Experience : 12–18+ Years

Domain : Telecommunications / Data Center Infrastructure / OSS Platforms

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced E2E Infrastructure Architect to lead the design, governance, optimization, and operational management of a large-scale telecom infrastructure landscape spanning three geographically distributed Data Centers. The role will be responsible for the overall infrastructure architecture, technology roadmap, capacity planning, resiliency, security, operational excellence, and lifecycle management of the telecom OSS/BSS and supporting platforms.

The Architect will act as the primary technical authority across Compute, Virtualization, Storage, Backup, Network, Linux, Windows, Database, Cloud, Container Platforms, and Disaster Recovery environments while ensuring high availability and adherence to business SLAs. Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy

Define and maintain the end-to-end infrastructure architecture across three Data Centers. Develop infrastructure standards, governance models, and technology roadmaps. Lead architecture reviews for recent solutions, platform enhancements, and infrastructure transformations. Ensure alignment of infrastructure architecture with telecom business objectives and operational requirements. Drive standardization, consolidation, and modernization initiatives. Multi-Data Center Management

Design and manage active-active or active-passive Data Center architectures. Ensure seamless workload distribution, redundancy, and failover capabilities across Data Centers.

Lead Disaster

Recovery (DR) planning, testing, and execution. Define and maintain Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) requirements. Establish infrastructure resilience and business continuity strategies.

Platform

Ownership

Provide architectural leadership for

Compute Infrastructure (Physical & Virtual) Linux and Windows Platforms VMware / Virtualization Platforms OpenShift / Kubernetes Platforms HPE GreenLake, Storage and SAN Infrastructure Backup and Recovery Solutions Network Infrastructure (LAN/WAN/DC Network)



Database Platforms Monitoring and Observability Solutions Security and Identity Management Systems Capacity & Performance Management

Define infrastructure capacity management processes. Conduct capacity forecasting and growth planning. Identify infrastructure bottlenecks and performance risks. Optimize infrastructure utilization and operational costs. Ensure infrastructure scalability to support telecom business growth. Security & Compliance

Define infrastructure security architecture and hardening standards. Ensure compliance with organizational security policies and regulatory requirements. Review vulnerability assessments and remediation plans. Support audit, compliance, and risk management activities.

Operations

Governance

Establish operational standards and support models. Govern incident, problem, change, and release management processes. Review major incidents and lead infrastructure Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Drive automation and operational efficiency initiatives. Define and monitor infrastructure KPIs and SLAs. Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Coordinate with OEMs, system integrators, and technology partners. Lead technical discussions with business, operations, and delivery teams. Review infrastructure contracts, support agreements, and licensing requirements. Provide technical leadership during audits, reviews, and executive presentations.

Technical Skills

Required

Compute & Virtualization

VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter Hyper-V (preferred) Physical server infrastructure (HPE, Dell, Cisco UCS) Operating Systems

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Oracle Linux Windows Server Administration Container Platforms

OpenShift Administration and Architecture Kubernetes Docker / Podman Storage & Backup





SAN/NAS Storage Platforms Storage Replication Technologies Backup & Recovery Solutions Disaster Recovery Architecture Networking

Data Center Networking TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP Routing & Switching Firewall Technologies Load Balancers Network Security Architecture Cloud & Automation

AWS / Azure / Hybrid Cloud (preferred) Ansible Terraform Python / Shell Scripting Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Platforms Database Technologies

Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL High Availability Database Architectures Telecom Domain Expertise

Mandatory Experience

Telecom OSS infrastructure environments. Large-scale Network Management and Service Assurance platforms. Multi-vendor telecom ecosystems. High-availability production environments.

Preferred

Exposure

Network Inventory Platforms.

Fault Management

Platforms.

Service Assurance

Platforms.

Network Automation

Solutions. 4G/5G Core Networks. RAN, Transport, and IP/MPLS domains. Leadership & Governance

Lead infrastructure architecture reviews and technical governance boards. Mentor L2/L3 engineers and infrastructure leads. Drive continuous service improvement initiatives. Define infrastructure standards, policies, and best practices. Provide executive-level reporting and strategic recommendations. Key Deliverables

Ensure infrastructure availability meeting agreed SLAs (>99.9%). Maintain resilient operations across all three Data Centers. Drive infrastructure modernization and automation initiatives. Deliver successful DR drills and business continuity validation. Reduce operational risk through proactive architecture governance. Optimize infrastructure performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Lead RCA and preventive action planning for critical incidents.

Preferred

Certifications

RHCE / OpenShift Administration VMware VCP/VCAP TOGAF ITIL Foundation/Expert AWS/Azure Solution Architect Kubernetes (CKA) HPE Infrastructure Certifications Support Model

24x7 Critical Telecom Production Environment with Architectural Governance and Escalation Ownership.

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