UL Solutions

Global safety testing, certification, and inspection

IT Architect

IT OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMakati, Metro Manila, PhilippinesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, with 10+ years of directly related experience.
Proven experience leading complex IT projects and programs, including managing technical teams and driving enterprise technology initiatives.
Deep expertise in solution architecture, systems design, and enterprise application architecture, with the ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions that align with business objectives.
Strong knowledge of integration architecture, including APIs, messaging platforms, event-driven systems, and enterprise data exchange patterns.
Experience designing and supporting cloud-based architectures, particularly within Microsoft Azure environments.
Solid understanding of infrastructure and networking fundamentals, including highly available 24x7 environments, n-tier architectures, grid and blade server infrastructures, and enterprise networking technologies.
Expertise in security, compliance, and secure transaction design, including firewalls, DMZ architectures, and enterprise security best practices.
Strong knowledge of data architecture, information flows, and system interoperability, ensuring effective data management and governance across platforms.
Experience designing for performance, scalability, resiliency, and business continuity in enterprise environments.
Detailed knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices for computing infrastructure and enterprise architecture.
Operational understanding of service-level agreements (SLAs), service-level metrics, and the tools used to monitor and measure operational performance.
Working knowledge of project lifecycle methodologies and enterprise solution delivery frameworks.
Hands-on experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies, including Unix, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Red Hat, IBM, Windows, SAN/NAS storage platforms, EMC and NetApp solutions, backup and recovery technologies, load balancing, Oracle RAC, and networking technologies such as Cisco.
Ability to translate business requirements into architectural roadmaps, technology strategies, and delivered solutions while providing technical leadership and guidance across global teams.
Ability to read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.

Responsibilities

Recommend innovative approaches to leverage new and existing hardware, software, and other technologies as necessary.
Identify, research, and design supporting infrastructure that provides services to staff and clients worldwide.
Develop business-focused requirements for the technical architecture, evaluate alternative technologies, and recommend appropriate solutions that fit current enterprise architecture.
Determine the optimal mix of key service levels in technical designs.
Define key aspects of architecture and design, including scalability, availability, manageability, security, and performance.
Evaluate new technologies and determine how they could be used or applied in the delivery of IT services.
Communicate the cost effectiveness of migration or deployment.
Ensure a consistent and standardized computing-resource environment that enables cost-effective application delivery for the enterprise.
Evaluate service-level agreements for business and quality-of-service elements when designing solutions, including security, performance, reliability, availability, and manageability.
Advise Business and IT management on IT enterprise architecture issues.
Participate in IT Standards, IT Performance, and Capacity Management processes.
Maintain and apply current knowledge of information technology.
Research new and emerging technologies through industry journals, conferences, and information sources such as Gartner and Meta to help determine whether and how they can add business value.
Lead projects with UL IT managers to develop and maintain three-year technology roadmaps across technology areas and with UL Application and Information Management.
Ensure technology infrastructure and direction meet the current and forecasted needs of the application portfolio.
Engage external service providers in planning and providing system resource requirements.
Perform other duties as directed.

Recommends innovative approaches to leverage new and existing hardware, software, and other technologies as necessary.
Identifies, researches, and designs supporting infrastructure that provides services to ULs staff and clients worldwide.
Develops business-focused requirements for the technical architecture, evaluates alternative technologies, and recommends appropriate solutions that fit current enterprise architecture.
Determines optimal mix of key service levels in technical designs.
Defines key aspects of architecture and design (e.g.
scalability, availability, manageability, security, performance).
Evaluates new technologies and determines how they could be used or applied in the delivery of IT Services.
Communicates cost effectiveness of migration or deployment.
Ensures a consistent and standardized environment for computing resources that will ensure cost effective application delivery for the enterprise.
Evaluates service level agreements for business and quality of service (QoS) elements when designing solutions (i.e.
security, performance, reliability, availability, manageability, etc.).
Advises Business/IT management on IT enterprise architecture issues.
Participates in the IT Standards, IT Performance, and Capacity Management processes.
Maintains and applies current knowledge of information technology.
Researches new and emerging technologies through industry journals, conferences, and various information sources such as Gartner, Meta, etc.
to help determine if and how they can be used to add value to the business.
Leads projects with UL IT managers to develop and maintain three-year technology roadmaps in all technology areas and with UL Application and Information Management.
Ensures the technology infrastructure and direction meets the current and forecasted needs of the application portfolio.
Engages all external service providers in the planning and provision of system resource requirements.
Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
Performs other duties as directed.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, with 10+ years of directly related experience.
Proven experience leading complex IT projects and programs, including managing technical teams and driving enterprise technology initiatives.
Deep expertise in solution architecture, systems design, and enterprise application architecture, with the ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions that align with business objectives.
Strong knowledge of integration architecture, including APIs, messaging platforms, event-driven systems, and enterprise data exchange patterns.
Experience designing and supporting cloud-based architectures, particularly within Microsoft Azure environments.
Solid understanding of infrastructure and networking fundamentals, including highly available 24x7 environments, n-tier architectures, grid and blade server infrastructures, and enterprise networking technologies.
Expertise in security, compliance, and secure transaction design, including firewalls, DMZ architectures, and enterprise security best practices.
Strong knowledge of data architecture, information flows, and system interoperability, ensuring effective data management and governance across platforms.
Experience designing for performance, scalability, resiliency, and business continuity in enterprise environments.
Detailed knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices for computing infrastructure and enterprise architecture.
Operational understanding of service-level agreements (SLAs), service-level metrics, and the tools used to monitor and measure operational performance.
Working knowledge of project lifecycle methodologies and enterprise solution delivery frameworks.
Hands-on experience with enterprise infrastructure technologies, including Unix, Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Red Hat, IBM, Windows, SAN/NAS storage platforms, EMC and NetApp solutions, backup and recovery technologies, load balancing, Oracle RAC, and networking technologies such as Cisco.
Ability to translate business requirements into architectural roadmaps, technology strategies, and delivered solutions while providing technical leadership and guidance across global teams.

About the Company

UL Solutions

Global safety testing, certification, and inspection

UL Solutions tests, inspects, and certifies products and systems to ensure safety, security, and sustainability. It works by evaluating electronics, mobility, cybersecurity, and energy technologies against established standards, performing lab tests and risk assessments, and applying the UL Mark to passing products. Its differentiators include a long history dating back to 1894, a 2022 pivot to a for-profit unit with an IPO in 2024, and a global, cross-domain scope across fire, electrical, cybersecurity, and sustainable energy Safety science and advisory services. The goal is to help manufacturers manage supply-chain risks and bring safer, more reliable products to market.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Northbrook, IL
Founded: 1894

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