Infrastructure Solutions Architect End-User Computing
Job Location:
Charlotte, VT - USA
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Job Summary
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services including banking leasing securities credit cards and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFGs shares trade on the Tokyo Nagoya and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.
In the Americas SMBC Group has a presence in the US Canada Mexico Brazil Chile Colombia and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate institutional and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organizations extensive global network. The Groups operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc. SMBC Capital Markets Inc. SMBC MANUBANK JRI America Inc. SMBC Leasing and Finance Inc. Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A. and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co. Ltd.
Role Description
SMBC is seeking a highly skilled and motivated VP Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join our Architecture and Engineering organization. The person in this role will lead the architectural design strategy and implementation of our End-User Computing (EUC) and Modern Workplace solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise across a variety of EUC technologies such as Citrix FS Logix Nutanix Azure Virtual Desktop Windows 365 and the M365 ecosystem and will play a key role in shaping the future direction of our digital workspace strategy.
Role Objectives
Member of a team that establishes and drives infrastructure architecture standards with a focus on End-User Computing and Modern Workplace technologies in a global hybrid multi-cloud environment.
Work collaboratively to drive SMBCs strategic direction for enterprise-grade scalable secure and high-performing Modern Workplace solutions.
Lead the strategic direction and lifecycle management of our multiple Citrix environments including both application and desktop solutions.
Design and deploy hybrid and cloud-based desktop solution strategies utilizing platforms such as Azure Virtual Desktop Windows 365 Citrix and Nutanix VDI.
Cross-functional collaboration with Infrastructure Security and Application teams to ensure seamless integration and compliance while providing technical leadership and streamlined hand-off to Operational and Support groups.
Develop deployment performance tuning capacity planning and disaster recovery strategies across our various EUC platforms.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies surrounding EUC and Modern Workplace technologies.
Participant in the Enterprise Architecture path-to-production review and design processes providing domain-specific architectural guidance and approvals through the application onboarding process.
Qualifications and Skills
10 years of Solutions Architecture and/or senior level Infrastructure Engineering experience in EUC platforms and infrastructure.
Strong hands-on expertise in a variety of EUC solutions including Citrix virtual applications and desktops FS Logix profile containers Nutanix Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
Proven experience with Microsoft on-prem and cloud ecosystems including Active Directory Entra ID Group Policy M365 Intune and Autopilot as well as general networking and cloud services fundamentals.
Knowledgeable of remote access technologies and policy infrastructure such as AOVPN Zscaler Palo Alto MDM/MAM solutions and Conditional Access.
Familiarity with monitoring and management tools for EUC environments such as Nerdio SCCM Logic Monitor and Tanium.
Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards develop target-state designs and provide implementation roadmaps for a variety of enterprise platforms.
Experience translating business and technical requirements into scalable resilient and supportable infrastructure solutions.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior leadership on architecture strategy design decisions and implementation considerations.
Experience in highly regulated and global environments with strong governance compliance and operational control expectations.
Strong analytical problem-solving decision-making and documentation skills.
Additional Requirements
SMBCs employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home as well as from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles including for example certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal state and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process please let us know at
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