Job details:
\nDuration: 12 months
\nStart Window: ASAP
\nWork Location: Miami, FL \/ Plantation, FL<\/p>\n
Role2 : IT Architect \u2013 Windows Server, VMware & Nutanix<\/p>\n
Position Summary
\n\u2022\tWe are seeking an experienced Senior IT Architect to lead the architecture, engineering standards, and strategic direction for the enterprise Windows Server and virtualization platforms. This role is responsible for defining enterprise standards, modernizing compute infrastructure, and driving an automation-first strategy across VMware, Microsoft Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI), Nutanix, and hybrid cloud environments.
\n\u2022\tThe ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Windows Server, virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and enterprise automation with hands-on experience designing scalable, highly available compute platforms. This individual will establish enterprise architecture standards and lead modernization initiatives that improve operational efficiency, resiliency, security, and infrastructure automation.
\nKey Responsibilities
\n\u2022\tDefine enterprise architecture standards for Windows Server, VMware, Azure Local, Nutanix, and enterprise compute platforms.
\n\u2022\tDevelop multi-year technology roadmaps for virtualization, Windows infrastructure, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and hybrid cloud.
\n\u2022\tDesign highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise compute platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.
\n\u2022\tArchitect enterprise virtualization solutions using VMware vSphere, Azure Local, and Nutanix AHV.
\n\u2022\tDevelop reference architectures for Windows Server lifecycle management, virtualization, disaster recovery, business continuity, and platform modernization.
\n\u2022\tLead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives and establish enterprise automation standards for compute provisioning and lifecycle management.
\n\u2022\tDesign automated provisioning workflows for Windows servers, virtual machines, storage, networking, Active Directory integration, and enterprise infrastructure services.
\n\u2022\tEstablish engineering standards for Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, Git, REST APIs, and CI\/CD pipelines.
\n\u2022\tDefine standards for Windows image management, security baselines, patching, compliance, and configuration management.
\n\u2022\tCollaborate with networking, storage, Linux, cloud, identity, security, and application teams to deliver integrated enterprise infrastructure solutions.
\n\u2022\tEvaluate emerging technologies including Azure Arc, Azure Local, Nutanix Cloud Platform, VMware Cloud Foundation, containers, and AI-enabled infrastructure.
\n\u2022\tLead platform modernization initiatives, migrations, technology refreshes, and architecture reviews.
\n\u2022\tDevelop enterprise standards, reference architectures, engineering documentation, and operational best practices.
\n\u2022\tMentor engineering teams and promote automation-first engineering practices across enterprise compute platforms.
\nRequired Qualifications
\n\u2022\tBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
\n\u2022\t10+ years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience.
\n\u2022\t5+ years in an infrastructure architecture or technical leadership role.
\n\u2022\tExpert knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server.
\n\u2022\tExpert knowledge of enterprise virtualization technologies including:
\n\u2022\tVMware vSphere
\n\u2022\tESXi
\n\u2022\tvCenter
\n\u2022\tVMware HA
\n\u2022\tDRS
\n\u2022\tvMotion
\n\u2022\tAzure Local (Azure Stack HCI)
\n\u2022\tNutanix AHV
\n\u2022\tExperience designing enterprise compute platforms supporting hundreds or thousands of virtual machines.
\n\u2022\tDemonstrated experience designing and implementing infrastructure automation solutions.
\n\u2022\tExperience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Enterprise or equivalent platforms.
\n\u2022\tExperience automating Windows infrastructure using PowerShell, Ansible Automation Platform, REST APIs, and Git-based workflows.
\n\u2022\tExperience integrating enterprise identity services including Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID.
\n\u2022\tExperience with hybrid cloud architectures including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[70],"job_listing_category":[141],"job_listing_location":[],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8247","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_category-operations","is-featured","is-urgent"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t