Enterprise Architect - Infrastructure

Southern Glazer's - Miramar, FL

Full-time - Senior

Miramar, FL

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

The Infrastructure Enterprise Architect at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is a senior leadership role responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-velocity architecture solutions that align with business requirements and drive digital transformation. This position oversees a team of solution architects and requires a deep understanding of infrastructure architecture, including network, storage, cloud, and security, while managing large-scale, complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-velocity architecture solutions that meet business requirements and align with enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead the development of infrastructure solutions, including data center, network, storage, and cloud computing.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand business needs and define solution requirements.
• Establish and communicate cloud governance standards across the business, aligning with company objectives.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions are integrated with existing systems and meet security and compliance requirements.
• Analyze and identify opportunities to optimize technology spending, focusing on cost-effective solutions without compromising on quality or performance.
• Ensure all cloud and infrastructure solutions comply with relevant regulations and standards, and assess risks associated with technology choices.
• Drive architectural decisions for the Infrastructure Technology Portfolio, having a direct financial correlation to company results and performance.
• Directly manage a team of Solution Architects, providing leadership, mentorship, and career development.
• Evaluate and select appropriate vendors and technologies, ensuring they align with the company's strategic goals.
• Conduct architectural assessments and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud and infrastructure architectures, standards, promoting best practices throughout the organization and providing training as necessary.
• Maintain a working knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into the enterprise architecture where beneficial.

Requirements

• 12+ years of proven industry experience, with 7+ years in enterprise/solution architecture roles focusing on cloud and infrastructure.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with cloud platforms, particularly Azure & GCP.
• Experience in Linux and Windows systems.
• Proficiency with DevSecOps and agile development methodologies.
• Proficiency with containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies, including data center design and operations, network architecture and security, storage solutions and data management, and cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with security architecture (e.g. firewalls, access control, encryption).
• Experience with infrastructure architecture patterns, including microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with cloud migration and hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Certification in architecture or related field (TOGAF, Azure Architect, AWS Certified Architect)

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Prescription drug insurance
• Paid sick time