Technology Solution Architect

Rosemont, IL, United States

Overview

Reyes Holdings is a global leader in the production and distribution of food and beverage products. Our five business units service client accounts across 43 states in the United States and 19 countries worldwide – meaning the sun never sets on Reyes Holdings. We continue as a family-owned and operated business, true to how we began in 1976. We’re known for excellence, motivated by safety, and rooted in relationships. Our top priority is our people – all 33,000+ of our employees. We’ve created a workplace where our diverse team has the ability to thrive, challenge one another to continually reach higher, and support each other on our Journey Forward together.

Responsibilities

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The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.

Position Summary

The Technology Solution Architect reports to the Chief Architect and is responsible for the technical solution design as it relates to solution delivery of all cloud, server, network, storage, data protection, backup infrastructure, datacenter, middleware, end user devices, identity, collaboration platforms, and application delivery to the Reyes Holdings Family of Businesses. It is a technical role directly facilitating the collaboration of engineers in various technical areas, ensuring adherence to architecture standards, ensuring a smooth transition to operations for all infrastructure solutions, and serving as a technical liaison to business units to ensure the technical solution requirements of their projects are being met. The candidate will provide a successful track record on enabling change through technology and the ability to dive deeply into underlying businesses and associated technologies. The individual will work closely with the business IT, architecture, engineering, and operations teams to document and transition solutions that scale and can be leveraged and supported broadly for a fast-growing global company. The ideal candidate must have both leadership and technical prowess to effectively and efficiently manage infrastructure technology projects and their associated virtual teams.

Position Responsibilities May Include, But Not Limited To

Serve as the primary point person for the delivery of infrastructure platform solutions related to cloud, server, network, storage, virtualization, datacenter, backups, end user devices, application delivery, data protection, backups, middleware, and identity

Responsible for soliciting, clarifying, and validating non-functional requirements and documenting solution designs, including logical and physical designs, for enterprise solutions gathered from inputs by architects, engineers, and service managers

Provide leadership to ensure the delivery of IT services and build rapport and trust with IT and business unit stakeholders through transparency and integrity. Facilitate the adoption of enterprise technology and processes across all IT teams

Collaborate with service delivery and service management to address continuous service improvement plans as it relates to engineered defects

Work closely with the IT Security team to ensure overall security of all engineered solutions is addressed

Responsible for aligning solution designs to policies, standards, guidelines, roadmaps, and business requirements in conjunction with security, architecture, service delivery and service management teams. Work to deliver solutions to operations with minimal support requirements through the use of automation, self-healing, and stable architectures

Evaluate opportunities for innovation that may stress current standard solutions where practical

Accountable for handoff to service delivery and service management and ensuring operational readiness for all engineered solutions

Assess shared services technical resource demand needs based on project charters and scopes

Identify and recommend opportunities to improve process, technology, and people, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives

Support the integration of acquisitions by developing a scalable and repeatable infrastructure delivery models

Other projects or duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills And Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, System Analysis or a related study and 5-7 years in the IT Industry including technical support, engineering and/or management, OR High School Diploma AND 9+ years of the above stated experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree

5+ years’ experience of leading and managing IT projects and virtual teams within a technical engineering or shared services environment

Experience in IT/IS technologies across a broad spectrum of infrastructure platforms, DevOps/automation, and security

Working knowledge and management skills for cloud, server, network, storage, virtualization, datacenter, backups, end user devices, application delivery, data protection, backups, middleware, and identity

Experience with Microsoft technologies (Server, Active Directory, Azure), Linux, Cisco technologies (router, switches), and VMWare virtualization technologies

Ability to understand enterprise computing requirements, develop designs and solutions that align and meet requirements for the IT and business roadmaps

Capability and experience to provide technical leadership of large IT projects independently as well as participating in multi-phase projects

Strong ability to clearly document system design elements including use of appropriate documentation tools

Ability to collect and summarize product information, quotations, and technical design information from multiple IT landscapes

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical audiences

Team player, able to work with other IT teams in a dynamic, fast moving IT Department

Ability to work extended hours or weekends as necessary

Ability to analyze data and produce management level reports to enable quick and accurate decision making

This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test

Preferred Skills And Experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Visio

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.

ID 2024-10173

Category Information Technology and Technical Support Position Type Regular Full-Time Location : Location US-IL-Rosemont

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Reyes Holdings companies will recruit and select applicants for employment solely on the basis of their qualifications. Our Practices and Procedures, including those relating to wages, benefits, transfers, promotions, terminations and self-development opportunities, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and all other classes protected by the Federal and State Government. Drug Free Employer.