Infrastructure, Security & Operations Architect

DescriptionTitle: Infrastructure, Security & Operations Architect Location: New Albany, OhioJob Type: Full TimeMake a Difference—And Own Your Future  Join Wallick, a 100% employee-owned company with over 55 years of experience in providing affordable housing and assisted living for families and seniors across the Midwest. With 1,000+ associates and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role.  Position Summary: Wallick is looking for a hands-on architect who can connect enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and day-to-day operations. You will help shape the network linking our communities to the corporate office, our hybrid data center and cloud environment, the platforms and devices associates use every day, and the identity and security controls that keep the environment trusted.This is not a strategy-only role. You will design major changes, engineer them into production, share the operational load, lead complex escalations, and turn what you build into clear standards and procedures others can execute.How the role works You will be one of two architects in Wallick IT's Power & Protect pillar, reporting to the Sr. Infrastructure Manager and working alongside a Network Engineer and a partner-delivered IT Service Desk.Each architect has a primary domain, infrastructure or security, while maintaining working fluency in the other and providing backup coverage.This is an individual contributor role. Your influence comes from sound architecture, practical engineering, clear documentation, and adoption across the organization.You will participate in the on-call escalation rotation and travel regularly to Wallick communities for hands-on work.What you will do: Own architecture, standards, and the roadmap Own the architecture for your primary domain and maintain an accurate, current view of the environment, its connections, and its condition.Create practical standards and reference patterns for firewalls, devices, platforms, identity, and security controls.Build and sequence a roadmap that balances business needs, risk, technical health, and team capacity.Design and deliver major change Design and engineer major initiatives such as Azure migration, hybrid environment strategy, edge network standardization across approximately 162 firewalls, identity and email security modernization, platform upgrades, and workload transitions.Take solutions from design through production readiness, then complete the handoff with documentation, operating procedures, and training.Partner across IT to create secure-by-default patterns that are practical for the environment Wallick operates.Lead in your primary domain Infrastructure focus: network, firewall, data center, virtualization, Azure and hybrid cloud, end-user computing, device lifecycle, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery exercises.Security focus: Entra ID, conditional and privileged access, joiner-mover-leaver processes, layered defenses, detection and response, incident playbooks, audit evidence, remediation tracking, cybersecurity awareness, and third-party security risk.Operate, troubleshoot, and strengthen the team Carry a meaningful share of daily infrastructure and security operations, including changes, alert triage, access requests, and control upkeep.Serve as the top escalation tier in your primary domain and lead incident response within that domain.Convert recurring work, escalations, and designs into procedures, patterns, recorded walkthroughs, and working sessions so responsibilities can move closer to the front line.What you bring A bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.A track record typically built over eight or more years across infrastructure and security engineering, including authored designs, implemented controls, modernization work, and end-to-end incident response.Deep expertise in either infrastructure or security, plus working fluency in the other.Experience with enterprise networking and firewalls at multi-site scale, hybrid data centers and virtualization, cloud platforms, and end-user computing, or enterprise identity, layered security controls, and hands-on incident response.Fluency in Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, and Microsoft Defender is strongly preferred. Sentinel and Purview experience is a plus.Experience designing backup and recovery, conducting disaster recovery exercises, and testing recovery objectives.Scripting and infrastructure-as-code capability using PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools.Advanced troubleshooting skills and the judgment to remain calm and methodical during complex incidents.Working knowledge of a recognized controls framework such as NIST CSF or CIS Controls, with the ability to size controls appropriately for a mid-size operator.Clear technical writing and the ability to create designs, standards, diagrams, and procedures others can follow.A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for regular travel to Wallick communities.What will help you stand out Experience in regulated environments such as affordable housing, senior living, healthcare-adjacent organizations, or financial services.A record of making the secure path the practical and easy path.A preference for standardized, documented, predictable environments rather than becoming the only person who knows how something works.A teaching mindset that turns questions and escalations into stronger processes and more capable colleagues.The environment This role is based at Wallick's corporate office in New Albany, Ohio, with regular on-site work at communities across the portfolio. It includes extended periods working at a computer, occasional lifting of IT equipment up to 40 pounds, periodic travel to the data center and partner facilities, and after-hours work when major incidents require it.Wallick’s Mission & Values  At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity, and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do:  Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone.  Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.  Collaboration – We work together to achieve more.  At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day.  For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.  Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner!  If you're ready to make a difference in people’s lives while securing your financial future, apply today!  *Employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen