HPUX, LDAP)
  • Microsoft (AD, Windows, Sharepoint, DNS)
  • Symantec (Endpoint Protection, Netbackup)
  • Storage Platforms (EMC, IBM, Hitachi, Netapp, Dell)
  • Brocade
  • VMWare
  • Monitoring (BMC, CA, Shavlik, LANSweeper)
  • Network & Security:
    • Cisco Nexus
    • Checkpoint
    • Bluecoat
    • Load Balancer (F5, Cisco)

Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
• Paid childbearing and paternal leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Sabbatical leave
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedule