Overview

The core focus of the Solution Architect Enterprise Systems is creating a sustainable technical architecture.  This role is responsible for the design of one or more end to end solutions for a business/IT product or service and the role will work closely with cross functional business and technical teams. The individual has a balanced mix of technical and very strong business skills, working with an enterprise architect for strategic direction. The individual leads the overall technical vision for a particular platform (across all modules) or solution(s) to provide a business product or a business/IT service. The individual can make technical decisions regarding a solution and can articulate how the technology design impacts business outcomes. The development or infrastructure teams use the information to implement the solution to meet business outcomes.   The IT Solution Architect role is considered a leader within the SGWS IT organization and will require a strong level of leadership and associated behavior competencies.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

5+ years of administrative experience in an environment supporting 300+ production Microsoft Windows servers 

3+ years of experience providing administrative experience in an environment supporting Linux operating system 

5+ years of experience supporting VMware Virtual Infrastructures 

4+ years of experience supporting server hardware platforms such as: Cisco UCS, Dell, HP  

2+ year(s) of experience supporting cloud infrastructures such as: Azure, AWS 

2+ years of experience supporting and tuning administration tools such as SolarWinds & MS SCOM

Specialized Knowledge

Knowledge of Web Services (REST/SOAP)

Knowledge of security/authorization model of popular enterprise and SaaS applications like SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Office 365, etc

Experience in Powershell, Unix Shell/Perl scripting, Batch Jobs

Operating Systems – Microsoft, Linux

Hypervisor – VMWare

Server Manufactures – HP, Dell, Cisco, IBM

Cloud providers – Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS

Knowledge of network components (WAN and LAN)

Working knowledge of storage and data protection technologies

Primary Responsibilities

Deliver and implement appropriate platform solutions for respective area of responsibility

Define and enforce application development standards across the enterprise

Ensure solutions designed adhere to enterprise architecture standards

Maintain knowledge of vendor solutions for the remote management of Wintel platforms including physical, virtual, IaaS and PaaS

Serve as an expert in application development, database design, and/or platform (operating system) efforts, helping project teams comply with enterprise and application development policies, industry regulations, and best practices

Work with Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions are in place throughout all IT systems and platforms to mitigate identified risks sufficiently, and to meet business objectives and regulatory requirement

Communicate risks and solutions to cross functional key stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or technical degree in related field or equivalent experience 

8+ years of work experience in IT with experience in solutioning technology solutions to meet business needs

Minimum 5 years designing and implementation of robust enterprise server environments attaining maximum availability

Minimum 5 years of experience directly engaged in performance tuning of server infrastructure

Minimum 3 years or partnering with Infrastructure vendors such as; Microsoft, VMWare, HP Dell, IBM

Minimum 3 years functioning in an architecture / engineering role focused on large enterprise solutions

Minimum 3 years of experience using patch management solution such as Microsoft SCCM 

Strong knowledge of remote server management and design concepts

3 or more years of expert level experience in Infrastructure administration as it relates to the hardware and software components that align to technologies supported at Southern Glazers 

3+ years of industry experience in designing, customization, configuration and deployment of any Identity Management and Governance product

Preferred Qualifications

6+ years of industry experience in designing, customization, configuration, and deployment of Identity Management and Governance of  Saviynt or SailPoint

Thorough domain knowledge on the below areas of IGA

User Lifecycle Management, Provisioning and Reconciliation

Auditing, Reporting and user activity Monitoring

Possess professional level industry certification(s)

Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)

ITIL Foundation certified 

Agile Delivery Values

Openness – Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges

Commitment – Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team

Respect – Respect your team members to be capable and independent

Courage – You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems

Focus – Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team; rise and fall as a team

Physical Demands

Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device

Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping

May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.