Technical Architect

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.