Enterprise IT Architect Job Opportunity

A company i am working with has an opening for an Enterprise IT Architect who will work on-site for a Government agency in Washington DC.

Details are below the ‘fold’. If interested, drop me a note with your resume at dmintz@esemconsulting.com and I’ll pass it on.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Serve as a senior subject matter expert and trusted advisor to a Federal Enterprise IT Architecture team.

  • Provide both high level “thought leadership” and hands-on support in a variety of technical areas

QUALIFICATIONS

General skills:

  • Strong documentation skills
  • Strong verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work well in fast paced, loosely structured, team environments.
  • Ability to deal with conflict diplomatically

Expertise in the following is required:

  • Experience designing solutions and supporting enterprise data centers and IT organizations for large enterprises
  • Storage architecture and virtualization / cloud architectures
  • Federal information security requirements
  • Experience with advanced systems engineering / troubleshooting / code analysis

Exposure and experience with some of the following is recommended:

1) J2EE Architecture: WebSphere, IBM HTTP Server, Apache HTTP Server

2) J2EE Database Architecture: Oracle, Oracle Grid, DB2, etc.

3) .Net Architecture: SharePoint, IIS, .Net, Performance Point, etc.

4) .Net Database Architecture: SQL Server, SSRS, SSAS

5) Workflow, Content & Case Management: SharePoint, K2 Blackpearl, Serena Business Manager, Autonomy Team site, SharePoint, Drupal, and Siebel

6) Usability and Interface Design: RIA RichFaces, AJAX, Dojo, JSF, JSP, etc.

7) Security Architecture: Tivoli Identity Manager, Tivoli Access Manager , CA SiteMinder, CA Access Manager

8) Services and Data Architecture: SOA, Microstrategy, Informatica, InfoSphere/Information Server, SAS, SAP

9) Modeling, Simulation and Emerging Technologies

Work products may include:

  • Transformation roadmaps for various initiatives (such as cloud/virtualization, mobility, security)
  • Business and technical requirements documentation
  • Architecture framework / governance charters and processes
  • Participation in Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Engineering Review Board (ERB) meetings and reviews
  • White papers and presentation describing results of market research and analysis for emerging technologies. Research may include in-person vendor interaction.
  • Brown bag presentations on topics of interest
  • Architectural models / diagrams of  infrastructure and architecture layers
  • Logistical and administrative support to the Architecture Review Board by preparing agendas, taking minutes, and supporting documentation/materials
  • ERB/ARB presentation slide decks and white papers as needed
  • Technology Proofs of Concept (TPOC) as needed to validate products and their use and compatibility with existing infrastructure and standards
  • Recommendations of changes to enterprise technical architecture standards
  • Recommendations for the refreshing of technology standards, including HW/OS, virtual machines, application servers, open source projects, COTS products
  • Solution architectural guidance for  application and project teams by creating and recommending solution architecture framework, best practices and tools

Potential projects include:

  • Virtual data center (VDC) O&M
  • VDC virtualization / move to cloud
  • Security Operations center O&M
  • Numerous Cyber Security initiatives
  • IaaS / PaaS / SaaS
  • Citrix operations
  • Oracle RAC deployment
  • IBM Tivoli TIM/TAM Architecture
  • Middleware O&M support