Job Description
Hybrid Cloud Architecture (Private Cloud/On Prem, Public Cloud), VMware / Microsoft Azure / Azure Local, Architecture Experience, Landing zones on Azure / AWS Cloud, Kubernetes and Devops (Professional Services)
Core Focus Areas
- Solution Architecture focused on Hybrid Cloud.
- Strong experience in Hybrid Cloud(Private Cloud (on-premises) and Public Cloud), Landing Zones on Azure/AWS Cloud, Kubernetes, Devops and VMware / Microsoft Azure / Azure Local.
- Slightly less experience into Public Cloud is also considerable.
- Hands-on creation, deployment, and end-to-end architectural ownership (Professional Services Experience).
Technological Depth
- Strong expertise in either one of the following key technology domains---
1. VMware stack experience (vSphere / ESXi Compute virtualization, vCenter Server Centralized management, NSX / NSX-T Network virtualization and micro segmentation, vSAN Software-defined storage, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Full-stack hybrid cloud platform, VMware HCX Seamless workload migration, VMware Tanzu Kubernetes and container orchestration, VMware Cloud on AWS / Azure VMware Solution)
2. Microsoft Azure(Azure Arc Hybrid and multicloud management, Azure Stack Hub / Edge / HCI On-premises Azure services, Azure Site Recovery Disaster recovery and failover, Azure ExpressRoute / VPN Gateway Hybrid connectivity, Azure Active Directory (AAD) Identity and access management, Azure Monitor / Log Analytics Observability and diagnostics, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Container orchestration)
3. Azure Local (Hyper-V Virtualization layer, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Software-defined storage, Azure Arc Resource Bridge Connects on-prem to Azure, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Local session hosts, AKS on Azure Local Container orchestration, Azure Update Manager Patch management, Azure Monitor / Defender for Cloud Security and observability
- Predominantly private cloud (on-premises) experience. Blend of Both Private Cloud & Public Cloud is what is being expected. Public cloud familiarity (preferably Azure/AWS/GCP) is acceptable.
- Experience creating reusable architecture patterns, frameworks, and documentation
- We need hands on Experience on Landing Zones on Azure / AWS cloud - Cloud Adoption Frameworks, governance models, and automation using tools like Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation. multi-account/multi-subscription architecture, RBAC, policy enforcement, and network topology within Landing Zones.
- Hands on experience into Kubernetes - GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Helm, and Terraform and Devops - DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration.
- Full lifecycle experience: from planning, design to deployment of hybrid solutions
- Must have executed on-the-ground deploymentsnot just strategy or oversight
- Hands-on exposure to Red Hat and OpenShift platforms.
Certifications (Examples)
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator 2024
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Management and Automation Design 2023
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data center Virtualization Design 2022
- Double VCP - Data center Virtualization & Cloud Management
- VMware Certified Professional - Cloud Management and Automation 2022
- VMware Certified Professional - Data center Virtualization 2022
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
- Azure Certifications
- Microsoft Certifications
- Other relevant infrastructure/cloud certifications will be an added advantageRole & responsibilities
Preferred candidate profile
Job Classification
Industry: Software Product
Functional Area / Department: IT & Information Security
Role Category: IT Infrastructure Services
Role: Infrastructure Architect
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: Encora
Location(s): Mumbai
Keyskills:
Private Cloud
Onpremise
Public Cloud
AWS
Hybrid Cloud
Kubernetes