TELECOMMUTE Principal Architect - Infrastructure & Platform Architecture

We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead the strategy, design, and governance of large-scale infrastructure platforms across data center, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and as-a-service environments. This role will serve as the technical authority for complex infrastructure initiatives, including new site deployments, cloud operating models, networking, security, identity, automation, and operational readiness., Infrastructure & Platform Architecture:

• Own end-to-end architecture for infrastructure platforms across data center, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and XaaS environments.
• Define reference architectures, design standards, technology roadmaps, and architectural decision records.
• Design compute, storage, virtualization, and platform solutions aligned with performance, resiliency, lifecycle, and support requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical governance, and production readiness assessments. New Site & Data Center Architecture
• Lead architecture and design for new site deployments, including rack and stack, compute, storage, networking, security, identity, automation, and operational integration.
• Establish deployment standards, validation plans, disaster recovery strategies, and operational acceptance criteria.
• Evaluate power, space, capacity, and scalability considerations for new infrastructure builds.

Network Architecture: Design and govern Juniper-based network environments, including:

• Leaf-spine architectures
• Switching and routing
• Network segmentation
• Firewall integration
• High-speed fabric connectivity
• Architect Aruba campus and enterprise networking solutions.
• Lead integration of NVIDIA/Mellanox switching technologies with Juniper infrastructure.

Identity & Security Architecture:

• Define enterprise identity architectures spanning:
• Okta
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Active Directory
• Microsoft 365

Develop cybersecurity standards and controls, including:

• Firewall policy management
• Secure administration
• Segmentation strategies
• Logging and monitoring
• Vulnerability management

Incident readiness Automation & Cloud Operating Models:

• Architect Morpheus cloud platforms and cloud operating models.
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), self-service provisioning, automation, and policy enforcement initiatives.
• Establish repeatable deployment frameworks, CI/CD integration, and lifecycle automation practices.
• Integrate infrastructure management and operational platforms into enterprise architecture standards.

Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead technical discovery sessions, architecture workshops, proof-of-concept activities, and design reviews.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and modernization opportunities.
• Present architecture recommendations to executive leadership and technical stakeholders.
• Mentor architects and senior engineers while promoting automation-first and secure-by-design practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, enterprise systems engineering, cloud platform architecture, or data center engineering.
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-domain infrastructure programs from planning through production deployment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with executive-level audiences., Deep expertise with enterprise infrastructure solutions, including:
• Compute platforms
• Storage platforms
• Virtualization technologies
• Data center infrastructure
• Hybrid cloud architectures

Networking: Expert-level knowledge of:

• Juniper switching
• Juniper routing
• Leaf-spine architectures
• Juniper firewalls
• Strong Aruba networking and enterprise connectivity experience.
• Experience integrating NVIDIA/Mellanox networking technologies within high-performance environments.

Identity & Security: Strong expertise with:

• Okta
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Active Directory
• Microsoft 365 Identity Services
• Experience designing security controls for enterprise infrastructure environments.

Automation & Platform Engineering:

• Hands-on experience with Morpheus platform architecture and administration.
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, orchestration, API integration, and CI/CD experience.
• Ability to evaluate interoperability across infrastructure, network, security, identity, cloud, and management platforms