Infrastructure Architect/Principal Engineer - Direct-Hire/FTE - Washington DC.
Company: INSPYR Solutions
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 9, 2025
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Job Description:
Infrastructure Architect/Principal Engineer- Direct-Hire/FTE -
Washington DC.Title: Infrastructure Architect/Principal
Engineer
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Location: Washington DC.
Compensation:$150,000-170,000 Annual Base Salary
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in
the U.S.
This Infrastructure Architect/Principal Engineer role is
responsible for translating requirements into architecture designs
that guide the development and implementation of business
solutions, while adhering to established design patterns and
guiding principles defined by the enterprise architects' body. The
role also requires enterprise security expertise, configuration and
build automation expertise, software architecture expertise, and
leadership skills. The role is instrumental in bringing innovative
ideas to fruition. The architect provides deep technical knowledge
and architectural design mentorship at an infrastructure, network,
cloud, platform, and program level.
Key Responsibilities & Duties: Accountable for infrastructure
design of large and/or architecturally significant IT
initiatives.
Accountable to lead project managers as well as the business team
with project infrastructure requirements, costing, and work
breakdown.
Accountable for architecture oversight and sign-off on the detailed
designs produced for internal or external services.
Responsible for providing recommendations on continuous integration
and delivery infrastructure.
Serve as an architectural or subject matter expert advisor to
senior IT management, and mentor junior level technical staff
within multiple functional areas of the IT organization.
Aligning efforts with central architecture function to influence
technical standards and progress enterprise objectives.
Working with Platform owners, engineers, and other architects to
guide/create technical Enterprise Architecture framework.
Develop architectural framework for networks, compute, and storage
for both on-premises and cloud/hybrid technologies to establish
design, operations, and support principles.
Work closely with the enterprise architects' body to ensure
standard solutions and technologies are correctly leveraged.
Partner with business stakeholders to design next generation
technology solutions, while continuing to support existing business
capabilities on legacy systems.
Accountable for the infrastructure design, configuration,
documentation, and maintenance of any assigned systems.
Supervise the work of team members with respect to assigned
infrastructure and projects to ensure best practice and on-time
delivery.
Drive programs to effectively monitor and measure the productivity
and efficiency of our workforce.
Responsible for development of any required automation software
development and documentation.
Responsible for infrastructure lifecycle planning.
Maintain appropriate growth statistics, resource capacity
forecasts, service inventory, and infrastructure inventory.
Provide final technical support escalation on any infrastructure
related issues.
Proven ability to influence and gain trust at a peer group in
business and technology levels in a multi-culture environment.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Application
Virtualization and Containerization expertise required.
Continuous Integration and delivery expertise required.
Storage Area Network experience required.
Knowledge of the IPv4/IPv6 Network Addressing and Domain Naming
System required.
Knowledge of systems administration best practices required.
Expertise in Identity and Access Management.
Strong Windows and Active Directory infrastructure administration
skills.
Advanced knowledge of relational databases.
Knowledge of object and network storage.
Understanding of Infrastructure Security Concepts and
Strategies.
Strong knowledge of network platforms, firewalls, routing/switches,
DNS/DHCP, and load balancer.
Security incident handling experience required.
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the organization's technologies
and architectures.
Identify and lead the resolution of highly complex technical
problems.
Skilled in presentation, listening, interpreting, and providing
unsolicited feedback as required.
Ability to present designs and ideas to Architectural Review Board
(ARB).
Design and create procedures to rationalize, optimize, and automate
IT infrastructure.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Ability to work with a highly diverse workforce.
Able to work independently (self-motivated).
Education and Experience Requirements: Bachelor's Degree required,
preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems.
12 years of systems infrastructure design experience required.
Linux/Unix systems administration expertise required.
Windows experience - Active Directory, IAM (Identity Access
Management), Entra ID, OKTA
Experience with creating architectural standards document and
governance practices.
Experience with Cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) and knowledge of
related services.
Experience with Agile Methodologies and demonstrated ability to
operate in this model.
Strong scripting skills in Perl, Shell, Python, or PowerShell
required.
Experience with software development best practices required.
Experience in virtualization and container management.
Expert in Kubernetes, OpenShift, OKD, and VMWare.
Proficiency in load balancing systems: F5 LTM, F5 DNS (GTM)
Advanced troubleshooting for virtual environments and IP
failures.
A plus - Certifications in Kubernetes, VMWare, or OpenShift
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or
Ansible.
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a
national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent
solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise
with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our
solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of
professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always
striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our
business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match
the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us
at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to
all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or
genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions
complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the
company has facilities
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