Infrastructure Architect

\# Infrastructure Architect

\*\*Job Title:\*\* Infrastructure Architect

\*\*Experience:\*\* 10\+ Years

\*\*Employment Type:\*\* Contract\-to\-Hire (6 Months)

\*\*Work Mode:\*\* Remote \*(Preference for candidates based in Chennai or Bangalore)\*

\#\# Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced \*\*Infrastructure Architect\*\* to design, implement, and optimize enterprise\-scale infrastructure solutions across on\-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in \*\*Linux administration, Kubernetes, virtualization, networking, storage, security, and cloud platforms\*\*, with a proven track record of architecting highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure.

This role requires a hands\-on technical leader who can drive infrastructure modernization initiatives, establish architecture standards, mentor engineering teams, and ensure operational excellence across enterprise platforms.

\#\# Key Responsibilities

\#\#\# Infrastructure Architecture \& Design

\* Design scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise infrastructure architectures.

\* Develop infrastructure standards, reference architectures, and best practices.

\* Architect compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and security solutions.

\* Design High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Business Continuity solutions.

\* Evaluate infrastructure technologies and recommend modernization strategies.

\#\#\# Systems Engineering

\* Lead enterprise Linux platform deployments and administration.

\* Design and optimize web/application servers, middleware, databases, storage, and caching platforms.

\* Ensure infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

\* Support hybrid and cloud\-native infrastructure initiatives.

\#\#\# Kubernetes \& Container Platforms

\* Design and implement enterprise Kubernetes platforms.

\* Define best practices for container orchestration, deployment, scalability, and security.

\* Integrate Kubernetes environments with enterprise monitoring, logging, networking, and security services.

\* Support Docker\-based containerized application deployments.

\#\#\# Performance Engineering

\* Conduct infrastructure assessments, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

\* Troubleshoot complex infrastructure bottlenecks across servers, databases, storage, and networking.

\* Perform OS tuning, database optimization, and application performance improvements.

\* Establish infrastructure performance baselines and operational KPIs.

\#\#\# Security \& Governance

\* Implement infrastructure hardening, access control, network security, and compliance standards.

\* Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities and security assessments.

\* Ensure infrastructure aligns with enterprise governance and operational policies.

\#\#\# Technical Leadership

\* Provide architectural guidance to infrastructure and engineering teams.

\* Review technical designs and implementation plans.

\* Mentor engineers and support knowledge\-sharing initiatives.

\* Drive infrastructure modernization and automation initiatives.

\#\# Required Skills \& Experience

\* 10\+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Architecture.

\* Strong expertise in \*\*Linux Administration\*\*, including

\* Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

\* Rocky Linux

\* Ubuntu

\* CentOS

\* Hands\-on experience with enterprise infrastructure components

\* Compute Platforms

\* Storage Technologies

\* Networking

\* Security Infrastructure

\* Virtualization Platforms

\* Strong expertise in \*\*Kubernetes\*\* and container orchestration.

\* Experience with \*\*Docker\*\* and containerized application platforms.

\* Deep understanding of enterprise networking concepts including

\* TCP/IP

\* DNS

\* Routing

\* VPN

\* Firewalls

\* Load Balancing

\* Experience designing High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions.

\* Strong expertise in infrastructure performance tuning and root cause analysis.

\* Excellent troubleshooting and problem\-solving skills.

\#\# Cloud \& Platform Technologies

\* Amazon Web Services (AWS)

\* Microsoft Azure

\* Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

\* Kubernetes

\* Docker

\* Web/Application Servers

\* Middleware Technologies

\* Databases

\* Caching Systems

\#\# Preferred Qualifications

\* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools.

\* Knowledge of cloud\-native architecture and modern container platforms.

\* Experience with monitoring, observability, and centralized logging solutions.

\* Linux, Kubernetes, or Cloud certifications are highly preferred.

\* Experience with enterprise infrastructure transformation and modernization initiatives.

\#\# Educational Qualification

\* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

\#\# Desired Attributes

\* Strong architectural and solution design mindset.

\* Ability to balance strategic planning with hands\-on technical execution.

\* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

\* Strong leadership, mentoring, and collaboration abilities.

\* Passion for building scalable, reliable, secure, and high\-performing infrastructure platforms.

Pay: ₹90,000\.00 \- ₹150,000\.00 per month

Experience

• Infrastructure Architect: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote