Platform Administration with Architecture

Job Role: Platform Administration with Architecture

Job Location: Plano, TX

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Track Lead Platform Administration with Architecture expertise to lead enterprise platform operations and architecture across cloud, data, integration, and analytics platforms. The role requires a combination of platform architecture design, operational leadership, and team management to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise platforms.

The candidate will drive platform strategy, architecture governance, operational excellence, and automation, while managing a team responsible for platform administration and support.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Plano, TX or be willing to relocate to the area. This position may require travel in the US
• Bachelor s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education
• At least 11 years of experience with Information Technology
• Strong architecture and administration experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services
• Define and implement enterprise platform architecture for cloud, data, integration, and analytics platforms
• Experience with platform automation, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong knowledge of cloud security, networking, and identity management
• Lead and mentor platform administrators and engineers across multiple technology stacks
• Manage platform operations, incident management, and change governance
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, development teams, and business stakeholders
• Define and implement enterprise platform architecture for cloud, data, integration, and analytics platforms.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure platform solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Establish best practices for platform architecture, governance, and security.
• Lead technology roadmap and platform modernization initiatives.
• Implement network architecture, identity management, security frameworks, and cost optimization strategies.
• Proven experience as Platform Architect / Solution Architect
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder management
• Experience designing enterprise-scale platform architectures
• Ability to lead multi-technology platform teams
• Establish platform monitoring, observability, and automated alerting frameworks.
• Drive automation through Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement capacity planning, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies.
• Deliver platform health metrics, risk assessments, and operational reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 11 years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or data platforms
• Certifications in cloud architecture (Azure/AWS) preferred
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks
• ITIL knowledge for service management and operations governance
• Web Services
• Hands-on knowledge of Databricks
• Integration technologies including Informatica and Oracle WebLogic Server
• BI platforms such as Microsoft Power BI and SAP BusinessObjects
• Oversee administration and architecture of BI platforms including Microsoft Power BI and SAP BusinessObjects
• Define architecture for data visualization, semantic layers, and reporting frameworks
• Optimize performance, security, and scalability of reporting platforms
• Ensure adherence to SLA, compliance, and operational standards
• Provide architectural oversight and administration for integration platforms such as Informatica and Oracle WebLogic Server.
• Ensure robust ETL pipelines, middleware stability, and integration performance optimization.
• Define standards for data integration, orchestration, and API enablement.