Infrastructure Architect

The Infrastructure Architect is a senior leader within the Enterprise Architecture function, responsible for defining and driving the organization’s infrastructure strategy across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. This role ensures scalable, resilient, and high-performing infrastructure platforms that align with business objectives and support digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise infrastructure target state , including architecture principles, standards, patterns, and reference models.
• Design and evolve infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud platforms .
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives , including cloud adoption, hybrid architectures, and container platforms.
• Establish and enforce architecture standards and guardrails to ensure consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with application, data, and platform teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure services .
• Evaluate and select infrastructure technologies, vendors, and platforms aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and high availability design .
• Develop and oversee disaster recovery and business continuity strategies .
• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Maintain architecture documentation including reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps .
• Ensure infrastructure compliance with regulatory, data residency, and operational requirements .
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and operations teams.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve infrastructure capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 15+ years in infrastructure engineering/operations, with 5–7 years in architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in:
• Compute platforms (Unix/AIX, Linux/RHEL)
• Networking (Cisco), storage (Dell EMC, Pure Storage), backup (Data Domain)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI)
• Virtualization and container platforms (OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Experience with DevOps and platform engineering practices .
• Hands-on experience with automation, orchestration, and IaC tools .
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF – preferred).
• Proven ability to lead large-scale infrastructure transformation projects .
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications such as AWS/Azure Architect, CCNP/CCIE are a plus.

Familiarity with ITIL and Agile/DevOps methodologies .