Principal Enterprise Infrastructure Architect

Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us.

Location: Richardson, TX (This position is 100% onsite at our headquarters in Richardson, TX, requiring attendance in-office 5 days a week, Monday-Friday

As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you will provide support at the enterprise level for IT infrastructure. This role will be expected to support existing IT solutions and to implement new IT solutions that adhere to company standards. The successful candidate is a self-motivated and passionate individual who's ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work making things happen.

The ideal candidate will possess advanced troubleshooting skills, demonstrate effective communication skills, and be goal oriented. Candidate should be self-motivated and ready to dive right in.

You will be trusted to:

• Act as a project lead for new initiatives.
• Manage the Lennox Infrastructure environments. Including but not limited too; Monitoring, Administration, Upgrading/Patching, Securing the various Veeam/Hypervisors/Cisco UCS/Pure Storage environments.
• Mentor others and bring up the skills of others on the team.
• Develop and Deploy Automation workflows to enhance day to day or repeatable tasks as needed.
• Drive new projects & initiatives to completion.
• Create documentation such as architectural diagrams, user instructions, IT procedures.
• Act as an escalation point for other team members and other teams regarding issues or questions that arise.
• Participate in cross functional meetings with other teams within the organization.
• Assist with adhering to compliance requirements.
• Create and deliver executive/business level presentations.
• Troubleshoot and escalated service impacting issues.
• Participate in DR Exercises as needed.
• Participate in and follow the change control process.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 10 years related experience.
• Strong administrative experience of Windows and/or Linux.
• Familiarity with the management of Various Hypervisors in an Enterprise Environment. Including Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix or others.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with industry data security, privacy standards, relevant laws, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstratable technical understanding of network protocols and concepts.
• Demonstratable technical understanding of server & virtualization technologies.
• Demonstratable proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

Desired Skills:

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Azure, Google or AWS Experience.
• Kubernetes Experience
• Very strong Linux Experience.
• Automation experience in one or more automation languages (Ansible, PowerShell, Python etc).
• Working understanding of Backup Technologies & Products.
• Knowledge of various Security hardening frameworks. I.e. NIST, CIS, ENISA, etc.

Compensation: This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $141,000-$184,800 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Employees in this role are also eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the terms of the Company’s applicable plan. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.

Benefits: Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.

Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.

Our Culture: At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture – which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us! 

Disclaimers: The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.