IT Architect

ANS is a consulting engineering firm looking for an IT Architect with 15+ years of progressive IT experience to design, build, and continuously improve technology solutions for a growing engineering organization.

Requirements

• Design and implement end-to-end solutions across collaboration/productivity, identity, endpoints, networking, line-of-business applications, and cloud services.
• Build integrations across platforms (SaaS, on-prem, cloud) using APIs, SSO, and practical integration patterns.
• Own security-by-design fundamentals (identity/access, baselines, logging/monitoring, and data protection).
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into requirements, options, and implementable plans; communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Work with the technology team to execute executive leadership’s AI and technology vision via usable platforms, guardrails, and enablement.
• Deliver automation using PowerShell, APIs, low-code tools, and AI assistants (e.g., Claude), with review/testing and appropriate data-handling controls.
• Lead vendor evaluations and key projects through implementation and operational transition; maintain core documentation and governance (e.g., M365 collaboration governance).
• Strong business-partnering skills; able to engage stakeholders across engineering, project management, operations, and finance to define needs and deliver outcomes.
• Ability to facilitate decisions and manage trade-offs across cost, risk, schedule, and maintainability without over-engineering.
• Mentorship mindset: coach teammates and raise the baseline through standards, templates, and automation.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan