Infrastructure Architect

Role- Infrastructure Architect

Location- Dallas, TX

Infrastructure Architect:

• Participate in technical sprints and assisting with defining the scope of as a service build model for from Infrastructure technical stack including Servers, Storage, Backup, Networks, Containers
• Assess customers environment, requirements and build Private cloud as a service Infrastructure leveraging best practices and industry leading technical stack
• Must have good understanding of applications and ability to perform the apps level assessment
• Installs and configures grid of compute, storage, and backup stacks to cater to private cloud requirements, especially around Containers as a services (CaaS)
• Perform system integration activities w.r.t. compute, storage, OpenShift, backup
• Must understand zero-trust architecture and ability to build the infrastructure keeping SASE into the configurations
• Ability to create Infrastructure as code scripts using Helm Charts, Terraform etc. to reusable and repeatable

Basic Qualifications -

• Bachelor s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
• At least eight (10+) years of information technology work experience and experience architecting, implementing, and/or managing Hybrid Cloud environments

• Experience with virtualization for Microservices and containers-based architecture
• Experience with x86 server and converged infrastructure technologies including IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco
• Able to define the firmware build standards for installing OpenShift based platforms
• Able to define security standards for currency management. Must be familiar with the security standards
• High Availability setup for the systems deploy at labs, Datacenters and Hyperscalers equivalent infrastructure
• Working Knowledge any of the storage platforms including NetApp, EMC, IBM, HP, Pure
• Good Understanding and working knowledge of file systems and migration
• Knowledge of platform and network connectivity
• Strong skills in Cloud networking, such as configuring virtual networks, firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs
• Good knowledge of Azure/AWS/Google/Oracle PaaS services and know how to leverage them for cloud solutions
• Proficiency in Azure/AWS/Google/Oracle DevOps or GitHub and know how to use them for continuous integration, continuous delivery, pipelines, and Git version control.
• Experience in using Infrastructure as Code and Git source control to provision and deploy cloud resources
• Automation scripting skills with PowerShell
• Knowledge of Terraform for cross-platform cloud provisioning
• Specialization in Kubernetes/Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) /RedHat OpenShift for container orchestration
• Experience in migrating and transforming existing systems to the cloud using Azure tools and best practices.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps or GitHub and know how to use them for continuous integration, continuous delivery, pipelines, and Git version control.
• Experience in using Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep) and Git source control to provision and deploy cloud resources
• Automation scripting skills with PowerShell and Azure CLI
• Create, validate / review solutions and effort estimates for Hybrid Cloud transformation opportunities across the globe.
• Migration & DR Tools
• Responsible for technical, pricing and transformation solution end to end for the infrastructure-based towers (Wintel & Linux, Server Consolidation, Migration etc.)
• Act as a single point of contact for any Architecture related work based on Hybrid Cloud Technologies
• Experience with Identify Management across Cloud and Datacenters
• Must have exposure to the cloud either Azure/AWS/Google. Should have good understanding of the IaaS, PaaS Services, and exposure on migrating the workload to Cloud.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• A professional level of communication skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to handle complex challenges and issue
• Team player attitude and willingness to collaborate with others
• Ability to produce clear and detailed technical documentation
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 8-10 years as a service platform build experience
• Minimum five years of experience with Hands-on build and architect highly scalable infrastructure solutions
• 5 years of relevant experience in a DevSecOps/Reliability Engineering role

Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)/RedHat OpenShift
• Must have Microsoft Azure or AWS Solution Architect Certified
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)/ RHCSA
• Terraform
• Azure Certification (AZ-104 or AZ-305) or similar certification for other cloud services

The above primary duties, responsibilities, and position requirements are not all inclusive.