USA_Chief Architect

Pay Rate Range - $60 / hr to $64.39 / hr on W2

Location : Chicago, IL - hybrid onsite

Duration : 6 months

Strategic and design Architect automation strategy

• Define and implement the overall automation strategy for EUC and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Design automation frameworks
• Create scalable, maintainable, and extensible automation frameworks and standards for enterprise-wide use.
• Assess business processes
• Evaluate existing IT and business processes to identify and prioritize automation opportunities that reduce costs and manual effort.
• Drive tool selection
• Evaluate and select automation tools, platforms, and technologies (e.g., RPA, scripting languages) that best fit the organizations requirements and technical environment.
• Implementation and governance
• Build and implement solutions
• Lead the design and implementation of automated solutions for EUC functions, such as software deployment, patching, provisioning, and self-service portals.
• Ensure security and compliance
• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure automated workflows adhere to corporate policies and regulatory standards.
• Oversee deployments
• Manage and automate application deployment and upgrades across endpoints and virtual environments like VDI and Citrix using tools such as Microsoft Intune and ManageEngine.
• Document and standardize
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including technical solution guides and architecture diagrams, to standardize and govern automation practices.
• Collaboration and leadership
• Lead cross-functional collaboration
• Work closely with IT teams (e.g., DevOps, support), department heads, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver automation initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance
• Mentor junior automation engineers and provide technical leadership and expertise to project teams.
• Act as an advocate for automation
• Communicate the benefits of automation to employees and senior management to gain buy-in and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Stay current with technology
• Continuously research and assess emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in automation and EUC.
• Scripting and programming
• Expertise in languages such as Python, PowerShell, and bash scripting to develop and integrate automation solutions.
• Cloud platforms
• Strong knowledge of cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, especially in managing and deploying resources.
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible to automate infrastructure provisioning.
• Virtualization and VDI
• Deep understanding of virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments (e.g., Citrix).
• Endpoint management
• Hands-on experience with modern management platforms for endpoints and applications, such as Microsoft Intune.
• CICD pipelines
• Familiarity with CICD tools like Git and Jenkins for automating workflows.
• Operating systems
• Expertise in automating tasks on various operating systems, including Windows and Linux.

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