Job Title: Infrastructure Architect
Location: Hybrid (West Madison Chicago, IL)
Duration: 6 months - Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE
As an Infrastructure Architect, you will play a pivotal role in leading the design, roadmap, and management of client’s infrastructure services. You will work with a team including Infrastructure Engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and strategic direction. You will collaborate with internal partners and teams, to ensure infrastructure solutions align with business needs and organizational goals. Your responsibilities will include the roadmap, design, and operation of the overall infrastructure services that support the organization’s operations including the collocated Equinix data centers.

• You will Lead and mentor a team of Intermediate and Senior Infrastructure Engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain the infrastructure roadmap, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and emerging technologies.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of infrastructure services, including data centers, cloud platforms, virtualization, storage systems, and automation tools.
• Provide architectural leadership for the design and operation of colocation Equinix data centers, including capacity planning, disaster recovery strategies, and service continuity plans.
• Collaborate with internal teams, such as Application Operations, IT Asset Management, End User Technologies, etc, to ensure infrastructure solutions meet application and business requirements.
• Drive the adoption of cloud technologies, such as Azure and AVS, and lead the integration of hybrid cloud solutions into the infrastructure strategy.
• Oversee the automation of infrastructure processes using tools like Ansible and Terraform, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, data privacy regulations, and disaster recovery policies.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions to enhance infrastructure capabilities and support business growth.
• Act as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and guidance to stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including roadmaps, design documents, operational guides, and runbooks, to ensure clarity and consistency across the team.
• We enable the work environment that is most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement, spending 2 days per week onsite while other days will be remote.

Must have skills:

• Infrastructure architecture, design, and management, with a focus on data centers, cloud platforms, and automation. 10 years
• Mentoring technical teams, including Intermediate and Senior Engineers 5 years
• Cloud technologies, including Azure VMware Solution AVS, native Azure, Azure DevOps and hybrid cloud solutions 5 years
• VMware technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, VCF, VxRail, NSXT, HCX, vSAN, Horizon, and VDI 5 years
• Active Directory administration, group policies, and security management.
• Managing the roadmap and lifecycle of server-based images Windows and Linux RHEL, hardening, patching, and compliance
• EMCDELL storage systems, data storage optimization, and CommVault Rubrik backup recovery strategies.
• Physical server technologies, server virtualization, and related hardware components.
• Disaster recovery, backup and restore, and service continuity strategies and plans.
• Designing and managing colocation data centers, such as Equinix, including capacity planning and disaster recovery strategies

Nice to have skills:

• Certifications in relevant technologies e.g., VMware, Microsoft, EMC Azure Fundamentals AZ900 certification required by October 31, 2025AI Fundamentals AI900 certification an asset
• Automation tools like Ansible and Terraform, with a focus on improving efficiency and reducing manual effort. Engineering of SQL design solution implementation, and support. Exchange server and SMTP relay services.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 75.00/hr.