Enterprise Architect Infrastructure

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
The Enterprise Architect (Infrastructure) is a senior-level position responsible for designing implementing and governing the organization’s infrastructure architecture strategy. This role requires deep technical expertise in infrastructure technologies including on-premises data centres cloud platforms networking virtualization and automation.
Responsibilities

• Enterprise architect (infrastructure) will play a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s infrastructure strategy and ensuring its alignment with business objectives. This position requires a combination of technical expertise strategic thinking and leadership qualities to drive innovation and optimize infrastructure capabilities.
• Develop and maintain the infrastructure architecture roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Design scalable secure and robust infrastructure architectures across on-premises cloud and hybrid environments.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to ensure end-to-end integration and alignment.
• Establish and govern infrastructure architecture standards principles and best practices.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide guidance to project teams.
• Perform risk analysis and mitigation for architecture decisions.
• Research industry trends and drive innovation with emerging technologies.
• Ready to work on 24/7 shifts to support client requirements.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 15+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture design and implementation
• Expertise in infrastructure components and cloud infrastructure technologies
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation configuration management and DevOps
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting-edge technologies.
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with a creative approach to work
• An intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed