Senior Server Architect & Technology Leader

CHS Corporate; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CHS Corporate in Franklin, TN seeks a Technology Engineer, Principal (Server) to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership for modernization and architecture alignment. You will guide standards, promote automation, and influence roadmaps across multiple systems.

The role requires deep Tier 0 expertise, strong governance, and mentoring capabilities to elevate teams and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, SE, or related field.
• 10+ years in technology engineering or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of Tier 0 apps/infrastructure; AD replication, Global Catalog; DNS/DHCP/PKI/GPO preferred.
• Automation using PowerShell, Python, Ansible or similar tooling.
• Virtualization expertise for server workloads and failover/recovery planning.
• Leadership abilities to mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and proofs of concept.
• Strong security frameworks, Zero Trust, and compliance knowledge.
• Cross-functional collaboration with networking, storage, security, and stakeholders.
• Operational discipline with change control and Tier 0 governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise technology strategy, governance, and architecture alignment.
• Design and implement cross-platform integrations and modernization initiatives.
• Define engineering standards, frameworks, and automation practices.
• Partner with IT and business leaders to prioritize and deliver strategic tech initiatives.
• Mentor engineers across teams and promote technical excellence.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to inform architecture and roadmap decisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance and compliance with policies.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Enterprise architecture

Mentoring

Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Security awareness

Technology modernization

Proofs of concept

Zero Trust

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

AD replication tooling

Job description

CHS Corporate in Franklin, TN seeks a Technology Engineer, Principal (Server) to provide enterprise-wide technical leadership for modernization and architecture alignment. You will guide standards, promote automation, and influence roadmaps across multiple systems.

The role requires deep Tier 0 expertise, strong governance, and mentoring capabilities to elevate teams and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned with business strategy.