VKS Architect

Focus: Virtual Kubernetes Services (VKS), container image security, and persistent storage for stateful sets.

Key Task: Designing the Grid cluster and Workload domain to ensure the platform can seamlessly transition from VMs to containers.

Overall approach -deliver a comprehensive assessment, design, and documentation effort for a high-performance virtualized environment with future container (VKS) readiness.

1. Infrastructure Assessment & Baseline

• Assess current bare-metal infrastructure, including CPU, memory, storage IOPS, and network utilization.
• Validate performance SLAs (latency, throughput, IOPS) and establish a performance baseline.
• Identify infrastructure constraints, dependencies, security, and compliance requirements.

2. VCF Virtualization Platform Design

• Design high-performance compute architecture (NUMA alignment, CPU pinning, memory reservations).
• Design high-speed virtual networking and optimized vSwitch configurations.
• Design high-performance storage integration aligned with workload requirements.

3. VM Optimization & Operations

• Define optimal VM sizing and placement strategies.
• Design performance monitoring and operational best practices.
• Establish workload management and operational governance for the virtual environment.

4. Future Containerization & VKS Readiness

• Define container image strategy, security scanning, and persistent storage integration.
• Design GRID clusters and workload domains for future Kubernetes (VKS) deployment.
• Plan network policies, service mesh, logging, monitoring, and capacity growth.
• Architect GPU/vGPU integration for HPC workloads, where applicable.
• Define benchmarking, stress testing, and cost management (chargeback/showback) models.
• Evaluate orchestration and automation for workload balancing and migration.

5. Documentation & Governance

• Produce a comprehensive Architectural Design Document (ADD).
• Document configurations, standards, and best practices.
• Conduct technical reviews, stakeholder presentations, and incorporate feedback to final approval.