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Job DescriptionPosition Summary
The IT Architect will serve as the primary Infrastructure lead for M&A activities, responsible for assessing incoming organizations’ technology environments and developing integration and modernization plans. This role will act as the single point of contact for infrastructure-related updates, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
Scope of Responsibility
This role will assess and coordinate integration across:
Compute, virtualization, and hosting platforms
Storage, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery
Network, WAN/LAN, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and connectivity
Network security, firewalls, VPN, segmentation, and secure access
Cloud infrastructure and hybrid connectivity
Identity platforms, including AD, Entra ID / Azure AD, SSO, MFA, federation, and privileged access
Collaboration platforms, including Microsoft 365, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Workspace, and email services
Shared services, including ITSM, monitoring, CMDB, certificate management, logging, NTP, SMTP, and automation tools
Key Responsibilities
Lead infrastructure assessment for mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.
Evaluate acquired-company infrastructure, identity, collaboration, cloud, network, and shared services environments.
Identify risks, gaps, technical debt, security concerns, integration blockers, and modernization opportunities.
Partner with leaders across Core Infrastructure, ICP, Cloud, Identity, Collaboration, Network, Security, and Shared Services.
Develop Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and long-term integration plans.
Define migration sequencing, dependencies, ownership, risks, and target-state recommendations.
Serve as the primary contact for infrastructure updates, decisions, and escalations.
Prepare executive-level summaries, roadmaps, risk registers, and integration status updates.
Ensure integration plans align with enterprise architecture, security, operational, and governance standards.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, enterprise architecture, or infrastructure architecture.
Strong experience across compute, storage, backup, network, cloud, identity, collaboration, and shared services.
Experience supporting M&A, divestitures, large-scale integrations, or major transformation programs.
Knowledge of AD, Entra ID / Azure AD, SSO, MFA, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and related platforms.
Ability to assess complex environments and translate findings into integration plans, risks, and executive updates.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, documentation, and escalation management skills.
Bachelor’s in computer science, IT or related fields.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Experience with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace migrations.
Familiarity with ITSM platforms, CMDB, monitoring, certificate management, and automation tools.
Knowledge of Zero Trust, conditional access, identity governance, and network segmentation.
Certifications such as ITIL, Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, or identity-related certifications are a plus.
Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOC’s “Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal” Poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf. Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please include "Application Accommodation Request" in the subject of the email.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.
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