Infrastructure Architect

Minimum 10 years of architecture-related experience, at least 3 of which needs to be working as an architect.Experience in IT Consulting is preferred.Ability to work with and lead Infrastructure and DevOps teams towards IT infrastructure solutions.Expert knowledge of standard infrastructure components such as Windows-based servers, enterprise network components, public cloud Infrastructure/PaaS technologies, Microsoft Exchange/Office 365, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, Server Virtualization, Enterprise SAN StorageCloud certification in Azure or AWS

Responsibility

Work in conjunction with enterprise architect on design, strategy, and standards; documents and publishes appropriate infrastructure architecture principles and standards, position papers, blueprints, best practices, patterns, and frameworks

Set strategic direction for various infrastructure technologies such as public cloud, directory services, collaboration services, network, storage, server, database and security best practicesPromotion of shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve information flows. Ensure that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies.Serve as level-4 escalation point for operations team and assist with problem resolution and root cause analysis as neededPlans for life and refresh cycles. Ensures that architected solutions work in line with application, network, desktop, server, storage, etc.Develops and monitors technology architecture and technology vision; determines current and future enterprise infrastructure needs.Ensures that installations and upgrades are done in accordance with established policies, procedures, and license agreements.Identifies, implements, and monitors best practices for infrastructure technology architecture.Reviews software requirements and designs architecture for high availability and disaster recovery as per business requirements