Associate Vice President

Role: Solution Architect – Infrastructure & Cloud ServicesLocation: BangaloreYears of Experience: 15+ years of Industry experience in Infrastructure Services field with Hands on Technical experience in Cloud & Datacenter Services, migration and transformation with 3-5 Years as Technical Architect roleWho are we looking for?Solution Architect responsible to drive technical solution and effort solution for new deal pursuits in the areas of Infrastructure Services with deep technology expertise in major Cloud Hyperscalers and Datacenter Services which includes Platform components, Storage, Database, Backup & Recovery services.

Broad Key Responsibility Areas

 Technical & Effort Solutioning for RFP/RFI/RFQ’s across Infrastructure service lines and integrated IT Outsourcing pursuits – Migration, Transformation and Managed Services for Datacenter & Cloud - Provide Roadmap, timeline, Technology requirements Collaborate with Business Acquisition Group (bid management, Sales, Delivery) and other Practices during solution development Interface with Analyst Organizations for getting Infrastructure capabilities analyzed - Forrester, Gartner, ISGs etc. Enable Infra Delivery to become more Productive & efficient in terms of Automation, introduction of new tools, Processes, Best Practices Participate in deep technical review of Engineering solutions with Customer/Internal stakeholders within Delivery Organization Strengthen Practice Capabilities through Partner evaluation, creating new service offerings and self-development through acquiring new technical skills

Technical Experience

 Experience in Assessing, Designing, Planning, Implementing and Migrating enterprise grade public cloud-based solution and platform. Understanding of IT infrastructure including platforms, networks, and infrastructure Experience with Datacenter technologies such as Platform Servers, Storage services, Backup & Recovery, Database services Must be Truly Cloud agnostic - AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift, OCI etc. Must be truly OEM agnostic in terms of Databases & Storage solutions, Backup & Recovery solutions, HCI & Virtualization technologies, VDI solutions Experience in implementing Azure / AWS/ GCP based designs from greenfield to upliftment. Understanding of Observability, XAAS, Database and Data Engineering platforms Hands on experience in Migrations and upliftment

Process Skills

 Should have led at least 2-3 large size transformational projects as technology architect. Performed consultative engagements independently like environmental assessments/estate wide remediation plan. Keeping abreast of industry trends, technology innovation, and changing customer requirements to help with the continual service improvement.

Behavioral Skills

 Effective interpersonal, team building and communication skills Excellent verbal and written communication Excellent client / customer relationship management skills at the executive level Extensive client / customer service management skills Good people management skills

Certification

Graduate or equivalent degree in IT related field.Architect certification of at least one of the public Cloud Platform (Azure | AWS | OCI | GCP)

Skills

PRIMARY COMPETENCY: Cloud Infra Architect