Infrastructure Architect
THE COMPANY: ESRI – Environmental Systems Research InstituteOur passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do.  Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology inspires and enables governments, universities and businesses worldwide to save money, lives and our environment through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.Carefully managed growth and zero debt give Esri stability that is uncommon in today's volatile business world.  Privately held, we offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more.THE OPPORTUNITY: Infrastructure ArchitectUse your understanding of industry standards and best practices to provide direction in the area of computing, storage, backup, and monitoring. In this role, you will work across all core infrastructures (server, storage, network, and applications) to recommend solutions or improvements for current and future projects and processes.Specifically…Design production, staging, development, and disaster recovery environmentsEstablish standards, policies, and procedures within the infrastructure architecture domainAnalyze technical requirements to determine systems design, potential issues, and cost for projectsExamine the risks and benefits associated with a solutionLead the development and on-going maturity of Esri’s virtualization and cloud computing strategy, including but not limited to hypervisor, virtual desktops, application virtualization, networking, storage, backup, replication, DR, systems monitoring and managementEnable orchestration and automation to build a private cloud platform with a public cloud connection to enable hybrid cloud functionality including scalability, DR, and cost managementBuild and establish a world class infrastructure to support the implementation of Infrastructure-as-a-Service and service catalogs for compute, storage, and backupCreate and maintain Infrastructure Reference ArchitecturesProvide input and recommendations for the following services: servers, storage, backup, monitoring, disaster recovery, and operational readinessCreate reports and present key infrastructure metrics to IST leadershipProvide support for business critical escalations as needed
Title: Infrastructure Architect
Salary: None
Description: THE COMPANY: ESRI – Environmental Systems Research InstituteOur passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do.  Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology inspires and enables governments, universities and businesses worldwide to save money, lives and our environment through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.Carefully managed growth and zero debt give Esri stability that is uncommon in today's volatile business world.  Privately held, we offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more.THE OPPORTUNITY: Infrastructure ArchitectUse your understanding of industry standards and best practices to provide direction in the area of computing, storage, backup, and monitoring. In this role, you will work across all core infrastructures (server, storage, network, and applications) to recommend solutions or improvements for current and future projects and processes.Specifically…Design production, staging, development, and disaster recovery environmentsEstablish standards, policies, and procedures within the infrastructure architecture domainAnalyze technical requirements to determine systems design, potential issues, and cost for projectsExamine the risks and benefits associated with a solutionLead the development and on-going maturity of Esri’s virtualization and cloud computing strategy, including but not limited to hypervisor, virtual desktops, application virtualization, networking, storage, backup, replication, DR, systems monitoring and managementEnable orchestration and automation to build a private cloud platform with a public cloud connection to enable hybrid cloud functionality including scalability, DR, and cost managementBuild and establish a world class infrastructure to support the implementation of Infrastructure-as-a-Service and service catalogs for compute, storage, and backupCreate and maintain Infrastructure Reference ArchitecturesProvide input and recommendations for the following services: servers, storage, backup, monitoring, disaster recovery, and operational readinessCreate reports and present key infrastructure metrics to IST leadershipProvide support for business critical escalations as needed
Requirements: Mid-Senior level experience, Bachelor's Degree education
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