H3Overview /h3 pJoin to apply for the bIT Solution Architect Italy /b role at bThales /b. A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators) therefore have Space to Connect, Secure Defend, Observe Protect, Explore, Travel Navigate. Job: IT Solution Architect. Mission: Within the Enterprise Architecture department, the bIT Solution Architect /b participates during the design and build phases of projects in order to guarantee the global consistency of the enterprise IT technical architecture. The Technical Solution Architect’s role is to design solutions that satisfy the business needs, whilst assessing the impacts upon current systems architecture and working with the IT Security directorate to ensure compliance with IT standards, norms and rules. We are looking for a bIT Solution Architect /b to join our Network Security squad and implement technical architecture designs that will improve our organization’s network infrastructure, and ultimately support upcoming business IT transformations. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liGuarantee consistency of technical architecture ul liEnsures compliancy with the enterprise architecture methodology, technical design process, design principles rules and relevant IT standards norms /li liApplies a frugal approach to the design process, by promoting reuse of architecture components patterns and favoring cost efficient sustainable architecture designs /li liAdvocates technical design choices to ensure the coherence of this evolution for all Thales Alenia Space countries /li liContributes to the capitalization and sharing of knowledge on the Information System (through modeling, documentation, communications, trainings) /li liProposes new additions and updates to the architecture principles rules repository /li liParticipates actively to the architecture governance process, from demand to delivery /li /ul /li liAdvise upon technical architectures solutions ul liDesigns One-TAS technical architectures in response to a business project or architecture change requests /li liAnalyzes and checks the technical impacts of the proposed architecture solution and their coherence with the existing architecture elements for all countries (As-Is To-Be analysis) /li liProposes technical architecture designs that respect the contextual constraints: priority, time, resources, organization data /li liInforms stakeholders about any issues with the current technical solutions being designed and implemented /li liCollaborates with the IT Security teams to ensure that the proposed technical architecture corresponds to expected performance, adaptability interoperability objectives /li liFacilitates the architecture design, risk assessment security validation process and documents architecture decisions in the decision log /li liSupports, provides expertise and performs verifications during the implementation phase (roll-out), before delivery in production /li /ul /li liInnovation ul liResearches upon current and emerging technologies in relation to technical areas agreed upon by Management /li liIdentifies proposes opportunities/use-cases for which the enterprise could generate sustainable benefits or resolve recurrent issues with emerging technologies or architecture designs /li liParticipates in proof of concepts /li /ul /li /ul h3Technical Skills /h3 pAs a member of the Solution Architecture squad, the bIT Solution Architect /b is involved in the following technical domains: /p ul liStrong skills in Infrastructure domain (Storage, Backup, Data mngt, Virtualization, and security constraints) /li /ul pStorage : (DAS / NAS / SAN / HCI / SDS) /p ul liMass Storage Units : Block and File-Services oriented units. /li liData storage structuration : Gold / Bronze data storage services. /li liBlock Storage SAN : FC and iSCSI technologies, Topology design, FC network design, FC SAN geoclustering, FC SAN switching architecture, FC SAN Zoning reference architecture for backends, including strategic reservations for roadmaps evolutions. /li liDeduplication mass storage units and long distance data replication. /li liHCI / SDS Storage infrastructures. /li liObject Storage : S3/S3+ data storage ( ECS / Scality / CEPH ) /li liUsual vendors technology skills required : Dell/EMC / HPE / Brocade / Nutanix / VMware / … /li /ul pBackup / DRP : (Physical / Virtual / End users PC) /p ul liBackup infrastructure architecture for Physical servers. /li liBackup infrastructure architecture for Virtual servers. /li liBackup infrastructure architecture for End users laptop. /li liData archiving and long term data retention architecture, including data availability over media generation lifecycles. /li liBackup knowledge on physical and virtual Tapes and Tapes-Drives, physical and virtual Robotic libraries. FC SAN topology for Tape-Drives. /li liDRP via backup infrastructure : infrastructure impact analysis to reach Thales Corp. DLO/RTO requirements, data geo-locations, local and global catastrophic event identification and impacts. “PAG” redaction for IT. /li liUsual vendors technology skills required : Atempo Time Navigator / Atempo Digital Archive / Veeam Backup Replication / Veeam One / Avamar / … /li /ul pServers Platforms : Dell/EMC / HPE platforms. Network and SAN interfaces. /p ul liLegacy servers architecture and sizing /li liHCI virtualization (Nutanix / VSAN) architecture and sizing /li liLegacy Virtualization ESXi node sizing /li /ul pVirtualization : VMware full stack /p ul liLegacy VMware vSPHERE cluster architecture. /li liHCI VMware vSAN architecture /li liHCI Nutanix architecture /li liVMware NSX architecture security features. /li liVMware vREALIZE automation suite /li /ul pBigData Infrastructure : /p ul liSkills on Docker / Kubernetes architecture requirements. /li liSkills on network overlays : VLAN, VxLAN, Flanel, Calicot, GENEVE /li liSkills on stateless / persistent architectures and storage impact (PV, PVC). /li liSkills on Rancher / Ansible / Terraform / Packer / GoVC requirements and architecture /li liSkills on Elastic Search / Influxdb requirements and architecture /li liBackup and recovery for metadata and data /li li…. /li /ul pDatacenter Architecture and Servitudes specifications : /p ul liEnergy and Thermal constraints / specifications. /li liElectrical power balancing architecture and rules. /li liEquipment location definition to increase service availability. /li liData room architecture document redaction. /li /ul h3Desirable architecture technology certifications /h3 ul liTOGAF /li liVMware Certified Professional/Advanced Professional ul liNetwork Virtualization (VCP-NV) /li liDatacenter (VCP-DCV) /li liCloud Management Automation (VCP-CMA) /li liSecurity (VCP-Security) /li /ul /li liMicrosoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert /li liGoogle Professional Cloud Network Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect /li liAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional /li liCisco CCNP Enterprise /li /ul h3Managerial And Behavioral Skills /h3 ul liExcellent communication skills /li liAbility to build good relationship with clients/operational managers and colleagues /li liAbility to gather and assimilate information /li liProblem-solving aptitude /li liOrganizational and leadership skills /li liAssist with solving technical problems when they arise /li liEnsure the implementation of agreed architecture and infrastructure /li liAddress technical concerns, ideas and suggestions /li /ul h3Languages /h3 ul liItalian /li liEnglish ulliAbility to write IT documents and to attend or manage a meeting in Italian and/or in English. The language for all architectures studies in English. /li /ul /li liFrench (Nice to have) /li /ul h3Experience /h3 ul liProven experience as a Senior Architect (minimum 5 years) /li /ul pAt Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now! /p h3Seniority level /h3 ul liNot Applicable /li /ul h3Employment type /h3 ul liFull-time /li /ul h3Job function /h3 ul liEngineering and Information Technology /li /ul h3Industries /h3 ul liAviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Defense and Space Manufacturing /li /ul pReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Thales by 2x /p #J-18808-Ljbffr