Infrastructure Architect

The IT Infrastructure Architect role requires a candidate with a solid understanding of infrastructure architecture, industry standards, and best practices methodology. You should be highly motivated with the ability to lead and influence others. Your experience in infrastructure-related roles should demonstrate proven success in large-scale projects. Strong technical design skills are crucial, along with effective communication and collaboration abilities, including successful vendor management. You should be knowledgeable about emerging technologies and the vendor landscape while being able to balance cost against benefits. Understanding business drivers and stakeholder requirements is essential, as is proficiency in documentation and frameworks. Experience in capacity and performance management and application lifecycle management is necessary. You should have hands-on experience and expertise in various infrastructure technologies relevant to organizational needs, such as operating systems software, virtualization, and automation across multiple platforms. Creative thinking and an innovative approach to solution design, implementation, and problem-solving are highly valued. Managing stakeholder expectations, recommending solutions based on requirements, and mediating between infrastructure and delivery/development groups are key responsibilities. Establishing and vetting key vendor relationships, assessing emerging technologies, and guiding the sales team on price vs performance issues are also important aspects of the role. The ideal candidate will have 8-15 years of overall experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 3 years specifically in designing and implementing products or solutions in domains like Enterprise Servers & Storage, Enterprise Networking and Security, or Datacenter. Possessing industry-standard IT infrastructure certifications such as RHCE, MCSE, CCNA, VCP, or CISSP is essential, while PMP or ITIL certification would be advantageous. As an integral part of the Solution Architecturing Team (SAT), the IT Infrastructure Architect will be responsible for designing and delivering end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions for clients. Your role will involve developing technology strategies, creating logical and physical designs, handling multiple infrastructure technologies, and preparing technical documentation. You will work closely with clients at various levels, from capturing technical requirements to presenting solutions to CxO level executives. Collaboration with internal and external partners is crucial to ensure the successful delivery of infrastructure solutions within project timelines. Please note that the above job description is based on the information provided and may be subject to change or modification as per organizational requirements.,