* _Job Description: *_
The Systems Architect is a key technical lead for designing and integrating
production IT systems at ABC News. This Systems Architect collaborates closely
with management and the Principal Architect to build and propose standards for
approval. The position involves working with all areas of the business to
gather requirements for common standards and to assess and improve these
standards into a portfolio for integrated solutions. This shared service role
demands technical expertise and collaboration skills to achieve the vision and
business objectives, while engaging with other technical areas and end users
to design systems accurately.
**What you will do** :
1. Lead shared infrastructure systems projects and initiatives
2. Diagram technical solutions large and small
3. Responsible for developing the standards for application authentication in accordance with internal security standards
4. Research the technologies that ABC News pursues and determine their feasibility in our environment, as well as the best way to implement them using industry best practices.
5. Write capital project scoping of technical requirements and the capital justifications for projects assigned
6. Propose roadmap of core systems infrastructure and technical expertise needed based on that roadmap
7. Participate in Daily/Weekly team task/project list and contribute to all projects
8. Contribute to standards for solution designs on prem and in the cloud
9. Work side by side with Networking Architects and other Systems Architects to design and implement solutions.
**Required Experience:**
1. Experience of 3 to 5 years in crafting media production solutions with a focus on IT systems
2. In-depth understanding of networking standards and the ability to implement networking solutions as part of a systems project in accordance with these standards
3. Subject matter expert in various technical areas such as Virtualization, Storage, Compute, Public and Private Cloud
4. Designing container-based application hosting and deployment processes and solutions
5. Experience in production video editing, motion graphics, and live production solutions
6. Capable of conducting detailed product reviews for purchase and providing build recommendations
7. Proficient in conducting all experiments for disaster recovery plans and identifying technical concerns related to core systems infrastructure
8. Proficient in all Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, Mac) for both Standard and Custom Builds
9. Ability to manage time optimally without supervision 10, Staying updated on current technology trends
10. Consistently improving technical skills and capabilities
11. Responsible for architecting innovative solutions to address business problems
12. Understanding of media workflows and ability to integrate traditional IT technologies into the media environment
13. Experience with virtualization platforms in a hypervisor, including but not limited to VMWARE
14. Designing hosting and security plans for production products and solutions to fit platform computing, including hybrid setups
15. Database systems and associated infrastructure to support DB requirements, including but not limited to MS SQL & MySQL 2110 video solutions and AES audio integration into on-prem systems and stream transcoding to/from public cloud vendors Backup solutions for on-premises and public cloud targets (AWS, AZURE, GCP) Implementation of Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware solutions (Cloud Strike, Symantec)
STORAGE:
Block in Standalone & Metro Stretch Resilient Modes
NAS in Standalone Clusters & Metro Stretch Resilient Modes or Mirroring, SMB &
NFS
NAS solutions vendors including but not limited to VAST DATA, NETAPP, DELL
Object Storage solutions and standards design
Authentication platforms (Microsoft Active Directory, SAML 2.0, oAuth and
others)
DDI: DNS, DHCP, IPAM
Group Policies
Certificates and Certificate Authorities Providers (PKI)
File Acceleration Solutions including but not limited to Aspera & Signiant
Scripting including but not limited to Power Shell & Python
Server Hardware (Rack Mount & Blade Farms) including but not limited to HPe,
Dell, Cisco
Required Education
Technical/Vocational certificate or degree in Engineering, Computer or
Electronic Technology
AWS Certified Architect
Please read the job description in full.
Send resumes to
[PaulaAnne.Sherron@disney.com](mailto:PaulaAnne.Sherron@disney.com).
