Solutions Architect

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Who we are

CAI is a global services firm with over 9000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients colleagues and communities. As a privately held company we have the freedom and focus to do what is rightwhatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

Job Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to lead the development and execution of hybrid IT infrastructure solutions across on-premises and Azure cloud platforms. This position will be full-time and hybrid.

What Youll Do

• Develop and implement Azure-based infrastructure solutions.

• Manage Azure services such as Virtual Machines VM Scaleset AGW LB App Services AKS Docker Storage Networking IAM Azure Site Recovery.

• Develop and manage disaster recovery strategies and plans for mission-critical applications and infrastructure.

• Design and implement solutions for Windows Server environments Active Directory DNS GPO RDS IIS and related services.

• Create architecture diagrams technical documentation and operational guidelines for cloud and on-premise solutions

• Lead manage and execute end-to-end obsolescence and migration upgrade projects

• Assess existing infrastructure and applications for cloud readiness

• Develop detailed migration roadmaps timelines and risk mitigation plans

• Determine appropriate migration tools and methodologies (lift-and-shift re-platform refactor)

• Define and execute a unified IT infrastructure strategy combining on-premises services Active Directory DNS DHCP Backup (Veeam Netbackup) Storage (Netapp Dell Pure) Network (SAN switch Brocade) with cloud platforms (Azure IaaS/PaaS AWS).

• Manage implement and support virtualization platforms VMware ESXi/vCenter VSAN.

• Maintain accurate on-premise and cloud infrastructure processes runbooks and policies.

• Integrate backup and DR architectures seamlessly with infrastructure security and application layers.

• Perform performance and capacity planning across hybrid environments.

• Act as a subject matter expert for Azure cloud Wintel and on-premises escalation and support.

What Youll Need

Required:

• 10 years experience in Azure design implementation migration provisioning VM management network config backup/monitoring disaster recovery.

• Expertise in scripting and automation ( Terraform Ansible; Infrastructure-as-Code experience)

• 10 years managing Linux systems (RHEL at least) and Linux ecosystem.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Preferred:

• 10 years managing Windows Server () Active Directory DNS Group Policies clustering server/storage infrastructure DHCP RDS PKI IIS.

• Proven experience with VMware ESXi/vCenter and VSAN enterprise storage (Netapp and Pure) and enterprise backup (Veeam and Netbackup).

• Vendor and project management stakeholder alignment mentorship.

Desired Qualifications & Certifications:

• Bachelors Degree in IT/Computer Science or equivalent.

• Certifications: Azure/AWS Administrator/Architect Microsoft MCSE/Azure Solutions Architect VMware VCP ITIL Foundation.

• Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell Terraform Azure CLI).

• Experience with cloud-based and on-premise DR solutions.

• Containers/IaC knowledge (Docker Kubernetes) is desired.

• Certifications in enterprise backup solutions (Veeam Netbackup) is advantageous.

• Basic Linux administration skills (RHEL Ubuntu Fedora Debian) is desired.

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions.

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings.

Reasonable accommodation statement

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