IT Architect - Barneveld

Job summary

The primary role of the IT Architect is to provide technology guidance, road maps, principles, standards, and best practices including: Enable business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall direction, guidance, and definition of IT architecture to effectively support the enterprise business strategy.
• Reviews and/or analyzes and develops architectural requirements as needed for the organization.
• Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solutions.
• Participate in IT Infrastructure management meetings with Global IT Architect & Cybersecurity Director.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of company's IT management systems.
• Develop, document, communicate and enforce technology standards policies and procedures.
• Works on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge across multiple specialized architecture domains.
• Research emerging technologies in support of infrastructure development efforts and recommend technologies that will improve information security, reduce labor, increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibility.
• Conduct security research in keeping abreast of latest security issues.
• Design, develop, document, and oversee implementation of enterprise-wide IT systems.
• Manages exceptions to architectural standards at an enterprise level.
• Leads teams in developing technology plans.
• Provide training for infrastructure team members on enterprise-wide IT systems.
• Search out new ways to improve information security, reduce labor and increase cost effectiveness of the enterprise-wide infrastructure team.
• Ensure the availability and responsiveness of the Global communications network to meet the goals and objectives of the enterprise.
• Deploy systems in a safe and secure manner to protection company assets.
• Develop and publish Information Security policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines based on knowledge of best practices and compliance requirements.
• Participate in the creation, maintenance, and testing of enterprise-wide disaster recovery plans.
• Provide second level support for global infrastructure team as needed.
• Support of IT operations after hours 24 x 7 on an emergency basis.
• Willingness to travel to other Stoneridge locations to provide temporary IT support when needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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