North Texas Tollway Authority · 2 hours ago
Senior Enterprise Architect
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$112K/yr - $191K/yr
10+ years expNorth Texas Tollway Authority is a political subdivision of Texas focused on maintaining and operating toll roads in North Texas. They are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect responsible for the strategic design and optimization of their technology ecosystem, driving digital transformation, and enhancing security and performance through automation.
Transportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead the Architectural Vision: Define, develop, and maintain the comprehensive enterprise architecture for all IT infrastructure, applications, databases, and networking solutions, ensuring alignment with long-term business strategy, scalability, and industry best practices
Drive Digital Transformation & Automation: Strategically plan and execute the IT infrastructure roadmap to enable successful digital transformation. Drive aggressive automation initiatives (including Infrastructure as Code and process orchestration) and leverage emerging technologies, including the necessary infrastructure to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) workloads, to dramatically improve service delivery and efficiency
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture: Design, implement, and govern the complex architecture encompassing on-premises data centers, colocation sites, and multi-cloud platforms. Ensure seamless integration, robust security, and optimal performance across all environments
System Administration Oversight: Provide architectural oversight for the administration of enterprise systems (servers, storage, virtualization), ensuring configuration, patching, and monitoring adhere to best practices for optimal security and performance
Technical Advisory: Act as a key technical advisor to IT and business leadership. Research, evaluate, and recommend cutting-edge technologies and platforms to support business innovation, growth, and the preparation for future technology demands
System Optimization: Analyze the existing technology portfolio to identify and implement strategies for continuous improvement. Sharpen system availability, automation, performance, and reliability, with a critical focus on optimizing compute, storage, and network resource utilization
Technical Guidance: Provide high-level technical guidance and mentor other engineers on architectural standards, complex troubleshooting, and best practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Governance & Standards: Create, document, and maintain enterprise-wide architectural standards, technical best practices, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure a cohesive, secure, and well-managed IT environment
Security Architecture: Collaborate closely with the Information Security group to embed secure-by-design principles across all technology initiatives. Guide secure cloud architecture, data protection strategies, and identity access management (IAM) policies to ensure regulatory adherence (e.g., NIST, PCI DSS)
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: Architect, develop, and continually refine disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical systems to ensure maximum resilience and quick recovery from system failures or emergencies
Technical Evaluation: Lead the technical evaluation of third-party vendor solutions, services, and emerging technologies. Conduct proofs-of-concept (POCs), assess technical capabilities, and provide data-driven recommendations to inform procurement and investment decisions
Performance Reporting: Monitor system performance against key architectural metrics and regularly report on the health, capacity, and efficiency of the environment to stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field
10 years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture or a lead systems engineering/architecture role focused on large-scale infrastructure
Expert proficiency in enterprise architecture design, automation principles, infrastructure design, applications and database design, server, storage, and network infrastructure management
Deep experience with on-premises data center technologies, including server virtualization (e.g., VMware VCDX-level understanding), Storage Area Networks (SANs), and enterprise networking
Expertise in designing and implementing scalable compute and storage infrastructures across both on-premises and multi-cloud platforms, utilizing virtualization, software-defined storage, and cloud compute services to ensure high performance and resilience
Strong knowledge in advanced network architecture and protocols, including LAN/WAN design, SDN, routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing, enabling secure and high-throughput connectivity across distributed environments
Expert knowledge of multi-cloud strategy, capacity planning, cost optimization, and modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless, event-driven architecture)
Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks like TOGAF
Solid understanding of IT security principles and best practices, especially as they relate to infrastructure and cloud platforms
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence technical decisions
Preferred
Master's degree in a related field
Professional certifications such as Cloud Solutions Architect (e.g., GCP/Azure Expert), VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX), or TOGAF Certification
Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible to automate the deployment and management of server, storage, and networking environments
Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices as they apply to infrastructure deployment and management
Benefits
Retention Bonus: $2,000
Company
North Texas Tollway Authority
North Texas Tollway Authority is to provide a safe and reliable toll road system, increase value and mobility options for customers.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brittany Kellett
Regional Toll Partner - Supervisor
Eric Landaverde
Talent Aquisition Partner
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