Network and Systems Administration Architect Job

Location

Lancaster, PA | United States

Job description

Network and Systems Administration Architect Job Location Lancaster, PA :

Primary location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Relocation offered: No Employment status: Full-Time Travel: <10% Non-compete: No

The estimated base salary range for this role is $97,060 to $167,750 per year. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

• A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, product discount programs and many more.
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
• A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team, and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe.
• A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.

Armstrong World Industries is seeking an Network and Systems Administration Architect with a focus on systems recoverability and systems administration. The Network and Systems Administration Architect is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining AWI's backup/DR process, for on-premises and cloud architecture. This role supports daily functions for backup and disaster recovery planning, as well as assists in any tuning, testing, and/or recovery efforts, as required.

This position will be responsible for the direct implementation, troubleshooting and management of a multi-data center infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic design, operation, and maintenance of the environment. This position requires excellent technical skills and proven attention to detail, process, and discipline within a production environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Acts as principal designer for major enterprise solutions architecture including applications, data, and infrastructure architectures as assigned.
• Develop and manage relationships with vendors in support of staff augmentation and systems support in concert with Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process.
• Develop, implement, and maintain best-practice standards, policies, procedures, and associated training plans to ensure optimal daily operations are maintained.
• Provides integrated systems planning and recommends new or different technologies which will enhance current systems and support overall corporate and business goals.
• Leads and directs multiple projects managing resources and monitoring progress.
• Establish/maintain lines of communication with stakeholders with a view to keeping all parties informed of incidents, problems, and resolution.
• Identify opportunities to improve global standardization and organizational efficiencies.
• Serve as a point of escalation for team member's issues requiring a higher degree of expertise or discretion to resolve and ensure timely resolution of issues by focusing on root cause analysis and implementing corrective action plans.
• Assist in the development of IT budgets (expense and capital) and estimates.
• Provides in-depth technical consultation to clients and IT management to ensure development of efficient application systems utilizing established standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of project resources as required.
• Work collaboratively with management to identify and prioritize projects in the portfolio associated with the maintenance of existing systems, development and implementation of new systems, resolution of more complex problems and the evaluation of emergent technologies through developing business cases that include options, recommendation, cost/benefit, and risk analysis,
• Researches and evaluates new and/or alternative solutions and technologies to enhance operational effectiveness and reduce costs.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of multi-year functional roadmaps for assigned disciplines.
• Contribute to the development of overall strategy, tactics, planning and execution of initiatives to support IT services.
• Document necessary technical architecture design and analysis work, including project postmortem documentation and metric collection.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans, including documenting solutions and procedures.
• Maintain application documentation and process topology to ensure alignment between the business strategies and the technology roadmap

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical and Mental Demands

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones. Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline required
  • Equivalent experience accepted in lieu of a degree
  • Advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years experience in backup solutions for VMware virtual and Cloud infrastructure environments
• 5+ years experience in Oracle and SQL server database backup and recovery

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge in network, server, and storage systems and application technologies, including Azure/AWS IaaS (storage/compute), VMware Cloud, HPE Primera, Dell Compellent, HPE SimpliVity, VMWare, Active Directory 2016/2022, and Azure AD.
• Knowledge of backup strategies and products. CommVault, Zerto, Azure, and AWS experience a plus.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques to elicit, analyze and document business requirements. Tactical and strategic contribution in support of overall business resiliency/recovery plans.
• Knowledge of technologies for organizing and maintaining disaster recovery planning information.
• Ability to work with colleagues at different levels, both in IT and Business groups and across various locations globally.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical issues and solutions to non-technical senior leaders and executives.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Subject Matter Expert in designing and implementing business continuity/disaster recovery and high-availability plans.
• Flexibility to balance multiple work streams and adjust to change with competing timelines and deliverables.
• Experience in managing and leading projects. Strong administrative skills, effectiveness in developing tasks, and managing resources to achieve target dates.
• Strong Visio skills to create IT and data flow diagrams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with and managing third-party vendors and consultant arrangements in support of projects.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with peers and management
• Capable of and favorable to working as part of a team

Other Skills and Abilities

• After-hours (evenings and weekends) work will be required, as needed
• Occasional travel to Armstrong locations

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions in the Americas. With approximately $1B in revenue, AWI has about 2,800 employees and a manufacturing network of fifteen facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 150 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable ceiling solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.

We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce ;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet ;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact .

About the location (Lancaster PA)

Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!

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$97.06k - $167.75k