Infrastructure Architect

Veriipro; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking an Enterprise Infrastructure Architect located in Deerfield, Illinois. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, including 4 years in a senior architect role. Responsibilities include owning the infrastructure architecture and leading design standards.

Technical expertise in VMware, Cisco, and network security is crucial, along with proficiency in Zero Trust principles. This role offers the opportunity to engage with senior stakeholders and influence infrastructure strategy.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure.
• 4+ years as an Architect or Principal.
• Proven delivery of large on-prem data centre programs.
• Experience in multi-site WAN/LAN design.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise infrastructure architecture across various environments.
• Lead architectural reviews and define standards.
• Design and govern data centre operations.
• Architect WAN/LAN configurations and network security.

Skills

Enterprise infrastructure design

Data centre architecture

Network security

Zero Trust implementation

Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

VMware

Cisco

Palo Alto

ServiceNow

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own enterprise infrastructure architecture (on-prem, colo, hybrid)
• Act as Design Authority; lead ARB/TDA and define standards, HLDs/LLDs, roadmaps
• Design and govern data centres (compute, storage, virtualization, DR, migrations)
• Architect WAN/LAN, SD-WAN, routing, segmentation, and network security
• Define Zero Trust, IAM/PAM, and ensure regulatory compliance
• Establish monitoring, ITSM governance, capacity planning, and SLAs/SLOs
• Engage senior stakeholders; translate business needs into infrastructure strategy

Experience

• 12+ years in enterprise infrastructure; 4+ years as Architect/Principal
• Proven delivery of large on-prem data centre programs
• Experience in multi-site WAN/LAN design and ARB/Design Authority roles
• Enterprise/managed services background; regulated industry experience preferred

Technical Skills

• Data Centre: VMware (vSphere, NSX, vSAN), Hyper-V/KVM; NetApp, Pure, Dell EMC
• Networking: Cisco (CCIE-level), Juniper, Arista; BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN
• Security: Palo Alto, Fortinet, IAM/PAM (CyberArk), Zero Trust
• Storage/Backup: SAN/NAS, Veeam, Zerto, Commvault
• Monitoring/ITSM: SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix, Datadog; ServiceNow, ITIL v4

Certifications

• Required: TOGAF
• Preferred: CCIE/CCNP, VMware VCP/VCIX, ITIL v4
• Good to Have: CISSP/CISM, JNCIE/Arista ACE, AWS/Azure Architect