Job Title: Infrastructure Architect (Financial/ Banking domain) Location: NYC, NY (Hybrid)- Local to NY, NJ, CT only Job Type: Full-Time Salary Range: Max $155k as base Key Responsibilities: Relationship Building and Communication:
- Coordinate meetings and discussions, as needed, between Infrastructure IT and Front Office IT teams to maintain open lines of communication.
- Address concerns, issues, and opportunities raised by teams and act as a mediator to ensure effective collaboration.
Project Alignment and Prioritization:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to review projects and provide weekly summary of projects spearheaded by each vertical.
- Ensure teams are on the same page regarding project objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
Process Improvement Initiatives:
- Identify opportunities for process improvement for ticket/incident management.
- Work with teams to implement changes that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Technology Upgrades/Enhancements and Deployment Support:
- Act as a liaison between Infrastructure IT and Front Office IT during technology upgrades/enhancements, migrations, and deployments.
Reporting and Metrics Tracking:
- Track and report on key performance indicators and metrics related to integration efforts.
- Provide regular updates to management on progress, challenges, and outcomes.
- Create a matrix of routine services with an expected SLA for each.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Engage with senior management and other stakeholders to provide updates, gather feedback, and ensure alignment of integration efforts with broader organizational objectives.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including the Cloud Team, Automation Team, OS Engineering Teams, Networking Team, Operations Team, and Corporate Real Estate teams, to define and implement infrastructure strategies and solutions.
- Assess and analyze business requirements, translating them into scalable and efficient infrastructure designs.
- Develop infrastructure architecture blueprints, roadmaps, and technical documentation.
- Oversee the implementation and integration of infrastructure components, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and security standards.
- Evaluate and recommend infrastructure technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance operational efficiency, performance, and reliability.
- Conduct periodic assessments and audits of existing infrastructure, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing appropriate remediation plans.
- Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and incidents, collaborating with relevant teams to ensure timely resolution.
- Establish and maintain a strong partnership with Corporate Real Estate teams to align infrastructure architecture strategies with facility planning and management.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies, incorporating them into the infrastructure architecture strategy.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree Infrastructure IT, or a related field
- Proven experience (8+ years) working as an Infrastructure Architect in the finance industry, with a focus on designing and implementing infrastructure solutions.
- Strong understanding of finance industry regulations, compliance standards, and security frameworks
- Extensive knowledge of cloud infrastructure, automation tools, operating systems, networking protocols, and IT operations
- Proficient in infrastructure architecture frameworks and design principles
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking capabilities, with a keen attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and Corporate Real Estate teams.
- Industry certifications are highly desirable.