Infrastructure Architect

Job Title: Infrastructure Architect Duration: 12 months Location: Poughkeepsie, New York (Zip Code - 12601) (Hybrid) (U.S. Citizen, Green Card Holder, and GC EAD) Interview Mode: Microsoft Teams Local candidates will be given preference Job Description: Position Overview The Senior IT Infrastructure Architect is responsible for designing, modernizing, and optimizing enterprise infrastructure platforms across on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and native-cloud environments. This role provides strategic architectural leadership, ensures operational excellence, and guides the adoption of modern infrastructure frameworks, automation, observability, and governance practices that enable secure, scalable, and resilient IT services. Key Responsibilities Strategic Architecture & Design Aligns infrastructure technology with future business needs, leading the strategy for technology adoption, upgrades, and modernization.Develops comprehensive blueprints and high-level designs for software, hardware, and network infrastructure, ensuring they meet business and technical requirements.Define infrastructure as code (IaC) & automation tool standards for declarative provisioning and infrastructure lifecycleLead modernization initiatives including automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, containerization, monitoring/observability, and AIOps capabilities.Develops and tests disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure systems are resilient and available.Evaluates vendor solutions, selects technology, and collaborates with IT teams to guide the implementation of technical standards Technology LeadershipServe as a technical thought leader guiding enterprise decisions related to cloud engineering, operations, ITSM, and infrastructure services.Transform complex business and technical requirements into detailed architectural blueprints.Set infrastructure standards (e.g., IaC, containerization), establishing architectural principles, and implementing policy-as-code to ensure security, compliance, and reliabilityEvaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations aligned to enterprise strategy and operational readiness.Manage technology costs through cost frameworks, capacity planning, and ROI analysis Operational ExcellencePartner with operations, engineering, and security teams to ensure resilient, performant infrastructure services that meet SLAs and compliance requirements.Lead service industrialization efforts, including standardized service catalog patterns, incident and event workflows, guardrails, and operational readiness.Drive process automation across provisioning, monitoring, patching, and lifecycle management. Governance & ComplianceEnsure infrastructure architectures adhere to governance frameworks, security policies, and risk management guidelines.Build documentation, architectural standards, and technical guidelines to ensure consistency across teams.Conduct design reviews and provide architectural oversight for major infrastructure initiatives.

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