Infrastructure Architect

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture, infrastructure engineering, cloud architecture, platform architecture, or enterprise technology consulting.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure services and hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience assessing enterprise application environments across on-premises data centers and public cloud.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure assessments, current-state reviews, gap analysis, maturity assessments, and roadmap development.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation, infrastructure modernization, migration, or enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Ability to work with architects, SMEs, operations teams, and executive stakeholders.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

• AWS Services: EC2 Auto Scaling, EBS, EFS, S3 IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager, AWS Backup.
• Infrastructure Technologies: VMware, Virtualization, Linux, Windows Server, Storage, Backup, Disaster Recovery.
• Container Platforms: OpenShift, Kubernetes (Cluster Design, Scaling, Storage Integration, Resiliency).
• Enterprise Platforms: Kafka Infrastructure, Oracle Infrastructure, Data Guard, Replication, Backup, and DR.
• Infrastructure Monitoring, Logging, Observability, and Operational Support Models.
• Infrastructure Security, Hardening, Patching, Access Management, Encryption, Vulnerability Management, and Compliance.
• High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning, Scalability, and Operational Readiness.
• Infrastructure Automation and IaC using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Preferred Experience: Enterprise Infrastructure Assessments, Cloud Readiness and Modernization Programs, Hybrid Cloud Architecture, Managed Services Transformation, Technology Risk Assessment, Operational Resilience, and Governance.
• Preferred Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, VMware (VCP), Red Hat/OpenShift Certifications, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), and ITIL or equivalent certifications.