IT Architect (Compute/Storage)
We are seeking an IT Architect who will lead in enterprise-wide planning around our Compute/Storage domain. This space comprises our traditional on-prem and cloud compute/storage technologies like NetApp Storage, VMware, Cisco UCS, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The successful candidate will create and maintain a technology vision roadmap for these and related toolsets, will set standards in this domain, and will participate in the design of related initiatives.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter, a critical thinker, and a problem solver who can effectively communicate on compute and storage standards, roadmaps, and architectures.
Laitram is comprised of four operating divisions - Intralox, Laitram Machinery, Lapeyre Stair, and Laitram Machine Shop. We employ more than 3,900 people worldwide and have 22 offices in 9 different countries. Laitram has continually been recognized for innovation and workplace excellence. Laitram is a vibrant, forward-thinking privately held company that brings innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement to every aspect of our work. To learn more about our company culture, philosophy, and benefits, please visit our Careers website.
Intralox, a division of Laitram, is the world’s leading global conveyance solutions provider filing 25 original US patent claims each year and offering direct service for a broad range of industries in more than 100 countries. We specialize in innovative technologies that have driven organic growth for a generation from $60 million to $1 billion and counting. Our products, combined with a powerful blend of expertise, services and global support, allow our customers to experience our uncompromising commitment to providing solutions that create lasting value.
Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain a technical vision roadmap for Compute/Storage technologies like NetApp Storage, VMware, Cisco UCS, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
- Create and maintain an inventory of the technologies in your portfolio, including their lifecycle status, overall health, and opportunities for rationalization and cost optimization.
- Drive Compute/Storage architecture by partnering with business and IT stakeholders to understand, validate, and rationalize needs across the global enterprise.
- Work within cross-functional teams of project managers, business analysts, architects, engineers, developers, and administrators to provide expertise in the planning and design of related technology initiatives.
- Align with other architects to ensure holistic thinking in the planning and design of initiatives.
- Design with lifecycles in mind: procurement, deployment, health monitoring and usage telemetry, patching and updating, and eventual migration and retirement.
- Design for a secure environment using CIS benchmarks or other security frameworks.
- Create Architecture artifacts, like system design diagrams, to support decisions and capture as-is and future states.
Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related study (or equivalent project-related experience)
- Proven ability to help in organizing and sequencing business and IT-created initiatives
- Previous experience architecting Compute/Storage solutions
- Business acumen, and the ability to effectively communicate to executives, business domain stakeholders and technical staff alike
- Expertise in Compute/Storage technologies from at least three of the following vendors: Microsoft, Cisco, NetApp, AWS, Oracle, and VMware
- Expertise in hybrid on-prem and cloud environments
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