
Manager Technical Architecture (Plano TX)
- Nashville, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering with a strong focus on Windows Server environments.
- 5+ years of direct experience planning and executing large-scale data center migrations or consolidations.
- Extensive hands-on experience with Windows Server (2012R2 through 2025), Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and related services.
- Strong understanding of virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere, Hyper-V) and storage architectures (SAN/NAS).
- Experience migrating physical and virtual machines
- Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical teams, including system admins, network engineers, storage, security, and application owners.
- Strong working knowledge of disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity planning.
- Skilled in developing and executing detailed migration runbooks, rollback plans, and test validation procedures.
- Demonstrated success managing and remediating legacy hardware, custom configurations, and interdependent systems.
- Experience with cloud or hybrid migrations (e.g., Azure, AWS).
- Scripting or automation skills using PowerShell, Python, or configuration tools (e.g., Ansible).
- Familiarity with enterprise CMDB, change management, and ITIL-based processes.
- Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., finance, healthcare) with compliance considerations (SOX, HIPAA, PCI).
- Certifications such as MCSE, VMware VCP, AWS/Azure certifications, or Project Management certifications (PMP, ITIL).
- Lead the technical planning, design, and execution of a data center move involving over 1,500 servers.
- Assess current server inventory, application dependencies, and infrastructure requirements.
- Develop detailed migration strategies and schedules in collaboration with PMO and business stakeholders.
- Coordinate with infrastructure and application teams to ensure readiness, alignment, and minimal disruption.
- Oversee hands-on migration efforts, including testing, execution, troubleshooting, and documentation.
- Drive resolution of technical issues and risks, escalating as needed to leadership.
- Ensure complete and accurate post-move validation and documentation for audit and operational continuity.