Cloud, Container & Hardware Architect

Role Definition

The Architect will:

• Own critical and irreversible architectural decisions
• Lead hands-on recovery of production failures
• Ensure long-term survivability, scalability, and resilience of infrastructure

⚠️ This is a strictly on-site role , requiring continuous physical presence in the data center environment, including direct access to hardware, consoles, and secure facilities.

Experience (Mandatory)

• 15–20 years of enterprise IT infrastructure experience
• Proven ownership of large-scale data centers (thousands of servers/workloads)
• Demonstrated accountability for:
• High-risk architectural decisions
• Major production outages
• Root cause analysis and recovery execution
• Hands-on involvement in critical incident management and recovery
• Mandatory 100% on-site presence for operational and recovery activities

Hardware & Data Center Management (Expert Level – Mandatory)

Enterprise Hardware Platforms

• Design, deployment, and lifecycle management of:
• Rack, blade, and hyper-converged systems
• Deep expertise in:
• BIOS, firmware, drivers, compatibility matrices
• BMC / iDRAC / iLO and out-of-band management
• Execution of:
• Large-scale hardware refresh and expansion programs
• Decommissioning and lifecycle governance
• Advanced troubleshooting of:
• Disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA failures

Data Center Operations & Governance

• Hands-on management of:
• Racks, power, cooling, cabling, and space planning
• Coordination with:
• Facilities teams
• Vendors and field engineers
• Ownership of:
• Hardware standards and build templates
• Asset lifecycle, warranties, and support contracts

Hands-On Technical Expertise (Mandatory)

Containers, Kubernetes & OpenShift

• Deep operational expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
• Hands-on recovery of:
• Control plane failures under live production traffic
• Strong understanding of:
• Scheduler behavior
• etcd failure scenarios
• API server performance bottlenecks
• Design for:
• High availability (node, rack, DC failures as baseline scenarios)

Virtualization & SDDC

• Expert-level design and recovery of virtualization platforms
• Strong knowledge of:
• Micro-segmentation
• Distributed firewalls
• Performance tuning
• Ownership of:
• Emergency upgrades
• Rollbacks
• Lifecycle decisions

Networking & Hybrid Cloud

• Carrier-grade networking design and troubleshooting
• Hybrid cloud architecture with resilience against:
• Connectivity failures
• Identity/control-plane issues
• Ability to operate independently of vendors/system integrators

Certifications (Highly Preferred / Mandatory)

• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) – OpenShift & Infrastructure tracks
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• VMware VCIX (DCV + NV) or equivalent
• Cloud Architect Certification:
• AWS Professional OR Azure Architect Expert
• Expert-level networking certification (CCIE or equivalent)

Required Technical Skills

Virtualization & HCI

• Nutanix HCI & AHV ( mandatory )
• VMware vSphere, NSX, vSAN
• Hypervisor performance tuning
• Data center infrastructure architecture

Cloud & Automation

• Private cloud architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• CI/CD integration
• API-driven infrastructure

Storage & Networking

• Software-defined storage:
• Ceph, Portworx, Nutanix Storage
• Software-defined networking
• Load balancers & ingress controllers

Experience Requirements

• 10+ years in infrastructure/virtualization architecture
• 5+ years in Kubernetes/container platforms
• Strong expertise in:
• Nutanix HCI
• VMware enterprise environments
• Experience in:
• Large enterprise / telecom / banking environments
• Proven track record in:
• Data center transformation
• Cloud migration programs