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Windows Systems Architect Manager

Date:  Nov 5, 2024
Location: 

Overland Park, KS, US

Company:  Black & Veatch Family of Companies

 

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

 

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.  

 

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation  

Req Id : 105897 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time  

Project Only Hire : No 

Visa Sponsorship Available: No 

Why Black and Veatch

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. 

 

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use. 

The Opportunity

The Windows Systems Architect Manager has the opportunity to be responsible for Windows infrastructure lifecycle management planning, design, oversight, and optimization.  This individual collaborates extensively with the Infrastructure, Applications, and Information Security teams, as well as with third party vendors and contractors.  They focus heavily on the strategic and architectural design of on-premises and cloud solutions, including a focus on access and identity management with B2B and B2C scenarios using current and emerging technologies.  They are accountable for a robust Active Directory environment, and they utilize their extensive experience with certificate lifecycle management (internal, external, and cloud-hosted solutions) to design, deploy, and maintain a robust, automated, and secure certificate environment.  This individual also uses their expertise with hyperconverged virtualization, storage technologies and backup technologies to plan, design and oversee both large and small installations, utilizing a variety of both on-premises and cloud platforms.  This candidate is a recognized subject matter expert, thought leader, and champion for technology adoption and compliance. 

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible.   Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintains contact and builds relationships with the operating businesses, IT management, IT vendors and technical architects to ensure availability, security, and satisfaction. 
  • Assists in identifying new and improved approaches, technologies, tools, templates, and business use cases. 
  • Designs and oversees deployment for AD Domain/Functional level upgrades 
  • Oversees and supervises Certificate Lifecycle Management across the enterprise 
  • Assesses the production server environments for areas like capacity, connectivity, performance, and resiliency. 
  • Maintains broad-based technical and solutions knowledge in key infrastructure optimization and solution areas including:  
    • Microsoft Active Directory Architecture  
    • Group Policy Structure  
    • User Provisioning / De-provisioning processes  
    • Multi-domain Administration Oversight  
    • Microsoft Entra ID and security policy automation  
    • Hypervisor/VMWare 
    • Certificate Lifecycle Management 
    • Storage technologies and products 
    • Data Protection/Backup technologies and methodologies including recovery processes 
    • Windows Administrator Functions 

Management Responsibilities 

  • Experience leading internal local and remote staff 
  • Experience leading external 3rd party on and offshore delivery teams 

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Operations Management Suite (OMS) 
  • Experience with network architectures 
  • Experience with AD Vulnerability Response/Remediation 
  • Linux Administrator competency 
  • Scripting/Coding and automation using such tools as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, etc. 
  • Experience in leading the delivery of assessments, development of business cases, and solution architecture.  
  • Experience with multi-phased, complex migration programs that address technology, people / organization, and process change. 
  • Strong writing skills – able to delineate concise and structured recommendations for total solutions as well as simplifying systems architecture. 
  • Dynamic and engaging presentation style that commands respect, inspires confidence, earns trust, and makes the complex easy to understand. 
  • Strong business engagement and customer relationship management. 
  • Demonstrated proficiency with technical architecture, practical adaptation and implementation, functional deployment, and business ROI focused areas of enterprise infrastructure solutions. 
  • Financial fluency which includes working with ROI, cost analysis, and financial statements. 
  • Strong command of English 
  • BS and/or MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience 
  • 5+ years’ experience (unless otherwise noted) in the following areas: 
    • Enterprise Windows Active Directory Architecture, Design, Development, Implementation, Migration and Security 
    • Microsoft Entra ID and ADDS (2+ years) 
    • Demonstrated experience with SSO and Identity Federation services (Azure AD SSO, ADFS, SAML) 
    • Demonstrated experience with Certificate Lifecycle Management with multiple Certificate products/vendors 
    • System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Active Directory Management / Monitoring 
    • 3+ years working in an ITIL environment of formal Change processes and Systems Development Lifecycle processes and of producing the requirement documentation and evidence (ServiceNow experience a plus) 
    • 2+ years of Scripting with PowerShell 
    • Understanding of Active Directory Backup and Recovery processes 
    • Configuring Windows Auditing (Basic and Advanced Audit settings) 
    • Windows Server System Administrator 
    • Hypervisor/VMWare architecture/system administration 

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Certifications

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) - Desired 

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote 

Salary Plan

ITS: Information Technology Service

Job Grade

006

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

 

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

 

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

 

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.

 

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

 

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

 

Black & Veatch Holding Company, its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

 

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