Sr Infrastructure Architect
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Job Location:
Santa Ana, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Sr Infrastructure Architect - onsite Santa Ana CA
this person must have certifications in both AWS and Azure cloud
***ATTN: Please include the below candidate info on the top of each resume to be considered AND THE MANAGER REQUESTED QUESTIONAIRE LISTED IN JOB DESCRIPTION BELOW - MUST BE INCLUDED TO MOVE FORWARD ***
POSITION: Infrastructure Architect
PLACEMENT TYPE: 6 month Right to hire
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: County Live Scan Child Support Services (CSS) Background Clearance County Probation (PROB) Background which is more in depth and should be discussed with candidate prior to submittal
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Minimum 8 years in enterprise infrastructure roles with a strong focus on cloud and
hybrid environments.
INTERVIEW PROCESS: The interview process will be an initial virtual SAIC technical panel followed by a second on-site interview with OCSD IT team. Final selection will be the OCSD second level acceptance interview.
MISSION OF PROGRAM: Monitor Alert Respond and Report cyber threats that target County of Orange assets systems and data.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As this is a very SR Level position Jack OConnor will be our overall Technical Lead for the screening interviewing and selection process. Steve Shapiro like all other positions will coordinate all interviews.
Purpose
The Sheriffs Department seeks a highly experienced Enterprise Infrastructure Architect on a contract basis to provide on-site infrastructure leadership and expert-level technical support.
This role is critical in supporting the departments migration from on-premise infrastructure to a hybrid cloud model using Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The architect will act as a trusted SME designing secure scalable infrastructure and supporting operations across both cloud and on-prem environments.
The architect will also serve as a subject matter expert and mentor providing structured knowledge transfer and technical training to internal staff
throughout the engagement.
Position Summary
The Infrastructure Architect will work on-site at the Sheriffs Department to lead enterprise IT architecture strategy design hybrid cloud infrastructure ensure compliance with public safety standards (e.g. CJIS) and act as a senior technical advisor to internal teams.
The contractor will be expected to work extended hours when required particularly during system migrations outages security events or other critical maintenance windows.
The architect is also expected to provide direct mentorship coaching and skills development to department IT personnel to build internal technical capability.
Key Responsibilities
1. Architecture & Strategic Planning
a. Lead the technical architecture of a secure resilient and scalable hybrid environment (Azure AWS and on-prem)
b. Define integration strategies for legacy systems and cloud-based workloads.
c. Develop infrastructure standards policies and lifecycle strategies to guide modernization.
2. Infrastructure Operations & SME Duties
a. Serve as the lead technical expert (Level 4) for infrastructure virtualization networking and cloud services.
b. Work on-site to provide hands-on leadership in system implementation maintenance and performance optimization.
c. Provide after-hours support and overtime as needed during critical cutovers incidents or emergency responses.
d. Act as a subject matter expert and technical mentor to IT staff supporting internal knowledge transfer and skill-building.
e. Mentor IT staff on Microsoft 365 Intune Azure Backup and Endpoint Manager operations
3. Security & Compliance
a. Design secure architectures compliant with CJIS NIST and state/local law enforcement standards.
b. Oversee identity architecture (Active Directory Azure AD Entra ID AWS IAM MFA RBAC).
c. Oversee the PKI infrastructure ensure encryption access control auditability and secure connectivity across environments.
4. Cloud Integration & Migration
a. Guide the phased migration of infrastructure workloads and services to cloud platforms.
b. Architect hybrid networking (VPN SD-WAN ExpressRoute Direct Connect) and ensure connectivity with public safety systems.
c. Utilize Infrastructure as Code (Terraform PowerShell CloudFormation) to automate deployments.
5. Documentation Training & Support
a. Maintain detailed and current documentation: diagrams SOPs runbooks security plans recovery procedures.
b. Conduct technical knowledge transfer sessions and provide formal and informal training to department staff.
c. Create and maintain compliance documentation for internal and third-party audits.
6. Required Qualifications
a. Minimum 8 years in enterprise infrastructure roles with a strong focus on cloud and hybrid environments.
b. Expert-level knowledge of Azure AWS on-prem virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V) and enterprise storage.
c. Proven experience in public-sector IT or similarly regulated environments.
d. Hands-on knowledge in:
i. Virtualization (vSphere/ESXi)
ii. Enterprise Networking (Cisco Palo Alto Fortinet)
iii. Storage (SAN NAS Object Storage)
iv. Identity and Access Management
v. Hybrid Cloud Networking and Security
vi. Infrastructure automation tools: Terraform PowerShell ARM templates CloudFormation.
vii. Strong understanding of CJIS NIST or FedRAMP compliance frameworks.
viii. Demonstrated ability to mentor technical teams and provide structured training in operational environments.
7. Preferred Qualifications
e. Prior experience supporting law enforcement justice or public safety agencies.
f. Familiarity with RMS CAD body camera/evidence systems or large data ingestion environments.
g. Professional certifications (preferred but not required):
i. Azure Solutions Architect Expert
ii. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
iii. CISSP VMware VCAP Cisco CCNP/CCIE
9. Deliverables
a. Monthly infrastructure health check reports
b. Updated documentation for all production systems
c. Quarterly workshops and knowledge transfer sessions for internal IT team
d. Incident response support and root cause analysis documentation
e. Architecture reviews and roadmap recommendations
Key Skills
- Ruby
- Disaster Recovery
- Active Directory
- SOA
- Cloud
- IaaS
- PowerShell
- AWS
- Infrastructure
- Linux
- VPN
- Hyper-V
- VM
- IP
- Identity
