Infrastructure Architect

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 12+ years in enterprise infrastructure, 4+ years as Architect or Principal
  Proven delivery of large on-premises data centre programmes
• Multi-site enterprise WAN/LAN design and ownership
• Design authority / ARB leadership experience
• Enterprise customer-facing or managed services background preferred
• Track record in regulated industries (FS, healthcare, public sector)
• Data Centre: VMware vSphere/NSX/vSAN, NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell EMC
• Networking: Cisco (CCIE-level knowledge), Juniper, Arista; BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN
• Security: Palo Alto / Fortinet firewalls, CyberArk PAM, Zero Trust principles
• Storage & Backup: SAN/NAS, Veeam, Zerto, Commvault
• Monitoring: SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix, Datadog
• ITSM: ServiceNow, ITIL v4 governance

Required/Preferred Certifications:

• TOGAF 9 or 10 (Enterprise Architecture — Essential)
• Cisco CCIE / CCNP Enterprise or Data Centre
• VMware VCP-DCV or VCIX
• ITIL v4 Managing Professional or Strategic Leader

Additional Desirable:

• CISSP or CISM (Security Architecture)
• Juniper JNCIE or Arista ACE (desirable)
• AWS / Azure Solutions Architect (hybrid environments)

 Roles & Responsibilities:
Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Own and evolve the Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture (EIA) framework across on-premises, co-location,
• and hybrid environments.
• Serve as Design Authority for all major infrastructure initiatives — chairing Architecture Review Boards (ARB)
• and Technical Design Authority (TDA) forums.
• Produce and maintain authoritative architecture artefacts: reference architecture, HLDs, LLDs, standards
• documents, and technology roadmaps.
• Engage directly with C-suite and senior business stakeholders to translate business requirements into
• infrastructure strategy.
• Define technology lifecycle management strategies: refresh cycles, decommission plans, and vendor roadmap
• alignment.

Data Centre Architecture & Operations

• Lead the design and governance of enterprise-grade on-premises data centres, including Tier III/IV facilities, Co-location, and private data halls.
• Architect compute platforms: bare-metal servers, rack design, blade systems, and high-density configurations.
• Define storage architecture: SAN (Fibre Channel, iSCSI), NAS, object storage (e.g. NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell EMC, HPE Nimble).
• Integrate infrastructure pipelines with enterprise CMDB (ServiceNow) for automated asset registration and compliance reporting.
• Oversee power and cooling architecture: UPS systems, PDUs, hot/cold aisle containment, DCIM tooling, and PUE optimization.
• Design and govern hypervisor and virtualization platforms: VMware vSphere/vSAN/NSX, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM environments.
• Lead data centre migration, consolidation, and modernization programs — from planning through cutover and Hypercare.
• Define backup, replication, and disaster recovery architectures: RTO/RPO targets, DR site design, and regular DR testing governance

Enterprise Networking Architecture

• Architect and own the enterprise WAN, LAN, and data centre fabric — spanning campus, branch, and multi-site environments.
• Design and govern core/distribution/access layer switching architectures using vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or HPE Aruba.
• Lead SD-WAN design and deployment programs, including overlay/underlay architecture, traffic engineering, And policy frameworks.
• Architect MPLS, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and VRF-based routing for complex multi-site enterprise networks.
• Design secure network segmentation: VLANs, VXLANs, micro-segmentation, and macro-segmentation strategies.
• Define and govern enterprise firewall and perimeter security architecture (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco ASA/FTD).
• Oversee load balancing architecture (F5, Citrix ADC / NetScaler, HAProxy) across data centre and Application tiers.
• Lead network performance management: QoS frameworks, traffic shaping, capacity modelling, and link aggregation.
• Define Out-of-Band (OOB) management network architecture and remote hands procedures.

Security Architecture & Compliance

• Embed Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) principles across on-premises and hybrid environments.
• Define IAM and PAM architecture: Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, CyberArk, or equivalent.
• Govern infrastructure security posture: patch management, vulnerability scanning, hardening baselines (CIS, DISA STIG).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks relevant to the customer’s industry (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF,
• PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Develop and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) architecture and test programs.

Observability, ITSM & Operational Excellence

• Define observability and monitoring architecture: SNMP, NetFlow/sFlow, IPFIX, and tooling such as SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, or Datadog.
• Establish ITSM and CMDB governance: ITIL-aligned change, incident, and problem management aligned to ServiceNow or equivalent platforms.
• Own infrastructure capacity planning: modelling future demand across compute, storage, and network resources.
• Define SLAs, SLOs, and operational KPIs; drive continuous service improvement programs.

Generic Managerial Skills:
Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Engage enterprise customer stakeholders at CIO, CTO, and IT Director level as a trusted technical advisor.
• Lead and mentor a team of senior infrastructure engineers, network specialists, and data Centre
• operations staff.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance across infrastructure programs delivered by internal teams
• and third-party partners.
• Develop commercial and technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, and customer solution requests.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range-$130000-$160,000 a year