Technical Solution Architect - Infrastructure & Systems

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

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