Platform Architect

Join our team and help shape the future of connectivity indoors and outdoors. Together, let's push the boundaries of technology and advance sustainable networks worldwide. How You'll Help Us Connect the World: As a Platform Architect, you will lead the end-to-end design, integration, and optimization of our hybrid infrastructure platformsincluding Linux, Windows, and VMware virtualization. You will play a key role in driving the strategic vision and technical roadmap for enterprise compute and identity platforms while ensuring performance, security, automation, and scalability across all layers of infrastructure. This cross-functional role bridges systems engineering, automation, and cloud integration within a global enterprise.This role is hybridbased in Richardson, TX. You Will Make an Impact By: Architecting, deploying, and maintaining hybrid environments (Linux, Windows, VMware, and cloud). Designing scalable, secure, and resilient server platforms across on-prem and cloud workloads. Leading VMware Cloud Foundation efforts (vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T, SDDC Manager) with performance tuning and micro-segmentation. Driving Active Directory, DNS, GPO, and hybrid identity governance (including Azure AD/Entra ID). Implementing and managing enterprise automation with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and Ansible. Managing DNS services (forward/reverse zones, DNSSEC) and implementing secure naming infrastructure. Integrating platforms with identity and access management systems (AD, LDAP, Kerberos). Spearheading security hardening, patch compliance, and audit-ready configurations. Supporting PKI, certificate services (ADCS), and infrastructure encryption standards. Leading recovery planning, system documentation, and architectural decision records. Collaborating across teams to ensure system health, monitoring (e.g., vROps, Nagios, Grafana), and SLA delivery. Evaluating emerging technologies and driving continuous platform modernization. Required Qualifications for Consideration: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. 7+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise IT platforms (Linux, Windows, VMware). Strong background in infrastructure architecture, virtualization, and hybrid identity. Proficiency in scripting and automation tools (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible). In-depth knowledge of networking, DNS infrastructure, and OS-level security. You Will Excite Us If You have: VMware certifications: VCP, VCAP, or VCF Specialist. Microsoft certifications: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, Identity Administrator. Red Hat certifications: RHCSA, RHCE. Security certifications: CompTIA Security+, CISSP. Hands-on experience with SDN, container orchestration (Tanzu, Kubernetes), or hybrid cloud integrations. Familiarity with PKI, ADCS, DNSSEC, and identity federation technologies. Why ANDREW? Explore exciting career opportunities at ANDREW, part of the Amphenol family. With a legacy of over 85 years in wireless innovation, we empower mobile operators and enterprises with cutting-edge solutions. ANDREW, an Amphenol company, is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. ANDREW offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that our company is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business. ANDREW is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin For additional company information please visit our website at #LI-Hybrid #LI-JT1