Job Description

The  IT Infrastructure Engineer provides technical support in the  delivery of advanced technology for key, enterprise architecture (EA) initiatives . The position participates in an EA team on projects and tasks involving the development, testing, and implementation of new enterprise-level technologies. The IT Infrastructure Engineer directly impacts the design and implementation of IT solutions and systems to support company-wide business applications. The position may directly impact Company’s business objectives when those objectives are dependent upon the performance of the Company’s enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Modifies and implements the Company’s enterprise architecture, ensuring that the IT infrastructure is technically sound, consistent with strategic goals, and conforms to required internal and external standards;
• Assists in determining the gaps between the current and the target architecture and developing plans for the transitioning to target architecture;
• Adheres to the policies and principles which guide technology decisions for the enterprise architecture;
• Identifies opportunities to improve enterprise-level systems to support business processes and utilize emerging technologies;
• Assists in the development of reference models of the enterprise and works with others in maintaining the information in designated corporate repositories;
• Participates in driving technical integration across the enterprise by participating in test planning, validation, and reviews;
• Assists in evaluating the impact of enterprise architectural products and services on IT investments, business operations, stakeholder satisfaction, and other outcomes;
• In conjunction with other IT professionals and at the direction of the IT Infrastructure Manager, participates in governance and portfolio management activities associated with ensuring compliance with the enterprise architecture;
• Ensures the rigorous application of information security/ information assurance policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture.
• Assess the state of complex and varied IT architectures; and
• Assist in the development and deployment of the most appropriate architectural framework including the proper documentation of the enterprise infrastructure.
• Executes work assigned to a EA team (IT Infrastructure Engineers) and implements final solutions after production sign-off;
• Applies information security/ information assurance policies, principles, and practices to all components of the enterprise architecture;
• Adhere to company operational and personnel policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Assists in incident response efforts related to information security threat events;
• Maintains system resiliency through the deployment and management of disaster recovery resources, tools, and methods.

Skills:

Knowledge of, and skill in applying, most of the following:

• IT engineering concepts, principles, methods, and practices;
• IT systems development life cycle management concepts;
• Management of public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.);
• Performance monitoring principles and methods;
• Quality assurance principles;
• Technical documentation methods and procedures;
• Systems security methods and procedures;
• Oral and written communications techniques; sufficient to perform routine and recurring assignments related to enterprise architectural design, implementation, and maintenance.
• Enterprise IT architecture principles, methods, and practices; sufficient to participate in the deployment of Company enterprise IT architectural goals, objectives, plans, and policies.

Mastery of:

• Enterprise IT architecture concepts, methods, and practices;
• Network and server management methods;
• IT security concepts, methods and practices;
• Creating and maintaining clear, concise technical documentation.
• Concepts and methods for enterprise networking, including:
• Routing and switching schema;
• Implementing and maintaining directory services;
• Managing intranet, internet, or extranet gateways; and
• Executing actions to ensure the implementation of networks that support mission requirements.

Ability to manage:

• AWS EC2, S3, ALB/ELB, Route 53 DNS, and other services
• Palo Alto Firewall configurations and policy bases
• Microsoft Windows Server and Debian Linux Operating Systems
• Automated processes using PowerShell, Python, and other scripting languages
• Microsoft 365 Tenancy including Exchange, Purview, and other M365 Admin Tools

Experience and Education:

5+ years’ experience in information technology enterprise architectural development and management ; bachelor’s degree in information technology, or a related field; management will consider post-graduate education in lieu of experience; experience in maintaining IT architecture in a financial industry setting is a plus; CCNA or CCNP, LFCS, MCP, MariaDB Certified Professional, MySQL Certified Database Administrator, AWS Solutions Architect (or GCP/Azure equivalent), PCNSA, or CCSE desired.

IQ Ventures is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It’s our policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process.

At this time, IQ Ventures cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

IQ Ventures is an established, profitable technology and financial services company serving clients nationwide. Join the IQ Ventures team in our bright, modern Dublin, OH offices. IQ Ventures is well-regarded for its high integrity and collaborative leadership culture that rewards both individual thinking and team decision-making. Our leadership team is comprised of seasoned professionals who bring their vast experience and high standards of excellence to their work.

We are not accepting candidates from third-party recruiters at this time.

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