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The Systems Engineering Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the design, standardization, and strategic oversight of Ryders infrastructure platforms across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. This role focuses on architecting resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions that support high-volume, mission-critical business applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in VMware-based on-premises architecture, infrastructure security, and cloud migration strategies. This individual will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and IT Operations to ensure infrastructure designs align with business goals, compliance requirements, and operational excellence. Essential Responsibilities Infrastructure Architecture Leadership: Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards across compute, storage, virtualization, database, and security domains. Ensure alignment with industry best practices and Ryders operational, security, and compliance requirements. VMware On-Premises Expertise: Lead the design and optimization of VMware-based infrastructure, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and Horizon. Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of on-prem workloads while planning for lifecycle management and modernization. Platform Design & Integration: Architect hybrid infrastructure solutions that integrate on-premises systems with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP). Ensure seamless interoperability, workload portability, and consistent policy enforcement across environments. Infrastructure Security Architecture: Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design principles into infrastructure blueprints. Define controls for identity, access, encryption, segmentation, and vulnerability management across on-prem and cloud platforms. Cloud Migration Strategy: Lead infrastructure assessments and develop migration roadmaps for transitioning workloads from on-premises to cloud. Evaluate application dependencies, cost models, and security implications to ensure successful transformation. Architecture Governance: Develop and enforce enterprise-wide infrastructure patterns, blueprints, and reference architectures. Govern adherence to standards across IT initiatives and ensure consistency in design and implementation. Solution Enablement: Partner with application and business teams to enable scalable infrastructure solutions that support digital transformation, automation, and modernization efforts. Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of infrastructure technologiesfrom evaluation and adoption to retirementensuring cost-effectiveness, security, and operational readiness. Strategic Planning: Contribute to long-term infrastructure roadmaps and capacity planning. Provide architectural input for major programs, M&A integrations, and enterprise initiatives. Risk & Cost Analysis: Evaluate infrastructure proposals for feasibility, cost, risk, and resource impact. Provide recommendations that balance innovation with operational stability. Documentation & Communication: Develop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual architecture diagrams. Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Additional Responsibilities
Lead infrastructure portfolio management, including roadmap development, standards governance, and lifecycle planning. Research and recommend emerging technologies that align with Ryders enterprise architecture and business strategy. Collaborate across business units to identify infrastructure needs and provide architectural direction for future-state solutions. Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses to identify vulnerabilities and areas for improvement. Provide first-level review of vulnerability assessments and support remediation planning. Participate in vendor evaluations and contribute to contract and SOW development for infrastructure services. Support compliance initiatives by ensuring infrastructure designs meet regulatory and audit requirements. Perform other duties as assigned to support enterprise IT strategy and operations.
Skills And Competencies
VMware Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with VMware technologies including vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and Horizon. Proven ability to design, scale, and secure enterprise-grade virtualized environments. Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure: Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP) and hybrid integration patterns. Experience with workload migration, cloud landing zones, and hybrid networking. Security Architecture: Knowledge of infrastructure security principles including zero trust, segmentation, encryption, identity and access management, and vulnerability management. Technical Breadth: Proficiency in infrastructure technologies including servers, storage (SAN/NAS), backup, patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Strategic Thinking: Ability to align infrastructure architecture with business goals and enterprise strategy. Decision-Making: Skilled in evaluating trade-offs and making data-driven decisions that balance innovation, cost, and risk. Collaboration & Influence: Proven ability to build partnerships across IT and business teams. Comfortable influencing without direct authority. Agility & Adaptability: Able to navigate change, manage ambiguity, and pivot strategies as needed in a dynamic enterprise environment. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Continuous Improvement: Committed to identifying opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation. Leadership: Experience mentoring technical teams and contributing to a culture of accountability and excellence.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, related discipline or equivalent work experience Master's degree preferred IT or related field Eight (8) years or more of relevant IT experience required Proven experience diagnosing, isolating/resolving complex issues, and implementing strategies to resolve problems Strong experience with infrastructure tools, methodology and processes Experience consulting to identify needs, determine project scope, plan, and estimate costs, effort, and duration Experience using analytical skills to investigate information and draw conclusions Experience working with enterprise architecture standards, processes & tools including IT Architecture standards Experience with IT Operations technologies and processes including servers, SAN, monitoring, backup, patching, DR, ITSM Background in IT Security, specifically IT Risk, Vulnerability Management, and best practices Proven experience in a technical support group and working with technical Project Management Understanding and experience with the delivery of IT Operations services Other relevant technical certification
Travel: None DOT Regulated: None Job Category: Systems Engineering Compensation Information
The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, work location, market data/ranges, and internal salary ranges. This position may be eligible for bonuses or incentive plans. Pay ranges below: Minimum Pay Range: $130,000.00 Maximum Pay Range: $150,000.00 Benefits Information
For all Full-time positions only: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) plan. Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected statuses. Security Notice For Applicants: Ryder will only communicate with an applicant from a
[ryder.com]
email address and will never conduct an online interview through a chat-type forum or messaging app. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for payment or banking details outside of the formal application. For questions, contact careers@ryder.com or 800-793-3754. If you are a current employee, please log in to the internal application process via Workday. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Ryder System, Inc. #J-18808-Ljbffr
System Engineering Architect
role at
Ryder System, Inc. Job Seekers can review the Job Applicant Privacy Policy by clicking here (http://ryder.com/job-applicant-privacy-policy). Position Summary
The Systems Engineering Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the design, standardization, and strategic oversight of Ryders infrastructure platforms across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. This role focuses on architecting resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions that support high-volume, mission-critical business applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in VMware-based on-premises architecture, infrastructure security, and cloud migration strategies. This individual will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and IT Operations to ensure infrastructure designs align with business goals, compliance requirements, and operational excellence. Essential Responsibilities Infrastructure Architecture Leadership: Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards across compute, storage, virtualization, database, and security domains. Ensure alignment with industry best practices and Ryders operational, security, and compliance requirements. VMware On-Premises Expertise: Lead the design and optimization of VMware-based infrastructure, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and Horizon. Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of on-prem workloads while planning for lifecycle management and modernization. Platform Design & Integration: Architect hybrid infrastructure solutions that integrate on-premises systems with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP). Ensure seamless interoperability, workload portability, and consistent policy enforcement across environments. Infrastructure Security Architecture: Collaborate with security teams to embed security-by-design principles into infrastructure blueprints. Define controls for identity, access, encryption, segmentation, and vulnerability management across on-prem and cloud platforms. Cloud Migration Strategy: Lead infrastructure assessments and develop migration roadmaps for transitioning workloads from on-premises to cloud. Evaluate application dependencies, cost models, and security implications to ensure successful transformation. Architecture Governance: Develop and enforce enterprise-wide infrastructure patterns, blueprints, and reference architectures. Govern adherence to standards across IT initiatives and ensure consistency in design and implementation. Solution Enablement: Partner with application and business teams to enable scalable infrastructure solutions that support digital transformation, automation, and modernization efforts. Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of infrastructure technologiesfrom evaluation and adoption to retirementensuring cost-effectiveness, security, and operational readiness. Strategic Planning: Contribute to long-term infrastructure roadmaps and capacity planning. Provide architectural input for major programs, M&A integrations, and enterprise initiatives. Risk & Cost Analysis: Evaluate infrastructure proposals for feasibility, cost, risk, and resource impact. Provide recommendations that balance innovation with operational stability. Documentation & Communication: Develop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual architecture diagrams. Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Additional Responsibilities
Lead infrastructure portfolio management, including roadmap development, standards governance, and lifecycle planning. Research and recommend emerging technologies that align with Ryders enterprise architecture and business strategy. Collaborate across business units to identify infrastructure needs and provide architectural direction for future-state solutions. Conduct risk assessments and gap analyses to identify vulnerabilities and areas for improvement. Provide first-level review of vulnerability assessments and support remediation planning. Participate in vendor evaluations and contribute to contract and SOW development for infrastructure services. Support compliance initiatives by ensuring infrastructure designs meet regulatory and audit requirements. Perform other duties as assigned to support enterprise IT strategy and operations.
Skills And Competencies
VMware Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with VMware technologies including vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and Horizon. Proven ability to design, scale, and secure enterprise-grade virtualized environments. Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure: Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP) and hybrid integration patterns. Experience with workload migration, cloud landing zones, and hybrid networking. Security Architecture: Knowledge of infrastructure security principles including zero trust, segmentation, encryption, identity and access management, and vulnerability management. Technical Breadth: Proficiency in infrastructure technologies including servers, storage (SAN/NAS), backup, patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Strategic Thinking: Ability to align infrastructure architecture with business goals and enterprise strategy. Decision-Making: Skilled in evaluating trade-offs and making data-driven decisions that balance innovation, cost, and risk. Collaboration & Influence: Proven ability to build partnerships across IT and business teams. Comfortable influencing without direct authority. Agility & Adaptability: Able to navigate change, manage ambiguity, and pivot strategies as needed in a dynamic enterprise environment. Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Continuous Improvement: Committed to identifying opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation. Leadership: Experience mentoring technical teams and contributing to a culture of accountability and excellence.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required in Information Technology, Computer Science, related discipline or equivalent work experience Master's degree preferred IT or related field Eight (8) years or more of relevant IT experience required Proven experience diagnosing, isolating/resolving complex issues, and implementing strategies to resolve problems Strong experience with infrastructure tools, methodology and processes Experience consulting to identify needs, determine project scope, plan, and estimate costs, effort, and duration Experience using analytical skills to investigate information and draw conclusions Experience working with enterprise architecture standards, processes & tools including IT Architecture standards Experience with IT Operations technologies and processes including servers, SAN, monitoring, backup, patching, DR, ITSM Background in IT Security, specifically IT Risk, Vulnerability Management, and best practices Proven experience in a technical support group and working with technical Project Management Understanding and experience with the delivery of IT Operations services Other relevant technical certification
Travel: None DOT Regulated: None Job Category: Systems Engineering Compensation Information
The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, work location, market data/ranges, and internal salary ranges. This position may be eligible for bonuses or incentive plans. Pay ranges below: Minimum Pay Range: $130,000.00 Maximum Pay Range: $150,000.00 Benefits Information
For all Full-time positions only: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) plan. Ryder is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected statuses. Security Notice For Applicants: Ryder will only communicate with an applicant from a
[ryder.com]
email address and will never conduct an online interview through a chat-type forum or messaging app. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for payment or banking details outside of the formal application. For questions, contact careers@ryder.com or 800-793-3754. If you are a current employee, please log in to the internal application process via Workday. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Ryder System, Inc. #J-18808-Ljbffr