Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- 15+ years of experience in IT architecture, with at least 5+ years focusing Cloud native solutions.
- Deep expertise in above-mentioned technology areas, with a proven track record of architecting and deploying large-scale solutions in cloud native areas for customers.
- Deep knowledge and hands on experience of virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Nutanix) and software-defined infrastructure (SDN, SDS).
- Strong background in security best practices, including identity management, access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent understanding of networking, storage, and compute within cloud environments and how to optimize for performance and cost-efficiency.
- Strong experience in automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Preferred Skills & Certifications
- Practical working experience and knowledge of Enterprise and solution architecture
- Industry specific knowledge – FSI, MDI, CME, etc
- Business continuity, risk management
- Communication, technical leadership, problem solving skills
- Stakeholder, customer escalation mgmt
- Familiarity with enterprise-level workload migrations from Vmware to other virtualization platforms/containers, etc
- Understanding of AI / Gen AI, its impact on security,
- Understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps principles and their application
- Cloud native related certifications such as CKA, CKS, RHCA, etc
- TOGAF or architecture related certification
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior