Infrastructure Architect
M&A Infrastructure Architect
Previous COX Automotive experience prefered
Role
M&A Infrastructure Architect
Description
The M&A Infrastructure Architect is responsible for analyzing target organizations' infrastructure and
providing transformation recommendations for integration with Cox Automotive (CAI) technology
standards while maintaining the value proposition of the deal. A key goal is to protect acquired staff
by balancing technology integration priorities and staff capacity needs to fit within the larger
integration program.
Key Responsibilities
Scenario Planning & Transformation Mapping: Develop plans and estimates for
transitioning from current to future states in coordination with the M&A center of excellence.
Technical Design Deliverables: Produce design documents that enable infrastructure
delivery teams to deploy robust, flexible, scalable, supportable, and secure solutions aligned
with enterprise strategic initiatives.
Collaboration: Work closely with the IOPS M&A Integration Lead to extend infrastructure
architecture capacity for the acquisition and divestiture pipeline.
Standards & Design Patterns: Analyze and promote standards and design patterns that align
with established enterprise architectural goals.
Emerging Technologies: Provide guidance on integrating emerging technologies and
industry trends for technology integration and disentanglement of systems.
Communication: Facilitate group virtual/physical whiteboard sessions to gain alignment on
integration direction.
Specific Responsibilities Include
Define and maintain the current, transition, and future state infrastructure architecture
integration blueprint and roadmap for active acquisitions and divestitures.
Learn and promote the current Cox Automotive IT infrastructure portfolio, standards, and
procedures in designs and recommendations. Document any recommended variances and
guide them through the approval process.
Partner with key stakeholders in the acquired company and CAI Infrastructure and Operations
Platforms to define a roadmap and advance towards a future vision.
Stay informed about technology trends, differentiate between emerging, hype, and mainstream
evolution, and assess their impact on transformations.
Evaluate the impact of incoming capacity on Operations and Engineering teams. Produce
readouts to inform work planning for downstream teams.
Produce appropriate design artifacts representing desired changes in technical architecture.
Address system quality attributes relating to infrastructure architecture, such as efficiency or
availability, and recommend solutions.
Contribute to high-level estimates in support of business case development.
Serve as a technical point of interface for infrastructure platform engineers, reviewing designs
where appropriate and driving improved service and relationships between integrating groups.
Establish yourself as a trusted technical advisor with key internal and external stakeholders.
Other responsibilities as required to support the company's growth.
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Qualifications
- 3+ years' experience in the integration and divestiture of technologies using structured design and
architecture processes in a corporate environment.
- 3+ years' experience with M&A activities including technology integration and due diligence.
- Experience in the design of multi-tiered technology architecture.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more layers of the infrastructure stack and comprehensive
understanding of all layers including transport protocols, network, compute, virtualization,
DAS/NAS/SAN storage, monitoring, and security.
- Working knowledge of cloud computing concepts particularly related to IaaS and PaaS approaches.
- Architecture Modeling as well as the ability to effectively deliver presentations.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken. Evidenced by the ability to communicate
across all levels of an organization.
- Experience leading the design and implementation of architecture changes.
- Effective use of communication tools/methods such as PowerPoint and Lucid.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:
- CAIM, CCIE, AWS, Project Management, Enterprise Architecture
- Experience with group facilitation virtual/physical whiteboard sessions to gain alignment on
integration direction
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
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