I. General Summary: The Infrastructure Strategy team member will maintain and enforce TBA’s IT standards for network, server, and storage technologies. This team member will also be responsible to monitor external vendor performance for implementations and support of TBA above stated infrastructure items.
II. Essential Job Functions:
A. Provide technical input to projects and monitors conformance to technical standards.
B. Serve as technical infrastructure expert to project teams from concept through deployment.
C. Align infrastructure architecture to pragmatic and strategic solutions; promotes re-use.
D. Participate in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business strategy.
E. Communicate and validate infrastructure architecture with the wider architecture team, program / project manager, and executive level stakeholders.
F. Manage infrastructure support (vendor interaction).
G. Participate in the development or validation of project plans, project reports, and project procedures.
H. Participate in activities including project progress reviews, quality assurance and quality control, verification of the products or services, and performance review of external providers.
I. Responsible for network, server, and Storage Area Network (SAN) components.
J. Work with IT Management to ensure all activities are consistent with established TBA IT standards and expectations.
K. Work with Engineering, Business, and IT communities throughout the TBA Group Companies to identify opportunities for improvements to existing processes.
L. Maintain a positive working relationship with customer users, IT technical staff, and business/functional staff at all TBA affiliated companies.
III. Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field required, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience:
- Greater than six (6) years of relevant experience and academic preparation, or 11 years of relevant experience required.
- Experience in managing Certificate Authorities, including monitoring and renewing certificates across the environment.
Personal/Technical Skills:
- Deep working knowledge of core infrastructure components.
- Ability to develop technology roadmaps and standards.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Hands-on, self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- Strong organization, planning, and analytical skills.
- Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- Able to work in a fast paced, multicultural work environment.
- Ability to communicate and work well with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to function both independently and with good judgment in a team environment.
- Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
Language Skills:
- Ability to clearly and concisely communicate complex information in verbal and written English.
- Japanese and/or Spanish would be helpful.
Computer/Software:
- Solid working knowledge and demonstrated intermediate level experience with Microsoft Office and other computer-based applications (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Lotus Notes/Outlook, Internet, etc.).
- Prior experience with networking including Cisco equipment, wireless, and Virtual Private Network (VPN).
- Prior experience with servers including virtualization, blade technology, windows, and Linux systems.
- Prior experience with storage systems including SAN technology.
IV. Work Environment/Conditions:
Office: Open Office Environment, moderate noise level.
Plant: N/A
Travel: Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time.
V. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to talk, see, and hear. The team member must be capable of walking, sitting, and standing for extended periods of time. May be occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds. Ability to sit and work on a computer for extensive periods of time is required.
Disclaimer: This job description is intended to identify the general nature and level of work performed by team members within this classification, as well as certain essential job functions. It is not intended, and should not be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of team members assigned to this job. To qualify for this job, however, a team member must be able to perform its essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Under no circumstances may this job description be construed as altering the at-will nature of the employment relationship between TBA and any team member.
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