Infrastructure Architect

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Architect to design and implement robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions. In this pivotal role, you will shape our technical landscape so that our infrastructure supports both current and future business needs. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability while adhering to organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture and design: Lead the design and implementation of high-performance, scalable, and resilient infrastructure across networking, storage, compute, and cloud technologies.
• Technical documentation: Create detailed architectural designs, standards, and reference diagrams that align with application requirements and ensure security and soundness at every layer.
• Cloud strategy: Provide strategic direction on cloud adoption and migration, optimizing resources for cost, performance, and security.
• Security: Partner with the security team to ensure infrastructure meets requirements for access control, encryption, and network segmentation.
• Performance and cost optimization: Evaluate infrastructure performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement cost-effective solutions.
• Resilience: Ensure high availability and disaster recovery solutions are in place to minimize downtime and maintain business continuity.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure with business goals and application requirements.
• Governance: Evaluate new technologies and vendors, and ensure designs follow enterprise standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure design, architecture, and operations
• Extensive knowledge of networking, storage, virtualization, cloud technologies, databases, compute, and security
• Hands-on experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical designs to both technical and business audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud architecture certification (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Professional Cloud Architect)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible)
• Experience with virtualization and container platforms (VMware, Kubernetes)
• Experience leading large-scale data center or cloud migrations
• Familiarity with ITIL, TOGAF, or similar frameworks