Palace Gate Corporation is currently hiring for an Infrastructure Architect in Deerfield, Illinois. Our client is in the Health Care Industry. This is a 3 month plus contract position. This position reports to the VP of Infrastructure. Position Description: Design and define reference infrastructure architectures and components. Duties and Responsibilities: Prepares business case, lobbies to secure funding for, and drives implementation of new technologies based upon business value drivers and return on investment Owns overall platform architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged; drives pieces of the holistic vision of Enterprise Architecture Leads the construction of infrastructure architecture components Leads the definition of business and IT recovery operating environment Leads infrastructure architecture vision and ensures specific components are appropriately designed and leveraged Anticipates areas where architecture standards may need to be developed and defines those standards that are in-line with customer, IT and industry standards Drives solutions which address service requirements, component capacities and loads for planned business growth Defines systems and technical architectures for new strategic initiatives; assures compliance to the EA and Domain roadmaps using cost effectiveness, business value and competitiveness arguments. Education and Training: Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Engineering Professional Experience: 12 years plus of experience working in Enterprise level environments. Palace Gate Corporation is an information technology consulting and full-time placement firm that is committed to the success of our clients and our talented placements alike. Palace Gate is consistent in matching the right people with right opportunity. Our company approach is simple: understand our clients’ requirements, business needs and cultures in order to quickly identify the best resources to meet those needs and achieve business success. Palace Gate Corporation offers full medical and dental insurance, 401K, as well as weekly direct deposit.