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JR196686 Infrastructure Architect Executive

The Infrastructure Architect Executive, designs and defines reference infrastructure architectures and components. 

LOCATION: Hybrid 2: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

How you will make an impact:

• Prepares business case, lobbies to secure funding for, and drives implementation of new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment. 

• Owns overall platform architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged; drives pieces of the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture. 

• Leads the construction of infrastructure architecture components. 

• Leads the definition of business and IT recovery operating environment. 

• Leads infrastructure architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged. 

• Anticipates areas where architecture standards may need to be developed and defines those standards that are in-line with customer, IT and industry standards. 

• Drives solutions which address service requirements, component capacities and loads for planned business growth. 

• Defines systems and technical architectures for new strategic initiatives; assures compliance to the EA and domain roadmaps using cost effectiveness, business value and competitiveness arguments. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 7 years of experience in architecture/design in relevant technology disciplines; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. 

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise Active Directory (AD) and Microsoft Entra ID architecture roadmap.

• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available identity solutions.

• Lead identity modernization initiatives, including:

  • Tiered administration modeling

  • Hybrid identity implementations

  • Cloud adoption

  • Directory consolidation

• Establish and maintain architectural standards, governance models, and operational frameworks.

• Support identity integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

• Partner with Identity and Access Management (IAM) teams to ensure enterprise identity standards are implemented and enforced.

• Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering and operations teams.

• Lead major incident response and root cause analysis (RCA) for identity-related services.

Active Directory Expertise

• Forest and domain architecture

• Organizational Unit (OU) design and management

• Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

• LDAP services

• Trust relationships

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and certificate services

• Federation technologies

• Kerberos authentication

• Tiered administration and privileged access strategies

• Directory replication, resiliency, and overall operational health

Microsoft Entra ID Expertise

• Microsoft Entra Connect and Cloud Sync

• Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and privileged access management

• Just-in-Time (JIT) administration

• Zero Trust architecture and principles

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enforcement

• Conditional Access policies

Security, Compliance, and Automation

• Conduct security assessments, audits, and remediation activities.

• Support compliance initiatives, including SOX, HIPAA, PCI, and GDPR.

• Develop PowerShell automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.

• Effectively communicate with stakeholders and deliver executive-level presentations.

• Candidates from all states are welcome, but they must reside within commuting distance of an Elevance Health Pulse Point office location.

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