ICT Infrastructure Architect
Job Summary
- Design define and govern enterprise-level ICT architectures across hybrid environments (on-premises and cloud).
- Lead the design and implementation of core ICT systems ensuring alignment with business objectives enterprise architecture standards and industry best practices.
- Define architecture standards across design development quality and testing processes to ensure consistency and scalability of solutions.
- Design and communicate end-to-end system architectures including interoperability integration patterns and interfaces between systems across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Elicit and analyze business functional and technical requirements translating them into robust architectural designs.
- Map business goals system capabilities and project priorities into scalable and secure ICT solutions.
- Assess existing systems identify improvement opportunities and propose optimized architecture solutions.
- Lead the architecture lifecycle management including maintaining architectural artifacts baseline definitions and technology catalogs.
- Estimate and size software development efforts related to enterprise ICT systems and platforms.
- Collaborate with development testing and operations teams to support system design quality assurance and change management processes.
- Lead and guide technical teams ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
- Select and evaluate technologies and platforms in line with enterprise strategy.
- Collect and analyze system performance and usage metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Optimize systems with a focus on performance scalability security and reliability.
- Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation architecture diagrams and presentations.
- Contribute to enterprise architecture repositories and governance frameworks.
Qualifications :
Education & Certifications
- Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in computer science information systems engineering or a related field.
At least two of the following certifications (or equivalent):
- VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
- Iasa Certified IT Architect (CITA-A)
Experience & Knowledge
- Proven experience as a key architect in at least two enterprise-wide ICT system migrations or core system deployments.
- Expert-level experience in hybrid architecture design covering both cloud and on-premises environments.
- Strong expertise in designing enterprise-grade ICT systems and integration platforms including capacity and security planning.
- Solid understanding of:
- Identity Management and Active Directory / Entra ID
- Microsoft System Center ecosystem
- Databases and application servers
- Monitoring tools for systems and applications
- Middleware and integration solutions
- Modern workplace technologies
- Cloud integration patterns and cloud migration frameworks
- Systems integration and software/asset management
- Experience with virtualization containerization and cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure and/or AWS).
- Proficiency in system modeling using UML and enterprise architecture tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect ARIS Architect or similar.
- Understanding of ICT process design aligned with ITIL v4 practices.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF Zachman or Azure Well-Architected Framework.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and practices.
- Experience with ArchiMate modeling is considered an asset.
- Experience designing configuring or maintaining Azure or AWS Landing Zones is considered an asset.
Skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong documentation and presentation skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex architectures.
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities in complex environments.
- Leadership skills with experience guiding technical teams and decision-making processes.
- Proactive mindset and ability to work in dynamic multi-stakeholder environments.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Ar?s is a fully independent group of companies specialized in managing complex IT projects and systems for large organisations, focusing on state-of-the-art software development, business intelligence and infrastructure services. We are composed of 17 entities across 9 countries that ... View more