Infrastructure Architect

The CompanyImerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.8 billion in revenue and 13,700 employees in 54 countries in 2023. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

The PositionInfrastructure Architect

Job Summary

Job Purpose

• Develop and drive the infrastructure architecture in their SME domain (Backup and Storage)

• Act as a subject matter expert and escalation point into backup and storage solutions 

• Drive or get involved with infrastructure projects (other than SME domain) as and when needed

• Design global solutions that can be delivered at a regional level 

• Manage transition from conception to design to initial implementation phase of a technical solution

Responsibilities

Technical Design and Operational Tasks

• Design infrastructure solutions that are secure, scalable, and highly available for both on-prem and cloud solutions

• Work collaboratively with the different IT teams to define infrastructure and deployment requirements

• Act as a subject matter expert and escalation point to other Infrastructure teams

• Build and maintain operational tools for deployment, monitoring, and analysis of infrastructure and systems

• Assist in the infrastructure cost analysis and optimization

• Analyzes the current infra architecture setup to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvements

Standards, Policies and Procedures

• Develops, communicates and supports technical policies, standards, guidelines and procedures related to infrastructure technical domain. 

• Designs standard configurations and patterns. 

Project Delivery

• Organize and manage technical solutions from conception to initial implementation to production 

• Works closely with project management team to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered

• Assures on application or infrastructure projects to fit infrastructure to the technical architecture requirements

• Identifies when it is necessary to modify the technical/solution architecture to accommodate project needs. 

• Advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, system impacts, and technology priorities

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

• Fluent or native English speaker

• At least 3 years of deploying and managing Veeam Enterprise Backup and Recovery software

• At least 3 years knowledge of and experience with infrastructure architecture and design

• Experience with the deployment of large infrastructure projects across multiple geographies 

Desirable

• At least 3 years of deploying and managing Rubrik Backup and Recovery software

• Experience of working within a culturally diverse global company

• Conversant in French or another European language would be advantageous

Position TypeFull time

and

Permanent

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