Job Description
Job Title: Resident Technical Solution Architect — Infrastructure & Systems
Years of Experience: 7+ years
Job Description
- Map the environment: servers, domain, network, firewalls, DNS and certificates.
- Find every background process: Windows services, Task Scheduler jobs, SQL Agent jobs, scripts and batch files.
- Work out what each job does, when it runs, and to which systems it connects.
- Trace network traffic to identify all inbound and outbound connections (APIs, SFTP, file shares, database links).
- Review IIS setup, service accounts, permissions and security exposure — the portal is publicly reachable.
- Check backups and help set up a safe copy of the environment for analysis.
- Produce the infrastructure document, network diagram, batch job catalogue and runbook.
- Work read-only on production and report progress daily.
Three-Month Plan
Month 1
- Get access.
- Find every server, service, scheduled job and network path behind the application.
- Deliverables: Infrastructure inventory, first network diagram.
Month 2
- Trace what each background job does, when it runs, and to which systems it talks.
- Deliverables: Batch job catalogue, integration flows at network level.
Month 3
- Validate findings, close gaps, and hand over the full picture.
- Deliverables: Infrastructure document, network topology, runbook, risk register.
Requirements
Requirements
Must Have
- 7+ years in Windows Server and network administration, including hosting .NET applications on IIS.
- Solution architecture experience: can see how the pieces fit and draw the full picture.
- Strong Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, firewall and VPN knowledge.
- Hands-on with Task Scheduler, Windows services, PowerShell and batch scripting.
- Working knowledge of SQL Server administration and SQL Agent jobs.
- Discovery and tracing tools: Wireshark, Nmap, Sysinternals (Process Monitor, Autoruns, TCPView).
- Clear documentation and architecture diagrams.
- Fluent English and availability to work on-site in Cairo full-time.
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Nice to have :
- Airline or aviation systems exposure (ACARS, Lido, SITA, Type B messaging).
- Arabic.
- Security assessment or access audit experience.
- VMware or Hyper-V, and backup/restore tools.
- Previous legacy discovery or migration projects.
Personal Attributes
- A curious investigator — comfortable starting with no documentation and no one to ask.
- Careful on live systems: observe first, change nothing.
- Discreet with sensitive data and access.
- Works closely with the .NET engineer and communicates clearly with the client.
Working Conditions
- NDA and background check; the work involves sensitive crew and passenger data.
- Work read-only on production.