Architect Infrastructure

Skillfinder is supporting a multinational corporation in recruiting an Architect System.
Your responsibilities:


Highly technical with analytics skills;
Review, define and document new components of my client platform;
Ensure that delivered solution are compliant with established standard;
Establish strategic technology road-map in line with application strategy and Business requirements;
Manage relationship with key stakeholders in IT and external parties;
Provide IT solutions to business requirements whilst aligning to IT strategies and standards;
Facilitate sharing and alignment of knowledge & best practice with IT areas;
Provide support to all IT group teams to provide guidance in different steps of projects;
Work with the software architect team to adapt the infrastructure based on development requirements;
Define new infrastructure security standards for new applications (cloud and on premise);
Experience with web technologies and building enterprise architecture road-maps;
Experience designing, integrating and managing complex infrastructure solutions in an multinational environment;
Knowledge of client-server networking and database management;
Ability to provide technical system solutions, determine overall design direction, estimate of the solution implementation and provide hardware recommendations for complex technical issues;
Experience in planning and developing support processes and adhering to best practices;
Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences;
Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies;
Anticipate and evaluate architecture risks;
Comprehend complex technical details and relay information to both technical and business stakeholders;
Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations;
Project management experience is a plus;


ADVANCED SKILLS:



Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including server and client OS, Active Directory and SQL;
Detailed technical knowledge of Citrix solutions;
Experience in implementing or managing data centers and virtual environments;
Experience in implementing Microsoft cloud solutions (Azure, Office 365);
Technical knowledge of network related technologies;
Being familiar with ITIL framework, tickets management and associated workflows;
Managed Services and Cloud experience;
Architecture Certification (TOGAF, CITA, EACOE, Certified SOA Architect, etc.);


YOUR PROFILE:



At least 10 years of IT experience in financial industry, as an architect or senior engineer;
Team player with strong interpersonal skills;
Willingness to work with teams in multiple time zones;
Able to interact with all levels of management;
Top-down thinker, with the ability to translate business domain needs into technology domain solutions;
Experienced in manage challenging situations with key client’s requirements and third party constraints, focused on building consensus in such situations;
Ability to prioritize the technology road-map based on business value, and to drive the creation of business cases for IT investments in business language;
Ability to explain complex technical solutions to audiences at different technical knowledge;
You are fluent in English (written and spoken), French being an asset;
You are able to work under pressure and time constraints, and you maintain strict attention to detail in high-pressure situations;
Strong communication (verbal/written/listening) skills;
Must be willing to travel;
Ability to work hands-on and leading by example;

Successful applicants will be contacted within 1 week and we provide the complete confidentiality of your application. If you do not receive any feedback from us within that time-frame, you can consider that your application was not successful.