United Global Technologies

AWS and Azure Solution Architect

United Global Technologies  •  Houston, TX (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

The Solution Architect is responsible for delivering high-quality solution designs that are fit for purpose, aligned with enterprise architecture standards, and optimized for total cost of ownership across the solution lifecycle. The role ensures technical integrity, security, and alignment with Shell's IT technology direction. The resulting High-Level Designs have a measurable impact on business effectiveness and profitability.
The Solution Architect is accountable to the Project Manager for the solution architecture from design through successful deployment.
Key Responsibilities

Act as the single point of contact for all solution architecture aspects of IT projects.
Design and integrate Business Process, Data, Application, Infrastructure, and Information Security aspects into end-to-end solutions.
Ensure solution architecture is documented using approved templates, tools, and standards.
Review, assure, and approve detailed designs produced by designers and business analysts.
Coach project teams on architecture standards and best practices.
Support Segment Architects and participate in Architecture Review Boards as required.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of Reference Models in Bizzdesign, elevating project deliverables to conceptual and logical levels.
Monitor technology trends and ensure solutions are future-proof and aligned with evolving IT standards and services.
Actively contribute to the Architecture community and serve as an ambassador for architecture excellence.
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and data privacy requirements (e.g., GDPR).
Champion Security by Design and Privacy by Design, working closely with Information Risk Management, Security, and Compliance teams.

Solution Scope (Automation & Connectivity)

Enterprise network automation solutions.
Enterprise connectivity tooling, including Single Source of Truth implementation.
Tool evaluation, integration, and data model alignment.
Technical architecture, design, and service operations solutions.

Special Challenges

Proactively identify, balance, and reconcile competing stakeholder requirements.
Escalate architectural conflicts appropriately and in a timely manner.

Skills & Requirements (Critical)

7–10 years of IT experience, including some IT leadership exposure.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an IT-related discipline.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills (written and verbal).
Ability to articulate architectural decisions to both technical and business audiences.
Strong business acumen with the ability to link business value to technical architecture.

Required Technical Expertise:

Vendor engagement and product selection in collaboration with portfolio, operations, and procurement teams.
Deep expertise in networking technologies (Routing, TCP/IP, SSL).
Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud networking (VPC/VNET, VPN, Transit Gateway, virtual Palo Alto firewalls).
Knowledge of Cisco data center design.
Knowledge of Aruba ESP, including Central, ClearPass, and wireless platforms.
In-depth knowledge of network automation (Infrastructure as Code, APIs, GitHub).
Identity and authentication: SAML, PingID, Entra ID.
Service solution and operational documentation delivery.
In-depth Ansible integration for infrastructure networks, including playbook development.
Workflow integration for infrastructure networks.
CI/CD pipeline creation for infrastructure networks, including virtual and physical testing.
Smart inventory systems (e.g. NetBox) and integration with Ansible and GitHub pipelines.
United Global Technologies

About United Global Technologies

Founded in 2008 by Elizabeth Bernstein and Jason Monastra, United Global Technologies is a SBA certified IT and Engineering Services provider offering public and private sector clients over 32 years of information technology, engineering, and operational project services experience.

Inc Magazine named UGT to their 500/5000 list and was profiled as one of the TOP IT service companies in the US for six consecutive years. Selected by the Department of Energy to be a part of the sought after Mentor Protégé program, UGT was awarded Protégé status for three consecutive years. UGT succeeds with commercial and government verticals alike including Fluor, Gulfstream, Jacobs,

Michelin, Durr, Champion, and Old Castle by offering a single point of strategic contact committed to identifying and implementing the information technology, engineering, and staff augmentation

solutions that foster efficiency and profitability.

UGT services mission-critical federal facilities with unclassified and classified personnel and programs at the most vital locations across the country including Savannah River National Lab (SRNL),

Savannah River Site (SRS), Nevada Test (NSTec), Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), Los Almos National Lab (LANL), Idaho National Lab (INL), FERMI, Brookhaven National Lab (BNL), West Valley and others.

No other U.S.-based IT and engineering services company has the track-record and scope required to meet aggressive goals for all clients while offering the diversity business benefits of working with a

certified EDWOSB/WOSB/SBE/DBE/MBE and HUB (NC) professional services firm.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC
Year Founded
2006
Website
ugtechnologies.com
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