Infrastructure Architect

•       Operating Systems: Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, RHEL Linux, and Oracle Linux, including installation, configuration, hardening, patching, and troubleshooting

•       Virtualization: Proven expertise in VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) and Nutanix platforms, including HA, clustering, storage integration, and performance tuning

•       Cloud Platforms: Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, covering compute, storage, networking, IAM, monitoring, and cost management.

•       Hybrid Infrastructure: Experience designing and managing hybrid and multi-cloud architectures with secure connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments

•       Experience in Terraform, Ansible, Devops, Citrix and Github technologies.

•       Networking Fundamentals: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, load balancing, firewalls, and network segmentation

•       Security: Knowledge of OS hardening, IAM, encryption, vulnerability management, backup, and disaster recovery best practices

•       Automation & Monitoring: Experience with automation tools, scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and infrastructure monitoring/alerting solutions

•       Incident & Change Management: Expertise in L3/L4 troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and enterprise change management processes

•       Documentation & Architecture: Ability to create HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Must-Have**

(Ideally should not be more than 3-5)

•       Strong ability to design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure architectures across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments

•       Deep expertise in systems administration and troubleshooting for Windows, RHEL, and Oracle Linux platforms

•       Proven competency in virtualization architecture and optimization using VMware and Nutanix

•       Advanced understanding of cloud architecture principles and hands-on capability across AWS, Azure, and GCP

•       Ability to analyze performance, capacity, and availability and translate business requirements into technical solutions

•       Strong knowledge of security, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery design and implementation

•       Experience driving automation, standardization, and operational efficiency across infrastructure platforms

•       Experience in Terraform, Ansible, Devops, Github and Citrix technologies

•       Expertise in L3/L4 incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive engineering

•       Capability to evaluate new technologies and make architecture and tooling recommendations

Good-to-Have

•       Certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, or Nutanix

•       Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)

•       Exposure to DevOps and CI/CD integrations with infrastructure platforms

•       Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

•       Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization tools

•       Experience working in MSP / large enterprise environments with 24x7 operations

•       Knowledge of ITIL, service management, and governance frameworks

•       Exposure to SRE practices, reliability engineering, and advanced observability tools

•       Experience in data center migration, cloud transformation, or modernization programs

•       Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills for architecture reviews and leadership forums