About the job
Join our dynamic Architecture Team as an Infrastructure Architect, where you will collaborate closely with fellow team members, engineering teams, and project managers. Your primary responsibility will be to define and establish current and future state hardware and software architectures across diverse technologies, ensuring that all implemented technology solutions align with these architectures. This role requires a robust understanding of multiple technical domains including server, storage, desktop, security, and network infrastructure.
In addition to your technical expertise, you will need strong organizational and interpersonal skills to lead complex technical decision-making and maintain detailed technical documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Craft roadmaps that outline future technology architecture and recommend timelines for evolving to this future state.
- Engage in the selection of hardware and software products, planning feature implementations on a strategic timeline.
- Research emerging technologies to evaluate and recommend solutions that enhance performance, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and infrastructure flexibility for American Greetings.
- Develop and document reference architectures and standards to guide technology selection and implementation.
- Participate in annual technology planning to identify necessary technology investments and updates to technical architectures.
- Contribute to application or infrastructure implementation projects to ensure compliance with technical architecture and standards, modifying architecture as needed to meet project requirements.
- Provide oversight and consultation on technical architecture implementation, offering your expertise and assistance to resolve challenges.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with technology vendors.

