Principal IT Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Assist in both pre-sales and post-sales technical scoping activities.

• Contribute to the Rough Order of Magnitude estimates for infrastructure, software platforms, and user migration projects.

• Design and implement technical solutions across various platforms including virtualization, server, storage, database, and network.

• Take ownership of assigned projects from the design phase through to delivery.

• Engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at client organizations.

• Act as the execution-level lead for datacenter migrations, disaster recovery initiatives, and cloud migrations.

• Manage client expectations concerning project scope, timelines, sequencing, and prioritization.

• Collaborate with project resources and subject matter experts to break down tasks, create estimates, and develop planning.

• Oversee and follow up with assigned project resources to ensure work remains on schedule.

• Provide project management support and organizational structure.

• Uphold internal Solution Architecture standards, maintain runbooks, and ensure comprehensive documentation.

• Offer technical escalation support when necessary.

• Work across both cloud-based and on-premise enterprise infrastructure.

• Assist clients with emerging technologies and strategic planning initiatives.

• Guide account delivery teams on best practices for managed services.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of enterprise virtualization technologies (VMware/vSphere), server hardware, SAN, etc.

• Familiarity with Unix/Linux and Windows Server administration.

• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including firewalls, load balancers, VLANs, and routing concepts.

• Basic understanding of enterprise database systems such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL.

• Proven ability to work independently on defined technical projects.

• Strong critical thinking capabilities in ambiguous and undocumented environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Dedication to best practices that foster team continuity.

• U.S. Citizenship and residency are mandatory.

• Must qualify for any necessary U.S. Government authorizations for access to export-controlled commodities and technologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Support for reasonable accommodations for U.S. job seekers.