Architect - Hybrid Cloud
Summary
Senior architect designing enterprise hybrid cloud infrastructure, leading assessments, POCs, and solution presentations for clients using compute, storage, virtualization, and backup/disaster recovery technologies.
SUMMARY
The Architect – Hybrid Cloud is responsible for designing and leading enterprise infrastructure and hybrid cloud solutions that meet client requirements and align with established technical standards. This is a senior architecture and solution design role requiring broad expertise across compute, storage, virtualization, backup/disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud technologies.
The Architect – Hybrid Cloud is responsible for designing and leading enterprise infrastructure and hybrid cloud solutions that meet client requirements and align with established technical standards. This is a senior architecture and solution design role requiring broad expertise across compute, storage, virtualization, backup/disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud technologies.
The Architect serves as a trusted technical advisor to clients, leading technical assessments, solution discovery, proof-of-concept activities, architecture discussions, and solution presentations. The role requires strong technical depth combined with excellent client-facing communication and executive presence. The Architect will work closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, secure, and successfully implemented.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the architecture and solution design of enterprise infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments.
- Conduct technical assessments, discovery sessions, and infrastructure evaluations to understand client requirements and identify appropriate solutions.
- Design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure solutions across compute, storage, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Develop solution architectures, technical roadmaps, diagrams, design documents, implementation plans, and technical recommendations.
- Lead proof-of-concept (POC) activities and technical validations for proposed technologies and solutions.
- Present technical solutions, architecture recommendations, and roadmaps to clients, technical teams, and executive-level stakeholders.
- Translate complex business and technical requirements into practical and scalable architecture solutions.
- Act as a senior technical advisor during client and sales engagements, providing consultative recommendations based on business and technical needs.
- Collaborate with Senior Engineers, Engineers, Project Managers, and Delivery teams to ensure architectural consistency and successful implementation.
- Provide technical guidance during implementation, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and modernization initiatives.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and architectural challenges and recommend appropriate resolution strategies.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve scalability, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure proposed solutions align with industry best practices, organizational standards, security requirements, and compliance considerations.
- Support solution development across:
- Compute and server infrastructure
- Enterprise storage
- Virtualization
- Backup and disaster recovery
- Hybrid cloud infrastructure
- Maintain strong awareness of current infrastructure, virtualization, storage, cloud, and data protection technologies.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineering and delivery teams.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8+ years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering, solution design, architecture, or related technical roles, with significant experience in enterprise architecture and solution design.
- Strong experience designing enterprise infrastructure and hybrid cloud solutions.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical assessments, architecture engagements, POCs, and solution discovery activities.
- Strong hands-on technical foundation across multiple infrastructure domains, including:
- Compute: Dell PowerEdge/OpenManage, HPE ProLiant, Cisco UCS/Intersight
- Storage: Pure Storage FlashArray/FlashBlade, Dell PowerStore/PowerMax/PowerScale, HPE Alletra/Primera, NetApp
- Virtualization: VMware VCF/Broadcom, Nutanix
- Backup & Disaster Recovery: Rubrik, Veeam, Cohesity
- Hybrid Cloud: Enterprise hybrid cloud infrastructure and integration
- Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure architecture, distributed systems, security, scalability, availability, and disaster recovery principles.
- Broadcom/VMware VCF expertise is highly preferred.
- Pure Storage and Dell infrastructure experience are highly preferred.
- Strong client-facing consulting experience with the ability to engage both technical and executive-level stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and technical documentation skills.
- Strong executive presence and the ability to confidently present technical recommendations and architecture decisions.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business and technical recommendations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with engineering, delivery, sales, project management, and client teams.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple architecture engagements and priorities.
- Willingness to travel when required.
- Relevant professional certifications are preferred, including:
- Broadcom/VMware VCF certifications
- Pure Storage Certified Professional (PSCP)
- Nutanix certifications