GDT employs the most talented, tenured and certified professionals in the industry. We have always maintained a customer- first business model, which has helped transform our organization into one of the industry’s innovator, solution providers, and shared service experts. Be the solution. Keep clients happy. Provide intellectual value. Consistency. Be sticky. Help your fellow GDT-ers. Teach. Mentor. Lend a hand. Grow. Be professional, be engaged. ALWAYS. GDT is a 25 year, award-winning, multi-vendor, IT Solutions Provider. We are the sixth largest Cisco Partner in North America and an HPE Platinum Reseller. We partner with over 200 vendors including Dell EMC, VMware, Pure, and F5 to provide our clients with best-of-breed solutions. Headquartered in Dallas, TX at the modern and eco-friendly GDT Innovation Campus with over 700 employees, GDT manages from its state-of-the-art Network and Security Operations Centers the networks and security solutions for many of the world’s largest enterprises, service providers and government agencies. Job Title: Enterprise Architect Career Level: Principal Consultant Job Summary and Purpose: The Enterprise Architect will facilitate the establishment and execution of the architectural roadmap for Managed and Professional Services. The Enterprise Architect will drive solutions that fulfill GDT client needs and align with GDT's vision and strategy. They will create custom solutions only when required. They apply business strategy while driving technology and IT strategy, balancing short-term and long-term client needs to ensure that the architecture can scale and evolve accordingly. They leverage an end-to-end approach by connecting all the pieces of data to deliver solutions while leveraging all available assets. They provide advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures to ensure schedule attainment, design and process adherence, and performance and budget targets are met. Their primary focus is on building end-to-end objectively measurable technology and IT solutions, using GDT solution elements, that are tightly aligned to client business requirements. They take an active role in the performance management process by completing goal setting, interim review, and year-end review on a timely basis and soliciting ongoing feedback. Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides support to GDT clients across their enterprise infrastructure and management platforms to ensure realization of optimal and efficient systems utilizing established standards, procedures and methodologies. An enterprise architect is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of GDT clients solutions made up of data, networks, services and tools. Enterprise architects will be responsible for overseeing, improving and updating enterprise technologies, capabilities, tooling, hardware, software and licensing. This role requires complex thinking and strategizing to ascertain which legacy systems can be optimized, what software or hardware functionality can be modernized and which services or products will support current/future state business strategies across each department. Enterprise architects work across the organization, determining the needs of a range of client operations and processes. It’s a role that requires strong communication and analytical skills to ensure that GDT solutions have the solution elements - holistically assembled - to drive client and GDT success. Enterprise architects will provide financial and operational improvement metrics for Clients, demonstrating improved business outcomes and impact. Experience/Education: Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Security or the equivalent in experience. Strong IT and technology expertise inclusive of broad knowledge in most areas of GDT's portfolio (network, collaboration, data center, cloud, security and CX) and expect level subject matter experience in two or more areas. Likely to possess deep knowledge of multiple industries or verticals based on experience. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: A successful enterprise architect must have and combine communication, analytical, leadership, teamwork and complex problem-solving skills. They have experience with multiple technologies (subject matter experts on at least two or three technology areas and a broad understanding of many more). They must translate GDT client strategies (business, financial and technical) into optimal, efficient scalable and measurable solutions that empower the client business. This includes solutioning with the tenants of an end-to-end solution delivering objective outcomes, while satisfying business requirements (such as compliance, segmentation, secure accessibility, etc.). Other skills and expertise include business concepts, system architecture, strategy development and enterprise solutions. The enterprise architect must consistently solve solution challenges through the solutioning and pursuit lifecycle to create business-aligned deal-winning architectures. The enterprise architect will directly supervise and provide technical guidance to other GDT's architects. They will regularly prepare and present solutions to all levels of client leadership including C-Suite. Possesses a variety of OEM and Industry entry-level, professional, specialist and expert certifications spanning multiple vendors and technologies. Examples include Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCIE/CCDE, NetApp NCTA/NCDA/NCSE/NCHCA, Fortinet NSE 1 - 8, Juniper JNCIA/JNCIP/JNCIS, etc. Also possesses professional certifications in other/cross-functional areas such as (ISC)² certifications, EXIN ITIL, Enterprise Architect Certifications (i.e. TOGAF), etc. There are many certifications, technologies and learning/certification tracks and options to satisfy this requirement, and the examples above are ONLY indicative examples. Working Conditions/Essential Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. GDT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, marital status, gender identity or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved. GDT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sex, marital status, gender identity or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.