Head of Hosted Technology Services Job Listing at Valley Bank in Morristown, NJ (Job ID 24-505)

Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build best in class technical Platform and Infrastructure solutions on a hybrid Cloud to address requirements for scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
• Work across geographically dispersed and integrated project teams to develop the strategy, architecture, roadmaps, design, and implementation of Cloud Platform & Infrastructure solutions.
• Provide leadership, vision, and oversight across the engineering pillars to provide holistic end to end solutions.
• Create a collaborative culture through robust communication, governance, and partnership with internal and external entities.
• Design and implement an enterprise management program focused on a best-in-class solutions across the technology platforms for impact analysis, design, and resiliency reviews.
  • Design and Implement Hybrid Cloud architecture.
  • Develop and manage Cloud Center of Excellence.
    • Defined architecture patterns for Private and Public cloud.
      1. Preference for Cloud Native and Serverless architecture
      2. Container based architectures.
      3. Hybrid environment to include general compute, network, and storage.
      4. Highly available designs to support platforms with varying business RTO/RPO requirements.
      5. Multi-service, inter-network, hybrid connectivity optimized for multiple LOB applications and data integration.
    • Deploy Infrastructure as Code automation capabilities (Terraform, ARM, Cloud Formation etc.).
    • Develop DevSecOps practice and onboarding program to accelerate application deployment.
    • Environment strategy - management, deployment, and configuration management.
    • Operational security and excellence programs (i.e.: logging and monitoring strategies)
    • Infrastructure training - Cloud training program, best practices, Infrastructure as Code, etc.
  • Lead and coordinate the work of an integrated project teams comprised of developers, subject matter experts, database administrators, system administrators, and system architects for program to implement and maintain enterprise-level information technology applications.
  • Accountable for the development, monitoring, and compliance to the relevant budget.
• Drive optimal forecasting, capacity planning across the services areas for high availability, lifecycle management and disaster recovery planning (DRP)
• Responsible for the quality and performance of the services provided from managed service providers.
  • Provides direction to the team to ensure the managed service partners have the necessary process, tools, and support to be successful.
  • Works with the operations teams, Managed Service Partners, and Vendor Management, as appropriate, to ensure the equipment and services adhere to our over-arching strategy, standards, and policies.
  • Partner with the Vendor Performance Management to provide input on ensuring that the relevant managed service provider(s) adheres to contractual and commercial obligations (e.g., ARCs, RRCs, SLA credits, etc.)
• Document and communicate roadmaps, standards and business continuity planning as well as serve as the focal point for all technology and related matters.
• Manage the budget responsibly for in-scope related services, as well as prioritization and recommendations of capital investments and adoption.
• Ensure high quality and performance of the services provided from SaaS providers.
• Sponsor engineering topics, related projects, and continuous transformation efforts.
• Maintain professional knowledge of current trends and developments IT Infrastructure synergies across the technology pillars.