IT Solution Architect Italy

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high‑tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.Job: IT Solution ArchitectWithin the Enterprise Architecture department, the IT Solution Architect participates during the design and build phases of projects in order to guarantee the global consistency of the enterprise IT technical architecture.We are looking for an IT Solution Architect to join our Network & Security squad and implement technical architecture designs that will improve our organization’s network & infrastructure, and ultimately support upcoming business & IT transformations.ResponsibilitiesGuarantee consistency of technical architectureEnsure compliance with the enterprise architecture methodology, design process, principles & rules and relevant IT standards & normsApply a frugal approach by promoting reuse of architecture components & patterns and favoring cost‑efficient & sustainable designsAdvocate technical design choices to ensure coherence across all Thales Alenia Space countriesContribute to the capitalization and sharing of knowledge on the Information System (modeling, documentation, communications, trainings)Propose new additions and updates to the architecture principles & rules repositoryParticipate actively in the architecture governance process, from demand to deliveryAdvise upon technical architectures & solutionsDesign single‑TAS technical architectures in response to a business project or architecture change requestsAnalyze and check the technical impacts of proposed solutions and their coherence with existing architecture for all countries (As‑Is & To‑Be analysis)Propose designs that respect contextual constraints: priority, time, resources, organization & dataInform stakeholders about any issues with current technical solutions being designed and implementedCollaborate with IT & Security teams to ensure proposed architecture meets performance, adaptability & interoperability objectivesFacilitate architecture design, risk assessment & security validation and document decisions in the decision logSupport, provide expertise and perform verifications during implementation and rollout before delivery in productionInnovationResearch current and emerging technologies in agreed technical areasIdentify & propose opportunities/use‑cases for sustainable benefits or to resolve recurrent issues with emerging technologies or designsParticipate in proof of conceptsTechnical SkillsInfrastructure domain (Storage, Backup, Data management, Virtualization, security constraints)Storage: DAS, NAS, SAN, HCI, SDSMass Storage Units: Block & File‑ServicesData storage structuration: Gold/Bronze servicesBlock Storage SAN: FC, iSCSI, topology design, FC network design, geoclustering, switching architecture, zoning (back‑end reference)Deduplication & long‑distance replicationHCI/SDS infrastructuresObject Storage: S3/S3+ (ECS, Scality, Ceph)Vendor skills: Dell/EMC/HPE/Brocade/Nutanix/VMware and othersBackup/DRP (Physical/Virtual/End‑user PC)Backup architecture for physical servers, virtual servers & end‑user laptopsData archiving & long‑term retention over media lifecyclesBackup knowledge on physical & virtual tapes & robotic libraries; FC SAN topology for Tape‑DrivesDRP via backup infrastructure: impact analysis to meet Thales Corp. DLO/RTO, data geo‑locations, local & global catastrophic event identificationVendor skills: Atempo, Veeam, Avamar and othersServers & Platforms: Dell/EMC/HPE, network and SAN interfacesLegacy server architecture & sizingHCI virtualization (Nutanix / VSAN) architecture & sizingLegacy VMware ESXi node sizingVirtualization: VMware full stackLegacy VMware vSphere cluster architectureHCI VMware vSAN architectureHCI Nutanix architectureVMware NSX architecture & security featuresVMware vREALIZE automation suiteBigData InfrastructureDocker/Kubernetes architectureNetwork overlays: VLAN, VxLAN, Flannel, Calico, GENEVEStateless / persistent architectures & storage impact (PV, PVC)Rancher / Ansible / Terraform / Packer / GoVC architectureElasticSearch / InfluxDB architectureBackup & recovery for metadata and dataDatacenter Architecture & Servitudes specificationsEnergy & thermal constraints/specificationsElectrical power balancing architecture & rulesEquipment location definition to increase service availabilityData room architecture documentationDesired Architecture & Technology CertificationsTOGAFVMware Certified Professional / Advanced ProfessionalNetwork Virtualization (VCP‑NV)Datacenter (VCP‑DCV)Cloud Management & Automation (VCP‑CMA)Security (VCP‑Security)Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect ExpertGoogle Professional Cloud Network Engineer or Professional Cloud ArchitectAWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalCisco CCNP EnterpriseManagerial And Behavioral SkillsExcellent communication skillsAbility to build good relationships with clients, operational managers and colleaguesAbility to gather and assimilate informationProblem‑solving aptitudeOrganizational and leadership skillsAssist with solving technical problems when they ariseEnsure the implementation of agreed architecture and infrastructureAddress technical concerns, ideas and suggestionsLanguagesItalianEnglish – Ability to write IT documents and attend/manage meetings in Italian and/or English; architecture studies are in EnglishFrench (Nice to have)ExperienceProven experience as a Senior Architect (minimum 5 years)At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With around 8,900 employees in 10 countries and 17 sites in Europe plus a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now#J-18808-Ljbffr