Senior Systems Architect: Cloud, Hybrid Infra Leader

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc.; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc. in Elk Grove Village, IL seeks a Systems Architect to lead on‑premise and cloud infrastructure, shaping architecture and mentoring the systems team.

You will own the technical roadmap for compute, storage, virtualization, containers, and cloud platforms, and partner with engineers to ensure secure, available, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate balances hands-on delivery with architectural vision, guides enterprise standards, and collaborates with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (preferred); equivalent professional experience considered.
• 7-10+ years in large multi-site, 24x7 infrastructure environments.
• Hands-on experience with Windows, UNIX/Linux, and VMware/hypervisor administration.
• Cloud experience on Azure and AWS; hybrid-cloud architectures and migrations.
• Strong Kubernetes, containers, and DevOps practices, including CI/CD design.
• Experience defining reference architectures, engineering standards, and roadmaps.
• SQL knowledge and basic MS SQL understanding is desired.
• Certifications in AWS/Azure/Google Cloud/VMware or related are highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable reference architectures for compute, storage, virtualization, containers, and cloud platforms.
• Develop infrastructure roadmaps aligned with enterprise architecture.
• Translate business requirements into infrastructure designs with measurable success criteria.
• Create standards and patterns for consistency, quality, and reusability.
• Provide governance, reviews, and guidance across on‑premise and cloud initiatives.
• Lead PoC efforts for new technologies and inform migration strategies.
• Collaborate with software engineers and EA teams to ensure cohesive operation.
• Travel to major US cities and abroad as needed.

Skills

Linux

Windows

UNIX/AIX

Azure

AWS

GCP

VMware

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Traefik

YAML

Git

Python

Perl

Bash

PowerShell

SAN/Storage

Backup/DR

SMTP

TCP/IP

Active Directory

DNS

HTTP/FTP

Security

API/Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Master's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Traefik

VMware

Git

Job description

Yusen Logistics Americas Inc. in Elk Grove Village, IL seeks a Systems Architect to lead on‑premise and cloud infrastructure, shaping architecture and mentoring the systems team.

You will own the technical roadmap for compute, storage, virtualization, containers, and cloud platforms, and partner with engineers to ensure secure, available, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate balances hands-on delivery with architectural vision, guides enterprise standards, and collaborates with