Senior System Architect

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience
• 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments
• Strong PowerShell, Python, or comparable scripting experience
• Experience developing infrastructure automation, workflows, tools, and API integrations
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, virtualization, networking fundamentals, and identity/access management
• Experience supporting infrastructure platforms, operational processes, and complex troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Git, configuration management, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD concepts
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, log analysis, dashboards, metrics, and observability
• Strong analytical, collaboration, technical documentation, and communication skills

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Azure and hybrid-infrastructure experience
• Background in platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or enterprise infrastructure operations
• Experience with operational analytics and service-management environments
• Experience supporting modernization and large-scale enterprise initiatives
• Knowledge of secure computing, cloud platforms, and infrastructure reporting

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an IT Infrastructure Systems Architect for a top research and professional-services organization. This individual will drive infrastructure automation and operational improvements across complex enterprise environments. The role will partner with server, network, secure-computing, and platform-engineering teams to develop scalable automation, enhance monitoring and reporting, establish reusable technical standards, and support hybrid/cloud modernization. The ideal candidate combines hands-on scripting expertise with broad infrastructure knowledge and the ability to influence continuous improvement across multiple technical teams.

Day-to-day

• Partner closely with the Linux Administrator and assist with day-to-day server deployment and infrastructure activities.
• Work within a highly regulated environment following NIST and FedRAMP security requirements.
• Use scripting and configuration-management tools including PowerShell, Bash, and Puppet across Linux and Windows environments.
• Work with Rundeck for runbook and infrastructure automation.
• Main focus of the position is driving automation efforts and reducing manual infrastructure tasks.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain the required Public Trust certification/clearance.
• A master’s degree is not a strict requirement.