Senior Infrastructure Architect

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Architect in Rocklin, CA. This role requires 4 days onsite (Monday to Thursday) for 6 months+ contract to start, with long term opportunity/potential CTH in future.

Summary:In this role, you will be responsible for developing the multi-year strategy for Client's servers, containers, storage, networking and other Infrastructure services that supports our corporate and retail locations worldwide. You will work with other engineers to deliver performance and service standards from your internal customer's requirements. Under your technical leadership you will develop the capacity planning models used to demonstrate efficient and effective architecture.

Duties/Day to Day Overview:

• Develop the Server, Container, Network and Storage Reference Architecture Library
• Create group policies, standards, and procedures
• Implement a capacity planning program for Infrastructure systems
• Train and mentor other Infrastructure team members
• Support tier 4 engineering escalations
• Gather, analyze, and drive project requirements, design and implement multi-layer infrastructure architecture components
• Drive a security focused architecture for Infrastructure systems, staying current on trends, tooling and testing best practices
• Partner with a cross functional group of subject matter experts to design and execute your strategy
• Have the opportunity to be hands-on, working side by side with our people to get things done
• Publish Build-To and review the As-Built documentation for current and new network, server and storage related design concepts and deployments
• Provide insightful data to guide decision making and offer proactive solutions* Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered)
• 15+ years of core Server and Storage experience including Data Center, Cloud Engineering, Monitoring, Infrastructure & Configuration Management and scripting
• Experience in Architecture implementation on both physical on prem servers and Cloud
• Knowledge of theory and principles of project management
• Expert skill in diagnosing, solving complex problems and providing detailed technical analysis
• Superior oral and written communication skills; Ability to exhibit a commanding presence when necessary
• Superior computer skills including business applications such as MS Windows and MS Office including Excel, Access, Visio and Word