Infrastructure Solution Architect Lead Analyst Vice President

• Supporting CTI businesses as a trusted advisor for all solution tasks
• Architect and design target-state solutions for migrating traditional and stateful applications to container platforms like OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Develop and enforce best practices and reference architectures for deploying, securing, and managing stateful workloads on container orchestration platforms
• Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to create seamless CI/CD pipelines for containerized database deployments and updates
• Engage in routine discussions with stakeholders (DBA, SA, Build, Business) regarding App/Business requirements
• Collaborate with application architects, developers, DevOps, and data teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices
• Ability to take ALL elements of a solution design and capture in both a narrative and diagram (Visio) form in such a way that stakeholders can understand
• Must grasp the technical aspects of an applications RTO / RPO when designing an infrastructure solution
• Evaluate new database technologies, tools, and services to continuously improve data architecture
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for all database-related technologies and integration patterns
• Define and enforce database security, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance strategies
• Mentor and guide junior architects and engineers in best practices around data architecture and governance
• Support the organization’s cloud transformation initiatives with a strong understanding of cloud-native and managed database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL, etc.)
• Drive innovation and performance optimization initiatives across all database platforms

• Understanding how application requirements determine infrastructure type and size, including High Availability and Disaster Recovery capabilities
• Proven, hands-on experience architecting and leading the migration of complex, enterprise applications to container platforms such as OpenShift and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of container-native storage (CSI), networking, and security principles required for running mission-critical stateful workloads in production
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (e.g., Helm, Kustomize, Ansible) within a Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystem
• Experience as a Systems Admin or Systems Engineer is preferred. Experience in root-cause analysis techniques in a highly complex Data Center environment
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Ability to develop working relationships, manage multiple projects with different priorities
• Team player with willingness to learn the latest technology, while taking initiative to master new tasks quickly
• Public Cloud Certifications is a plus
• Demonstrated expertise in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB – with practical experience in high-volume, mission-critical environments
• Hands-on experience designing data replication, partitioning, sharding, indexing strategies, and stored procedures
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and analytics platforms
• Solid understanding of NoSQL technologies, distributed systems, and microservices-based architectures
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and managed database services
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Public Cloud Certifications is a plus

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays