IT Architect - Windows Server, and Virtualization

Infinite Computer Solutions Inc

Plantation, FL, United States

3 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary to permanent

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$145,000.0 - $195,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerjet.com

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Configuration Management Continuous Integration Linux Disaster Recovery VMware ESX Servers Image Management

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Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior IT Architect to lead the architecture, engineering standards, and strategic direction for the enterprise Windows Server and virtualization platforms. This role is responsible for defining enterprise standards, modernizing compute infrastructure, and driving an automation-first strategy across VMware, Microsoft Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI), Nutanix, and hybrid cloud environments.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Windows Server, virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and enterprise automation with hands-on experience designing scalable, highly available compute platforms. This individual will establish enterprise architecture standards and lead modernization initiatives that improve operational efficiency, resiliency, security, and infrastructure automation., * Define enterprise architecture standards for Windows Server, VMware, Azure Local, Nutanix, and enterprise compute platforms.
Develop multi-year technology roadmaps for virtualization, Windows infrastructure, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and hybrid cloud.
Design highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise compute platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.
Architect enterprise virtualization solutions using VMware vSphere, Azure Local, and Nutanix AHV.
Develop reference architectures for Windows Server lifecycle management, virtualization, disaster recovery, business continuity, and platform modernization.
Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives and establish enterprise automation standards for compute provisioning and lifecycle management.
Design automated provisioning workflows for Windows servers, virtual machines, storage, networking, Active Directory integration, and enterprise infrastructure services.
Establish engineering standards for Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, Git, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines.
Define standards for Windows image management, security baselines, patching, compliance, and configuration management.
Collaborate with networking, storage, Linux, cloud, identity, security, and application teams to deliver integrated enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Evaluate emerging technologies including Azure Arc, Azure Local, Nutanix Cloud Platform, VMware Cloud Foundation, containers, and AI-enabled infrastructure.
Lead platform modernization initiatives, migrations, technology refreshes, and architecture reviews.
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Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience.
5+ years in an infrastructure architecture or technical leadership role.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server.
Expert knowledge of enterprise virtualization technologies including:
VMware vSphere
ESXi
vCenter
VMware HA
DRS
vMotion
Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI)
Nutanix AHV
Experience designing enterprise compute platforms supporting hundreds or thousands of virtual machines.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing infrastructure automation solutions.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Enterprise or equivalent platforms.
Experience automating Windows infrastructure using PowerShell, Ansible Automation Platform, REST APIs, and Git-based workflows.
Experience integrating enterprise identity services including Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID.
Experience with hybrid cloud architectures including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.