Position: - Systems Integration and Design Architect

Location: Hybrid – Rosemead / Alhambra / Irvine, CA

6+ months Contract

Responsibilities:.

 Work with Project PMO office and project managers to provide feedback and input of work breakdown structure or

project plan tasks, durations, predecessors, successors.

 Work in conjunction with external suppliers to obtain the technical requirements and associated architecture to

formulate how solutions will incorporated into the data centers to satisfy design requirements.

 Assess and provide feedback on project design artifacts like Architecture Vision Document, Solution Architecture

Documents, Business Requirements Documents, System Requirements Documents as required by assigned project.

 Lead Project Team members to create various artifacts related to the physical design. These artifacts include

Environment Design Specification, Connection Matrix, Rack Elevation Request Form, GDC Intake Questionnaire,

Consolidated Build Sheets, and Test Plans and Scenarios.

 Assess and make recommendations, based on industry best practices, on the physical and logistical layout of the

resources and equipment within the data center facility. Conform to existing design standards and contribute to

future updates as required.

 Create, update, and modify GDC Rack elevation diagrams.

 Perform peer design reviews, address technical matters or engineering matters or architectural questions, identify

risks or issues that may arise during the various project phases.

 Identify and document project or infrastructure design risks or issues and appropriate mitigation plans.

 Collaborate in project meetings, workshops, or forums for assigned projects. Report issues or actions as required.

 Identify and document in the design any capacity augmentation needed to satisfy the requirements.

 Participate in workshops to create test plans and use cases.

 Generate the final draft of the Environmental Design Specification for TDRC review and approval, review the

Environmental Design Specification, during the build phase of the project, to identify any “As-Built” changes and

make the appropriate update as needed. (ex. diagrams, IP assignments, Connection Matrix, or other design

elements)

 Develop, submit, and obtain approval for all artifacts delivered using the Delivery Acceptance Forms.

Required Skills:

 Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in systems design and integration for highly complex multi-tenant

solutions with the following services: cybersecurity, virtual and on-premise cloud computing, storage, space, power,

and cooling.

 Minimum of five (5) years of experience with network technologies including LAN/WAN topologies, network HA

technologies.

 Minimum of five (5) years of experience with capacity planning, and disaster recovery plans

 Excellent oral and written communication skills – Experience leading discussions involving senior level technical

SME’s from Cybersecurity, Applications, and Infrastructure teams.

 Data Center knowledge and experience, best practices

Preferred:

 NERC/CIP Compliance

 Micro architecture and container

 DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

 Knowledge and understanding of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

 CISSP