Senior Hosting Enterprise Architect | Onsite in Dallas

Addison Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

PTO 27 days

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Hosting Enterprise Architect in Dallas, onsite one day a week. The role designs, manages, and supports enterprise server and infrastructure solutions that are secure, scalable, and highly available, setting architectural standards across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

The position serves as a senior technical leader, partnering with IS Directors to implement standards and support budget planning and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of IT experience with a focus on server engineering or infrastructure architecture.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows, Linux, and AIX operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization (VMware).
• Strong networking and storage fundamentals.
• Experience with scripting & automation (PowerShell, Bash).
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Designs and maintains enterprise infrastructure architectures, including virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware) and data center environments.
• Leads performance analysis, capacity planning, and availability assessments for business continuity and growth.
• Maintains a portfolio roadmap aligned with IT objectives.
• Implements infrastructure security best practices and ensures compliance with policies and standards.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and contributes to long-term roadmaps.
• Collaborates with network, storage, database, application, and business teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Develops and maintains architectural diagrams, system documentation, and operational standards.
• Promotes consistency and efficiency across the Enterprise Platforms organization, leading design, deployment and process management.
• Leads design/deployment of large-scale systems including disaster recovery, storage, power, and OS/Software configurations.
• Acts as SME across virtualization, security, performance, and DR.
• Manages project progress, risks, and stakeholder coordination.
• Maintains system performance metrics and growth projections.

Skills

Server engineering

Infra architecture

VMware

Networking basics

Scripting/Automation

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Addison Group is seeking a Hosting Enterprise Architect in Dallas, onsite one day a week. The role designs, manages, and supports enterprise server and infrastructure solutions that are secure, scalable, and highly available, setting architectural standards across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

The position serves as a senior technical leader, partnering with IS Directors to implement standards and support budget planning and management.