Role : Solution Architect (Infra & Cloud)

Exp :10+ Years

Location : Hyderabad/Chennai

JOB DESCRIPTION

:8-12 years in IT Infrastructure Services with hands-on Solution Architecture and Implementation
.Proven experience designing end-to-end architectures across EUC, Service Desk, Datacenter (Compute/Storage/Network), and Cloud
.Deep OS knowledge and recommendations covering server builds, networking, load balancing, HA/DR, storage & backup architectures
.RFI/RFP response ownership: solution construct, estimations, pricing assumptions, risks & dependencies, and effort models
.Create/review architecture & solution design artifacts (HLD/LLD, reference architecture, BOMs, SoWs, SLAs/SLOs)
.Define and enforce adherence to architectural standards, design principles, security baselines, and usability standards
.Vendor engagement across hardware/software ecosystems; evaluate architectures and compatibility
.Cloud proficiency (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP acceptable) across landing zones, identity, networking, storage, compute, security
.Strong written & verbal communication; ability to work effectively with sales, delivery, and customer stakeholders

.Roles & Responsibilitie

sOwn solution strategy for CogniX platform deals: discovery, blueprinting, HLD/LLD, and transition-to-delivery
.Lead customer workshops to capture requirements, non-functionals (availability, performance, security, compliance), and success metrics
.Design resilient architecture, HA/DR, backup & recovery, capacity planning, performance baselines, and observability
.Define migration approaches (rehost/replatform/refactor), cutover plans, and rollback strategies
.Create detailed BoM and cost models (cloud infra, licenses, support) with optimization levers (rightsizing, reservations, autoscaling)
.Author SoWs/MSAs and governance models; establish RACI, cadence, and reporting templates
.Partner with delivery to establish implementation runbooks, test plans, and acceptance criteria
.Establish security architecture: identity & access, secrets, encryption, compliance (ISO27001, SOC2, GDPR where applicable)
.Integrate toolchains: ITSM (ServiceNow), Observability (Prometheus/Grafana/Elastic), Automation (Terraform/Ansible), AIOps
.Drive risk management and dependency tracking across parallel projects; maintain architecture decision records (ADRs)
.Contribute sales pursuits with demos/POCs; present solutions and value propositions to CXO stakeholders

.Tools & Technologie

sCloud: Azure (landing zones, VNets, NSGs, ASR, Backup), AWS/GCP basics
.Automation & IaC: Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell/Bash; CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps)
.Containers & PaaS: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS/EKS; API gateways and service mesh (optional)
.Observability: Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic Stack, Azure Monitor; Logging/Tracing (OpenTelemetry)
.Security: Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, Key Vault, Defender; vulnerability scanning and hardening baselines
.ITSM: ServiceNow or equivalent; CMDB and change/release processes

.Certification

.Secondary Skill

sAwareness of latest industry technology trends and platforms (observability, AIOps, automation, ITSM)
.Strategic thinking with business value articulation and TCO/ROI modeling
.Experience with hybrid/multi-cloud patterns, zero-trust, SASE, SD-WAN, and edge
.Working knowledge of AI-enabled operations (AIOps), LLM/RAG for knowledge search in ITSM contexts

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