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Pantex Plant Hiring for Solutions Architect – Remote at Amarillo, TX Full Time
Job Description
Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: Solutions Architect – Remote
Career Level From: Senior Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Pantex IT Infrastructure (51426345)
Job Specialty: Network Administration
What You’ll Do
*A fully remote work model is available for this role.*
The Solutions Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative solutions to business issues. Responsible for leading multiple complex and high-priority projects. Works closely with the IT architecture, operations, and project management teams to scope, estimate, and provide overall technical guidance for assigned solutions/opportunities. Analyzes existing systems and process and provides input on ways to improve processes and system infrastructure. Provides detailed documentation for implemented solutions and necessary knowledge base articles to allow for operational and ongoing support. The successful candidate will have strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to understand and break down complex problems.
Employee Core Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance and evaluation of technology solutions to provide input on technology direction to ensure CNS is utilizing best in class technologies and practices in support of its missions.
- Identify and work with team of engineers and architects to identify areas for automation and application of DevOps principles.
- Work with IT and various business partners on cloud based technologies and how cloud could be utilized as part of solutions.
- Ensures solutions are well engineered, operable, and maintainable.
- Works with IT project management organization to deliver solutions on schedule.
- Tracks and documents requirements for enterprise development projects.
- Monitors current and future trends in technology which will positively affect organizational projects.
- Acts as the senior technical resources for organization projects.
- Works with enterprise architects to develop solutions which align to organization and mission needs.
- Responsible for working with IT project management organization to allocate assigned labor/budget resources to execute project tasks.
- Work effectively as part of an architecture team providing technical guidance to the business.
- Ability to interact with senior leadership and customers to promote current technologies and solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Supports and promotes an environment which relies on teamwork and collaboration.
- Ability to take larger projects and break them down into manageable work unit.
- Evaluate Cyber Security implications of solutions and technologies.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, CIS, MIS, Math, or related field with a minimum 2years of solutions architecture experience.
- Ten or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Preferred Job Requirements
- Candidate must have in-depth, demonstrated technical experience in the following areas:
- Server
- Experience with Cisco UCS server infrastructure
- Experience with Cisco UCS Manager and UCS Central
- Experience with VMWare in complex environments
- Storage
- Experience with Netapp FAS storage devices
- Experience with PureStorage and PureStorage FlashBlade
- Experience with iSCSI, NAS, NFS, and Fibre Channel
- General
- Experience running proof-of-concepts
- Familiarity with DevOps orchestration and automation concepts
- Knowledge of how different workloads such as SAP, virtual desktops, Oracle, ServiceNow function in various storage environments (iSCSI, NFS, etc)
- Understanding of server technologies such as Windows and Unix/Linux
- Understanding of Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure preferred)
- Understanding of ITIL processes
- Strong cyber security background
- Experience with automation scripting languages such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
- Understanding of programming/scripting languages such as .NET, BASH, Perl, PowerShell, Python
- The candidate must also have the ability to present technical and operational information clearly and effectively through the oral and written word, solve complex technical problems, and be alert to changes that may affect the security and operational environment of systems.
Why Pantex and Y-12?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex and Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
