Infrastructure Architect L4

Role Overview An accomplished Infrastructure Architect with15+ years of experiencein designing, managing, and modernizing enterprise-scale IT infrastructure environments. Proven expertise acrosscompute, storage, networking, hosting services, security, and cloud platforms , with a strong ability to align infrastructure architecture with business objectives. Adept at driving strategic initiatives, optimizing cost, improving resilience, and ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of IT systems.Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.Key Responsibilities Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture Lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise IT infrastructure across on‑premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. Translate business requirements intorobust, scalable, and secure infrastructure architecturesthat support current and future growth. Ensure infrastructure solutions align with organizational standards, industry best practices, and compliance requirements. Technology Strategy & Roadmap Continuously evaluateindustry trends and emerging technologiesto keep the infrastructure landscape modern, competitive, and future-ready. Define and maintainshort‑term and long‑term infrastructure architecture roadmaps , ensuring alignment with business and IT strategy. Provide architectural direction for modernization initiatives, legacy transformation, and digital adoption programs. Capacity Planning & Resilience Performcapacity planningfor compute, storage, network, and cloud resources to support enterprise workloads efficiently. Architect and overseedata retention strategies, backup solutions, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) plans , ensuring minimal downtime and business continuity. Regularly test and validate DR and failover strategies. Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Design and managecloud-based infrastructure solutionsusing platforms such asAWS and Microsoft Azure , ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost efficiency. Provide expertise acrossIaaS, PaaS, and hybrid cloud models . Assess customers’ existing application and infrastructure landscapes and defineend-to-end cloud migration roadmaps , including re-hosting, re-platforming, and modernization strategies. Implement automation and configuration management using tools such asAnsible, Chef , or equivalent technologies. Security & Compliance Develop, implement, and enforceIT infrastructure security policies and proceduresacross environments. Ensure infrastructure designs meetsecurity, compliance, and regulatory standards , including access control, data protection, and vulnerability management. Collaborate closely with security teams to proactively mitigate risks and strengthen infrastructure security posture. Cost Optimization & Operational Excellence Architectcost‑effective infrastructure solutionsthat balance performance, availability, and budget constraints. Drive infrastructure optimization initiatives, including right‑sizing, automation, and adoption of cloud-native capabilities. Support operations teams with L3 expertise, ensuring rapid resolution of complex infrastructure issues. xywuqvp Database & Data Platform Expertise Provide architectural guidance forRelational, NoSQL, and Big Data platforms , including: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL Hadoop, Spark, and other open‑source big data technologies Ensure data platforms are designed for scalability, performance, reliability, and security. Technical Skill Set Infrastructure Domains:Compute, Storage, Network, Hosting, Data Centers, Hybrid IT Cloud Platforms:AWS, Microsoft Azure Automation & Configuration:Ansible, Chef Databases & Data Platforms:Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, Spark, NoSQL Security:Infrastructure security architecture, compliance, policies, and controls Resilience:Backup, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Data Retention Value Delivered Enables business continuity through resilient and secure architecture Drives infrastructure modernization and cloud adoption Reduces operational cost while improving performance and scalability Acts as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders and customers