Data Center Architect

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Experience Required : 8+ years (with strong expertise in Oracle Service Bus, SOA, and related Oracle Middleware technologies)

Role Overview

We are looking for a seasoned On-Premise Data Center Architect with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-grade data center environments. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in VMware, hypervisors, compute, storage, networking, and security while leading modernization, consolidation, and optimization initiatives for large-scale on-premise data centers.

Responsibilities :

• Architecture & Design
• Define and design on-premise data center architecture covering compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and security.
• Develop high-availability, scalability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Create reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps for enterprise data centers.
• Technology & Virtualization
• Lead design and deployment of VMware-based virtualization platforms (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX).
• Architect solutions leveraging hypervisors (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen).
• Evaluate and implement hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and software-defined data center (SDDC) solutions.
• Operations & Optimization
• Ensure data center performance, security, compliance, and cost optimization.
• Drive capacity planning, performance tuning, and automation.
• Oversee infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh cycles.
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Work closely with network, security, and cloud teams to integrate hybrid models.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Partner with business leaders to align infrastructure strategy with organizational goals.

Requirements :

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