Infrastructure Architect, Due Diligence
At West Monroe, our people are our business.
We pride ourselves on bringing a different mindset to consulting—and that takes a different approach: highly collaborative, flexible, and tenacious.
Our people-first, highly collaborative culture is core to our identity. It’s something we care about, and something we strive to enrich and preserve. No hierarchies. No siloes. No egos. Just smart ideas, and the drive to make an impact for our clients.
Every day our clients rely on us to help them tackle their greatest challenges, by strategically deploying technology through a business-focused and industry-specific lens. We bring together both the right knowledge and the right approach, so that they can capitalize on opportunities and deliver real results. That takes the right team. And that’s where you come in.
Ready for the next step on your career journey?
West Monroe is seeking a Senior Architect consultant with expertise in technology due diligence and a background in IT design, architecture, engineering, security, strategy, and deployment. The Senior Architect will be responsible for working directly with clients across various industries as a member of our Cloud & Infrastructure practice. They will primarily focus on providing IT due diligence for our clients to be factored into their M&A transactions/valuations.
Responsibilities:
- Perform assessments of existing client IT infrastructures and document "as-is" environments
- Organize project work into client presentations, outlining findings and recommendations for C-level executives
- Work with clients to develop strategy around IT systems, networking and telecommunication, and cybersecurity
- Plan, organize, and manage cloud and infrastructure-related projects and workstreams
- Engage with industry teams, including our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, to perform technology due diligence and potentially serve as ‘Infrastructure Lead’ for integration and separation projects
- Interact with key client decision makers to drive projects to completion, including C-Suite and Tech Directors
- Develop detailed designs in the following areas: on-premises data (Windows Server, LAN, WAN, Data Center), Cloud (AWS, Azure), Network Security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS)
- Assess, advise, and recommend solutions based on both current and future state, while proposing relevant projects to address shortcomings
Qualifications:
- 10-15+ years of experience leading the design, build, and deployment of cloud and on-premise IT solutions
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
- Consulting firm/industry experience preferred, ideally with Tech M&A exposure
- Understanding of various technical areas to be assessed during M&A activity – on-premise implementations, network security, hybrid cloud implementations, infrastructure security and vulnerability, data center, etc.
- Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with the architecture, engineering, and deployment of technical solutions for Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions objectives
- Excellent organizational, verbal, presentation/facilitation, and written communication skills
- Professional level certifications preferred – AWS, Azure, CCNA, etc.
- Willingness to travel for client engagements
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