Infrastructure Solution Architect

Interested Candidates can Share there CV @

Kavita@opekaserve.com

Position: Infrastructure Solution Architect

Experience: 10-15 Years.

Notice Period: 15 Days and December first week Serving

Required Technical Expertise:

1. Microsoft Windows Server Platforms including Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025, future releases, and associated infrastructure services.

2. Linux Platforms including RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, and enterprise Linux administration.

3. Virtualization Technologies including VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, VMware Aria Suite, Hyper-V, and hybrid virtualization solutions.

4. Database Platforms including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, Oracle RAC, Oracle ODA, Exadata, and enterprise database infrastructure design.

5. Identity & Directory Services including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, Group Policy, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP, and enterprise identity management solutions.

6. Authentication & Authorization Technologies including SSO, MFA, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, Conditional Access, and Identity Federation.

7. Storage Architecture including SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Enterprise Storage Platforms, Storage Replication, and Data Lifecycle Management.

8. Load Balancing & Application Delivery including F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler, Azure Application Gateway, Traffic Manager, WAF, and application delivery best practices.

9. Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management & AI Security including infrastructure vulnerabilities, security assessments, Frontier AI concepts, AI security risks, responsible AI controls, and threat mitigation strategies.

10. Network & Connectivity Architecture including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Routing, Switching, DNS, Firewalls, VPN, Secure Connectivity, and Hybrid Network Design.

11. Infrastructure Security Architecture including Perimeter Security, Network Segmentation, Micro-Segmentation, Zero Trust Architecture, Secure-by-Design Principles, and Regulatory Compliance requirements.

12. Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) including PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and automation frameworks.

13. Business Continuity & Resiliency Solutions including Backup, Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Data Protection, and Resilience Engineering.

14. Monitoring, Observability & Operations Platforms including Splunk, ELK Stack, SCOM, Moogsoft, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, and enterprise monitoring solutions.

15. Hybrid Infrastructure Architecture spanning On-Premises, Private Cloud, Colocation Facilities, Public Cloud, and multi-cloud integration environments.

16. AI, GPU & Advanced Computing Platforms including NVIDIA Platforms, GPU Infrastructure, AI Integration Architecture, High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI/ML Infrastructure, and Generative AI platforms.

17. Application & Infrastructure Assessment including dependency mapping, upstream/downstream integration analysis, infrastructure impact assessments, workload discovery, and operational readiness reviews.

18. Cloud Architecture & Modernization including Azure, AWS, and GCP services, datacenter modernization, cloud adoption programs, cloud migrations, hybrid cloud transformation, and the 6R strategies (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Retire, Retain, Replace).

19. Cloud Security, DevOps & Emerging Technologies including Cloud Security & Governance, Cloud Networking & Connectivity, Containers, Kubernetes, DevOps Automation, AI Infrastructure Governance, API Security, and Cloud Operational Excellence.

20. Solution ownership & Stakeholder Management with proven experience in infrastructure sizing, performance engineering, capacity planning, solution optimization, architecture governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of complex enterprise solutions within committed timelines.

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
• CCNA / CCNP
• VMware VCP / VCAP
• Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP)
• Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• TOGAF Foundation / Practitioner
• CISSP / CCSP
• ITIL Foundation / Managing Professional