Principal Solutions Architect Infrastructure
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Job Location:
Medina, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 155000 - 197000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Polaris Inc. we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE.
Position Overview:
As a Principal Solutions Architect for IT Infrastructure you will shape the technical direction of Polaris by defining solution standards and designing systems that support the companys business goals. You will translate complex requirements into scalable reliable and secure architectures while ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy. Working closely with architects IT engineers and senior stakeholders you will help guide technology decisions and influence the long-term roadmap. This role offers the opportunity to make a broad impact by advancing Polaris technology landscape and driving enterprise-level architectural strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define document and implement solution standards in partnership with technical teams
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture blueprints to ensure integration across global applications
- Contribute to technology roadmaps based on current and future business needs
- Develop and maintain technology-related policies and standards
- Educate internal IT teams on standards roadmaps and new technologies
- Align IT solutions with technology standards roadmaps and business objectives
- Guide infrastructure and application teams to design build deploy and monitor scalable and reliable systems
- Research evaluate and recommend applications platforms and infrastructure components for new solutions
- Build and maintain relationships with key technology vendors to stay informed on trends and product direction
- Monitor emerging technologies and recommend changes or new initiatives as appropriate
- Represent Polaris as a primary technical contact internally and with external partners
- Influence cross-functional teams by providing technical leadership coaching and knowledge sharing
Desired Competencies:
- Technical / Functional Expertise: You apply the required technical or professional knowledge to perform your role effectively and stay current within your area of expertise.
- Critical Thinking: You analyze information objectively evaluate options and apply sound judgment to solve problems and make informed decisions.
- Collaboration: You work effectively with others across functions and levels contributing to shared goals while respecting different perspectives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in IT Business or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of progressive business or technology experience
- Minimum 5 years of solution architecture experience with broad systems design planning and implementation including cloud and enterprise services
- Minimum 3 years of experience with hybrid environments and technologies such as core cloud computing and infrastructure services across major providers (AWS Azure) including account and network design compute and virtualization (VMware) network architecture storage infrastructure-as-code (Ansible Terraform) security controls load balancing and private connectivity for hybrid architectures
- Experience with global Microsoft Windows and Azure Active Directory environments including Directory Services user and role management SSO and related components
- Experience architecting or supporting SAP RISE environments is strongly preferred
- Experience with network technologies such as Cisco ACI SD-WAN routers switches wireless equipment firewalls Cisco ISE and routing protocols (BGP OSPF)
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration including Roles Licensing Exchange Online EOP and E-Discovery
- Experience communicating effectively with both technical and leadership audiences
- Proven ability to mentor and develop technical team members
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Hybrid working model (in-office/home). Schedule based on business need
The starting pay range for Minnesota is $155000 to $197000 per year. Individual salaries and placement within the range are determined by a range of factors includingeducation experience knowledge skills and geography. While individual pay can fall anywhere within this range based on these factors it is not common to start at the high end or top of the range.
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To qualify for this position former employees must be eligible for rehire and current employees must be in good standing.
We are an ambitious resourceful and driven workforce which empowers us to THINK OUTSIDE. Apply today!
At Polaris we put our employees first by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial wellbeing. Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance Polaris employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan. Employees receive a generousmatching contribution to 401(k) financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial addition to competitive pay Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including health dental and vision insurance wellness programs paid time off gym & personal training reimbursement life insurance and disability offerings. Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off we support employees who actively volunteer their time efforts and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live play and work. Employees at Polaris drive our success and are rewarded for their commitment.
About Polaris
As the global leader in powersports Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and services that have invited people to discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954. Polaris high-quality product line-up includes the Polaris RANGER RZR and Polaris GENERAL side-by-side off-road vehicles; Sportsman all-terrain off-road vehicles; military and commercial off-road vehicles; snowmobiles; Indian Motorcycle mid-size and heavyweight motorcycles; Slingshot moto-roadsters; Aixam quadricycles; Goupil electric vehicles; and pontoon and deck boats including industry-leading Bennington pontoons. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts garments and accessories. Proudly headquartered in Minnesota Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe.
EEO Statement
Polaris Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability marital status familial status status with regard to public assistance membership or activity in a local commission protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process or otherwise need assistance or an accommodation in the recruiting process should contact Human Resources at or.To read more about employment discrimination protection under U.S. federal law see:Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal ().
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Ruby
- Disaster Recovery
- Active Directory
- SOA
- Cloud
- IaaS
- PowerShell
- AWS
- Infrastructure
- Linux
- VPN
- Hyper-V
- VM
- IP
- Identity
About Company
We pioneer product breakthroughs which help people work and play outside. Explore our line of products from powersports to commercial, government and military vehicles.
