Infrastructure Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

•             Strong ability to design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure architectures across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments

•             Deep expertise in systems administration and troubleshooting for Windows, RHEL, and Oracle Linux platforms

•             Proven competency in virtualization architecture and optimization using VMware and Nutanix

•             Advanced understanding of cloud architecture principles and hands-on capability across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

•             Ability to analyze performance, capacity, and availability and translate business requirements into technical solutions

•             Strong knowledge of security, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery design and implementation

•             Experience driving automation, standardization, and operational efficiency across infrastructure platforms

•             Experience in Terraform, Ansible, Devops, Github and Citrix technologies

•             Expertise in L3/L4 incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive engineering

•             Capability to evaluate new technologies and make architecture and tooling recommendations

And Good to have 

•             Certifications in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware, or Nutanix

•             Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)

•             Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD integrations with infrastructure platforms

•             Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

•             Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization tools

•             Experience working in MSP / large enterprise environments with 24x7 operations

•             Knowledge of ITIL, service management, and governance frameworks

•             Exposure to SRE practices, reliability engineering, and advanced observability tools

•             Experience in data center migration, cloud transformation, or modernization programs

Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills for architecture reviews and leadership forums

Roles & Responsibilities

The Infrastructure Architect will be responsible for designing, implementing, and governing end-to-end infrastructure solutions across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The role involves architecting and managing Windows, RHEL, and Oracle Linux platforms; leading virtualization solutions using VMware and Nutanix; and designing, operating, and optimizing cloud environments on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Supporting the  Ansible, Terraform, Devops, Citrix and  Github technologies. The architect will ensure high availability, performance, security, backup, and disaster recovery 

across all platforms, provide L3/L4 support for critical incidents, drive root cause analysis and preventive improvements,  and lead automation, monitoring, and cost optimization initiatives. The ro le also includes defining standards and best

 practices, supporting audits and compliance, managing vendors and stakeholders, mentoring engineering teams,  and producing architecture documentation to enable scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure services aligned with business objectives. 

•             Operating Systems: Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, RHEL Linux, and Oracle Linux,

 including installation, configuration, hardening, patching, and troubleshooting

•             Virtualization: Proven expertise in VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) and Nutanix platforms, including HA, 

clustering, storage integration, and performance tuning

•             Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform,

 covering compute, storage, networking, IAM, monitoring, and cost management. 

•             Hybrid Infrastructure: Experience designing and managing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures with 

secure connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments

•             Experience in Terraform, Ansible, Devops, Citrix and Github technologies.

•             Networking Fundamentals: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, load balancing, firewalls, 

and network segmentation

•             Security: Knowledge of OS hardening, IAM, encryption, vulnerability management, backup, and

 disaster recovery best practices

•             Automation & Monitoring: Experience with automation tools, scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and infrastructure monitoring/alerting solutions

•             Incident & Change Management: Expertise in L3/L4 troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and enterprise change management processes

•             Documentation & Architecture: Ability to create HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

•             Responsibility of Automation & Configuration Management Engineer /  Expectations from the Role 

•             Design, define, and maintain end-to-end infrastructure architecture across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments

•             Define technology standards, best practices, and governance models for infrastructure services

•             Evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations aligned with business and scalability needs

•             Architect, deploy, and manage Windows Server, RHEL Linux, and Oracle Linux environments

•             Lead system hardening, OS patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management

•             Ensure optimal performance, capacity planning, and resource utilization

•             Troubleshoot complex L3/L4 system issues and drive permanent fixes

•             Manage vendor relationships and service contracts for critical infrastructure components.

•             Architect and manage VMware and Nutanix platforms (compute, storage, clustering)

•             Design and implement HA, DRS, fault tolerance, and failover mechanisms

•             Plan and execute data center consolidation, virtualization upgrades, and migrations

•             Optimize virtualization environments for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency

•             Design, deploy, and operate cloud environments on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

•             Architect secure VPC/VNET designs, identity access models, and network segmentation

•             Implement cloud services for compute, storage, load balancing, and scaling

•             Drive cloud cost optimization (FinOps) and resource governance

•             Ensure cloud environments meet security, compliance, and availability standards

•             Design hybrid connectivity between on-prem data centers and cloud platforms

•             Implement workload migration strategies, including re-hosting, re-platforming, and modernization

•             Ensure seamless integration, monitoring, and operational visibility across environments

•             Ensure infrastructure aligns with security frameworks, compliance requirements, and audit standards

•             Implement OS hardening, access controls, encryption, and vulnerability remediation

•             Design and maintain backup, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity solutions

•             Participate in audits and ensure remediation of identified gaps

•             Drive automation for provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks

•             Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions for infrastructure platforms

•             Establish SRE-style reliability practices, SLAs, and uptime targets

•             Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive actions

•             Govern infrastructure changes and releases through formal change management processes

•             Ensure minimal downtime and business impact during planned and unplanned events

•             Work with OEMs, cloud providers, and service partners for solution delivery

•             Review vendor proposals, licensing models, and support contracts

•             Provide infrastructure cost estimates, forecasts, and optimization plans

•             Act as a technical bridge between business, application, security, and operations teams