Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Job Title: Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Location: Virginia Beach, VA (Onsite)

Duration: Long Term

In-Person Interview

Description:

Complete Description:

5-7 years of experience in the field or related subject matter area.

Job Description:

- Responds to Tier 1-3 support requests.

- Provides exceptional customer service.

- Communicates effectively with teammates and customers of varying levels of technical expertise.

- Responds to all break/fix requests associated with end user resources.

- Configures and deploys new/replacement network equipment and workstations.

- Maintains up-to-date project and architecture documentation.

- Maintains up-to-date inventory and maintenance records.

- Monitors system resources for server/network anomalies.

- Resolves connection issues between users and resources.

- Maintains detailed change history of changes.

- Supports team efforts to improve cybersecurity controls and defenses.

- Supports team efforts for threat hunting and mitigation.

- Manages time and resource constraints.

The Infrastructure Solutions Architect is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software and related infrastructure including network equipment. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to Commonwealth policies, standards, and guidelines. Responsibilities include infrastructure administration engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation. Install new / configure existing hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions. Perform daily backup operations and regular file archival and purge as necessary. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request. Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues. Diagnose and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs. Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience

General Information Technology
Required
5
Years

Customer Service
Required
5
Years

Cisco Routing and Switching
Required
4
Years

Hardware Installation
Required
4
Years

Network Design
Required
3
Years

Vsphere/Virtualization
Required
3
Years

VPN & Remote Access Technologies
Required
1
Years

Cybersecurity
Highly desired

Backup Solutions
Highly desired

Network Monitoring
Highly desired

DNS/DHCP
Nice to have

Network Cable Management
Nice to have

Cisco Firepower/Firewall Management
Nice to have

Solutions Design build
Nice to have

Integration Troubleshooting
Nice to have

Software Integrations
Nice to have