Infrastructure Enterprise Architect

Open the door to a groundbreaking tech career with an industry leader. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. To create a new era in alcohol beverage sales and service, we’re heavily invested in the most transformative new technologies – and the most brilliant tech professionals. Southern Glazer’s was named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and is included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

We offer continuous learning and career growth in a fast-paced environment where you are respected, your voice is heard, and technology is part of our strategy for success. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Enterprise Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of high-velocity architecture solutions that meet business requirements and drive digital transformation. In this executive leadership role, you will oversee a team of solution architects reporting directly to you. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of infrastructure architecture, including network, storage, cloud, and security, and a proven track record of delivering large-scale, complex projects.

• Infrastructure architecture patterns and best practices
• Data center design and operations
• Network architecture and security.
• Storage solutions and data management
• Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Cloud migration and hybrid cloud environments
• Agile and DevSecOps architecture practices
• Scripting and automation tools (e.g. Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform)
• Monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, AppDynamics)

• Deliver high-velocity architecture solutions that meets business requirements and aligns with enterprise architecture standards.
• Lead the development of infrastructure solutions, including data center, network, storage, and cloud computing.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand business needs and define solution requirements.
• Establish and communicate cloud governance standards across the business, aligning with company objectives.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions are integrated with existing systems and meet security and compliance requirements.
• Analyze and identify opportunities to optimize technology spending, focusing on cost-effective solutions without compromising on quality or performance.
• Ensure all cloud and infrastructure solutions comply with relevant regulations and standards, and assess risks associated with technology choices.
• Driving architectural decisions for the Infrastructure Technology Portfolio, having a direct financial correlation to company results and performance.
• Directly manage a team of Solution Architects, providing leadership, mentorship, and career development.
• Evaluate and select appropriate vendors and technologies, ensuring they align with the company’s strategic goals.
• Conduct architectural assessments and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud and infrastructure architectures, standards, promoting best practices throughout the organization and providing training as necessary.
• Maintain a working knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating them into the enterprise architecture were beneficial.

• 12+ years of proven industry experience, with 7+ years in the enterprise/solution architecture roles, focusing on cloud and infrastructure.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with cloud platforms, particularly Azure & GCP
• Experience in Linux and Windows systems.
• Proficiency with DevSecOps and agile development methodologies.
• Proficiency with containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies, including:
  • Data center design and operations
  • Network architecture and security.
  • Storage solutions and data management
  • Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Security architecture (e.g. firewalls, access control, encryption)
• Experience with infrastructure architecture patterns, including:
  • Microservices
  • Service-oriented architecture.
  • Event-driven architecture
• Experience with cloud migration and hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills
• Demonstrated resilience and resourcefulness when faced with challenges in business facets.
• Excellent ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with business partners at all levels (including executive leadership) to elicit business needs and formulate solutions.

Nice to Have: 

• Certification in architecture or related field (TOGAF, Azure Architect, AWS Certified Architect)

• Openness – Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges 
• Commitment – Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team 
• Respect – Respect your team members to be capable and independent 
• Courage – You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems 
• Focus – Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team.  Rise and fall as a team 

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.