Infrastructure Solutions Architect Senior Manager

About this role

JOB REQUISITION Infrastructure Solutions Architect Senior Manager LOCATION HOUSTON ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)

JOB DESCRIPTION You Belong Here    

The Protiviti Career provides   opportunity   to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:   We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver .     

At every level, we champion leaders who   live   our values of   integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success . Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.  

Where We Need You  

Protiviti is   looking for a   Technology Consulting   Senior   Manager to join our growing   Technology Strategy &   Architecture   team.   

What You Can Expect  

As a Senior Manager,   you’ll   partner with our clients to   identify   and manage risk.   You'll   develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through   using the   latest tools and methods.    You’ll   develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.    You’ll   foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.   You will also be a mentor and provide performance development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans.    

What Will Help You Be Successful  

• You enjoy   working across infrastructure, networking, and cloud platforms to build integrated solutions.  

• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to   modern infrastructure architecture ,   including the latest trends and developments.   

• You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences.  

• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.   

• You   promote   a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.   

• You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.  

• You have   interest   in contributing to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business.   

• You excel at   identifying   opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities.  

• You have   interest   in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across   industries .     

Do Your Talents Include the Following?  

• Demonstrated   experience with:  

• D esigning and implementing IT systems spanning multiple operational domains (infrastructure, applications, network, cloud/on ‑ prem).  

• In depth understanding of current enterprise design patterns and norms for basic networking capabilities/concepts ( e.g.   TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLAN segmentation, routing and switching, wireless).  

• Proven ability to document and rationalize complex or undocumented environments, including creation of dependency maps, architecture diagrams, and system inventories.  

• C onducting application rationalization and dependency mapping initiatives.    

• Recent hands - on experience administrating both Windows Server and Linux operating systems.   

• D esigning, implementing, or administering enterprise backup, replication, and continuity solutions for servers, storage, and applications.   

• Skilled in capacity planning, performance analysis, and VM/server   right ‑ sizing .   

• Familiarity with SMB - scale ,   on - premises infrastructure technologies.  

• Working familiarity with hypervisor platforms ( e.g.   VMware vSphere/ ESXi , Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, or others)   

• Strong enterprise network design, deployment, and administration experience.  

• Background working with major enterprise networking and security vendors such as Cisco, Meraki, HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Extreme, Brocade, Palo Alto, and Fortinet.  

• Ability to translate business, compliance, vendor, and partner requirements into actionable technical solutions and system configurations.  

• Experience converting business continuity and disaster recovery requirements into technical architecture and implementation plans.  

• Integrating   IT systems in post ‑ merger or acquisition environments.  

• C oordinating with and managing third ‑ party hardware, software, and service vendors.  

• E valuat ing , summariz ing , organiz ing , and interpret ing   data.   

• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network ,   including with   senior executives .   

• Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and   identifying   and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.   

• Ability to translate and communicate   issues, risk, or challenges   to client personnel, including executives.   

• Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals,   mentoring   and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.    

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience delivering technology or consulting solutions  

• 7 + years working in   professional services or related   field .  

• Proficiency   in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word,   Excel   and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.  

• Professional Certification such as   Azure Solutions   Architect, ITIL   or similar strongly preferred .     

Our Hybrid Workplace  

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of

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