Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8521

Purpose

The ideal candidate is a motivated self starter who can take a concept and drive it through to implementation, able to positively accept changing priorities, and to act as a champion of innovation.
The Infrastructure Architect will be accountable for quality and cohesion of technology architecture components including clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, end to end security, and networks, as well as conformance to approved standards and alignment with strategic direction. The Infrastructure Architect is a technology specialist who will provide very deep technical expertise in one or more of these infrastructure disciplines. It is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of transforming SITA's technology team delivering world class solutions.

Provide technical direction to the project team, including project managers, analysts, engineers and customers.
Responsible for requirements analysis and design of various technical aspects, such as software and network on a large scale project in a distributed global environment.
Accountable for bringing together different aspects of IT design, business architecture, domain expertise and applying it in a relevant

Remuneration

Salaray + Bonus + Benefits

Key Responsibilities

Become and remain knowledgeable on external trends and relevant technology that are related to Infrastructure processes, systems, and the creation of business value.
Become and remain knowledgeable on key SITA business processes and systems and how they operate/integrate
Manage customer satisfaction through effectively communicating and managing customer expectations
Ability to communicate how to leverage technology to create business value and become more effective and efficient
Work with project managers and peers to understand and solve challenging technical problems, produce effort estimates, and improve system functionality and reliability

Solution Design Responsibilities
Responsible for delivering design for infrastructure deployment into SITA Data Centers
Architect, design, and configure multiple streams of work with an appreciation for SITA's vision
Develop solutions that reflect strategic, long term direction and planning with a complete understanding of interdependencies
Understand client requirements functional and non-functional requirements at a detailed level in order to translate them into technical specifications
Develop creative and innovative architectural designs for a complex module with minimal supervision
Collaborate with IT Development teams to ensure shared responsibility of delivery of a project within previously agreed upon project budget, deadlines and scope

Strategic Design Responsibilities
Actively participate and contribute to the Strategic Planning processes, help shape/understand and prioritize key business outcomes
Actively participate in the ownership of key components of the SITA Reference Architecture and Life Cycle Management of those components
Develop System Requirement and End to End testing strategies/plans

Education & Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline
Capable of dealing with multiple projects concurrently
Ability to deliver high quality solutions with a sense of urgency
A leader, self starter, accountable, and a team player
Strong knowledge of standard engineering principles, theories, concepts and techniques
Strong knowledge of system integration and hardware issues
Strong communication skills, and must have the ability to present projects to Senior Management
Strong understanding of all phases of the application development life cycle
Strong knowledge of Unix/LINUX
Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Visio)

Preferred Qualifications:
Has obtained industry accepted certifications in their area of technical expertise such as MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect), OCP/OCE (Oracle Certified Professional/Oracle Certified Expert), SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect), etc.
Expertise with VMWare(technical experience)
Knowledge in Oracle or Oracle databases
Knowledge of Oracle Middleware
Knowledge of NetApp 7-mode
Knowledge of resource estimation, internal administration and operational processes
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture/IT Strategy
Knowledgeable about SITA architecture direction, methodologies, policies and practices

Experience

Minimum of 8-10 years IT experience managing deployment of technology components in a specific technical discipline: clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, security, networks, or communications ideally with a mix of skills that include technical architectures, engineering and operations experience

A career track record of engineering, developing, deploying, and maintaining business critical systems in the area of technical expertise including hands on solution development and implementation experience

Knowledge & Skills

Education and Professional Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline
- Capable of dealing with multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to deliver high quality solutions with a sense of urgency
- A leader, self starter, accountable, and a team player
- Strong knowledge of standard engineering principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Strong knowledge of system integration and hardware issues
- Strong communication skills, and must have the ability to present projects to Senior Management
- Strong understanding of all phases of the application development life cycle
- Strong knowledge of Unix/LINUX
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Visio)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Has obtained industry accepted certifications in their area of technical expertise such as MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect), OCP/OCE (Oracle Certified Professional/Oracle Certified Expert), SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect), etc.
- Expertise with VMWare(technical experience)
- Knowledge in Oracle or Oracle databases
- Knowledge of Oracle Middleware

Profession Competencies

Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Application Development
Database Design and Management
Business Analysis
Architecture
Information Security
Software Quality Processes

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

The ideal candidate is a motivated self starter who can take a concept and drive it through to implementation, able to positively accept changing priorities, and to act as a champion of innovation.
The Infrastructure Architect will be accountable for quality and cohesion of technology architecture components including clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, end to end security, and networks, as well as conformance to approved standards and alignment with strategic direction. The Infrastructure Architect is a technology specialist who will provide very deep technical expertise in one or more of these infrastructure disciplines. It is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of transforming SITA's technology team delivering world class solutions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.