IT Infrastructure Assessment Lead / Consultant

Role : IT Infrastructure Assessment Lead / Consultant

Work Location : Jersey City, NJ (100% onsite. Local candidates preferred.)

Day to Day job Duties: (what this person will do on a daily/weekly basis) 

• Conduct interviews and review documentation with IT infrastructure teams in Brazil and Mexico, document the current environment, identify gaps against Global and US standards, assess risks, and develop improvement recommendations and a high-level roadmap.
• The candidate is not expected to be a subject matter expert in every infrastructure domain. The role will coordinate with SMEs across areas such as network, server, cloud, security, and ITSM.

Basic Qualifications: (what are the skills required to this job with minimum years of experience on each)

• Broad IT infrastructure knowledge : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • General understanding of multiple domains such as network, server, virtualization, storage, cloud, security, and ITSM.
• Assessment or improvement experience : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Experience in current-state assessments, infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, operations improvement, or roadmap development.
• Interviewing and information-gathering skills : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Ability to interview technical stakeholders, identify missing information, and request relevant documents and evidence.
• Analytical and documentation skills : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Ability to organize Current State, Standard or Target State, Findings, Gaps, Risks, and Recommendations.
• Deliverable development skills : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Ability to manage assessment results in Excel and prepare reports or presentations in PowerPoint or Word.
• Project coordination skills : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Ability to coordinate stakeholders, SMEs, meetings, open questions, and actions across multiple countries and organizations.
• Business-level English : Exp 5 – 8 years
  • Ability to participate in meetings, conduct interviews, review technical documents, and prepare meeting notes and findings in English. Native-level English is not required.

Nice to Have; (But not a must)

• Experience in banking, insurance, securities, or another regulated industry
• Experience with global IT standards, country assessments, or international infrastructure standardization
• Technical depth in one area such as network, server, VMware, AWS, database, ITSM, or ServiceNow
• Experience developing migration plans, improvement roadmaps, or high-level budgets
• Basic understanding of security, business continuity, disaster recovery, audit, or regulatory requirements
• Japanese, Spanish, or Portuguese language skills
• Relevant certifications such as AWS, ITIL, PMP, CCNA, or ServiceNow

Preferred Profile

• Can structure assumptions and open questions when information is incomplete
• Knows when and how to involve the appropriate SME
• Can explain technical findings clearly to management and non-technical stakeholders
• Can balance Global standards with local regulations and operational constraints
• Can document issues objectively based on facts and risks rather than assigning blame