Technical Architect 

100% Remote EST (Must be close to Chicago IL, Greenville SC, Salisbury NC, or
Scarborough MN)
Contract
Pay: $85+/hr

JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees. This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence. By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success. The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, with options for overtime if desired.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hands-on experience in design, implementation and troubleshooting.
• Provide subject matter expertise in the analysis, design, implementation, troubleshooting and preparation of technology solutions to meet business needs.
• Expert level hands-on and design experience on various security technologies including HPE Aruba Clearpass, Palo Alto and Fortinet Firewalls, Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, ZDX and Skybox Security.
• Hands-on experience in implementing zero trust.
• Recommends components for solutions that will work well together across business domains, partner with domain architect or act as the domain architect to ensure adherence to the architectural roadmap.
• Accountable for projects/applications/infrastructure meeting business needs are delivered in a timely, cost-effective manner considering all budget aspects including total cost of ownership.
• Expert level knowledge in implementing PCI4.0.
• Perform proper Root Cause Analysis for Major P1/P2 incidents and follow ITIL process.
• Ensures project artifacts are developed as required, this includes working with support organizations and suppliers to ensure proper documentation is created and stored in the procedure’s manual or document repository.
• Facilitates/completes the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders.
• Develops complete and robust test plans, cases, and scripts, ensures defects are properly resolved and user acceptance is obtained. Ensures the test scripts and defects are entered and tracked in our department tools.
• Acts as communication point keeping the supplier and business partners informed of infrastructure changes, application changes, data changes or upcoming implementations and ensures business specific impacts are addressed.
• Ensures integration and consideration of assigned business areas against critical business processing, freeze periods, schedule changes, weather events and significant refresh activities.
• Thorough understanding of the business strategy, operations, markets, and key stakeholders.
• Review business processes to understand capability gaps and opportunities.
• Recommends Innovations and business processes /systems simplifications.
• Builds close relationships with the function heads and their teams.
• Advise these teams on how technology can be used to match or outpace competitor performance.
• Works as 3rd level support to help resolve issues within area of responsibility.
• Maintains a high level of individual contribution, professional growth, and ability to function effectively and independently, challenges others to do the same.
• Uses Palo Alto firewall, Fortigate Firewall, ClearPass, and Zscaler - Zscaler Internet access, Zscaler Private Access