Solution Architect – On-Premises Data Center Infrastructure

Position Overview

We are looking for a technically robust Solution Architect – Data Center Infrastructure with extensive experience designing and solutioning On-Premises Data Centers / On-Prem Data Center environments .

What This Role Is NOT

This role is not suitable for:

- Pure public-cloud architects
- AWS-only architects
- Azure-only architects
- GCP-only architects
- Candidates without physical/on-premises data-center experience
- Candidates without VMware/virtualization experience
- High-level architects without infrastructure-level technical depth
- Candidates experienced only in one isolated technology
- Candidates whose background is primarily cloud and lacks substantial physical data-center exposure

? MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT On-Premises Data Center / On-Prem Data Center experience is MANDATORY.

For this role, On-Premises / On-Prem Data Center means the physical data-center facility and infrastructure where servers, storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and related equipment are deployed and operated on-site.

This is not a primarily public-cloud architecture role .

Candidates whose experience is mainly in AWS, Azure, or GCP , without solid hands-on physical/on-premises data-center infrastructure experience, will not be considered a strong fit .

? TOP MUST-HAVE SKILLS

Candidates must have strong experience in the following areas:

1. On-Premises / Physical Data Center Infrastructure – MANDATORY
2. Data Center Architecture & Solution Design
3. Deep VMware / Server Virtualization Experience – MANDATORY
4. Windows Server
5. Linux
6. End-to-End Data Center Infrastructure
7. Compute / Physical Servers
8. Enterprise Storage
9. Enterprise Backup
10. Data Center Networking
11. Firewalls & Network Security
12. RFP-Based Solution Architecture / Technical Solutioning
13. Technical Bidding / Proposal Development
14. OEM / Technology Vendor Coordination
15. Infrastructure Integration
16. Professional Services / Implementation Experience
17. Managed Services / Day-2 Infrastructure Understanding
18. Government / Critical Infrastructure Data Center Experience – Highly Preferred

Role Overview The Solution Architect will be responsible for understanding complex infrastructure requirements and converting them into complete, practical, scalable, secure, and implementable data-center solutions .

The role requires both

Architectural Breadth + Technical Depth + Hands-on Infrastructure Understanding The candidate should be capable of looking at the entire physical and virtual data-center ecosystem and designing an integrated solution across:

Compute → Virtualization → Operating Systems → Storage → Backup → Network → Firewall → Integration → Operations

Key Responsibilities

1. On-Premises Data Center Architecture

- Design and architect physical/on-premises data-center infrastructure.
- Understand physical server, storage, networking, virtualization, backup, and security requirements.
- Perform infrastructure sizing and capacity planning.
- Design high-availability and redundant infrastructure.
- Ensure interoperability between different infrastructure components.




- Develop secure, scalable, supportable, and operationally viable architectures.
- Understand how proposed infrastructure will actually be deployed and operated within a physical data-center environment.

2. Server & Compute Infrastructure

Strong understanding of

- Physical servers
- Server architecture
- CPU and memory sizing
- Compute capacity planning
- High availability
- Server consolidation
- Infrastructure sizing
- Performance considerations
- Physical infrastructure deployment

3. VMware / Server Virtualization Deep hands-on VMware expertise is mandatory.

The candidate should understand

- VMware architecture
- Hypervisors
- Virtual machine infrastructure
- Virtualization sizing
- Virtual infrastructure design
- High availability
- Resource allocation
- VM lifecycle management
- VMware integration with compute, storage, backup, and networking

4. Windows & Linux

Strong technical knowledge of

- Windows Server
- Linux
- Server operating-system architecture
- OS integration with virtualized environments
- Infrastructure-level troubleshooting
- OS and virtualization dependencies

5. Enterprise Storage

Experience with

- Enterprise storage architecture
- Storage sizing
- Capacity planning
- Performance requirements
- Storage connectivity
- Storage integration with VMware/virtualization
- High availability and redundancy
- Data protection

6. Backup & Disaster Recovery

Experience with

- Enterprise backup architecture
- Backup infrastructure
- Backup sizing
- Backup policies
- Virtual-machine backup
- Recovery requirements
- Disaster recovery
- Data protection architecture
- Business continuity

7. Network & Firewall

Strong understanding of

- Data-center networking
- Network architecture
- Network segmentation
- Firewall architecture
- Security zones
- Connectivity
- Network redundancy
- High availability
- Integration of network infrastructure with compute, storage, and virtualization
- Security requirements for critical infrastructure

RFP & Technical Solutioning A major part of this role involves RFP analysis and technical solutioning .

Responsibilities include

- Study and interpret RFPs and technical specifications.
- Understand customer requirements and compliance criteria.
- Convert requirements into technical architectures.
- Design complete end-to-end infrastructure solutions.
- Identify appropriate technologies and infrastructure components.
- Develop technical solution approaches.
- Identify technical gaps, dependencies, and risks.
- Prepare technical responses and proposals.
- Validate proposed configurations.
- Ensure technical compliance with RFP requirements.
- Participate in technical discussions and clarifications.
- Ensure proposed solutions are practical and technically executable.





OEM / Technology Vendor Coordination The candidate should have experience working directly with OEMs, technology vendors, and infrastructure partners .

Responsibilities may include

- Obtaining technical configurations and specifications from OEMs.
- Evaluating OEM recommendations.
- Validating hardware and software configurations.
- Designing integrated multi-OEM solutions.
- Ensuring compatibility between infrastructure components.
- Supporting technical bids.
- Coordinating technical requirements during implementation.
- Resolving technical dependencies and integration issues.

Professional Services & Implementation The candidate should understand the complete infrastructure lifecycle, including:

- Infrastructure planning
- Architecture
- Solution design
- Capacity planning
- Technology selection
- Integration planning
- Implementation planning
- Physical server deployment
- Server stacking
- Power-on
- Configuration
- VMware deployment
- Infrastructure integration
- Testing
- Technical validation
- Commissioning
- Handover to operations

The candidate should understand not only how to design an architecture but also how that architecture will be physically implemented in a data center. Managed Services / Day-2 Understanding The candidate should understand infrastructure operations after go-live, including:

- Infrastructure monitoring
- Availability management
- Incident management
- Capacity management
- Performance management
- Backup operations
- VMware operations
- Infrastructure maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Service continuity
- Operational support
- Infrastructure optimization

Government / Critical Infrastructure Experience Experience working with government data centers, national-security environments, critical infrastructure, highly regulated environments, or large enterprise data centers will be highly preferred.

Candidates should understand requirements related to:

- Security
- Reliability
- Availability
- Compliance
- Redundancy
- Business continuity
- Operational resilience
- Controlled physical infrastructure environments

Public Cloud Experience Public cloud knowledge can be an advantage but is not the primary requirement .

Experience with

- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud / GCP

will not substitute for strong On-Premises Data Center experience . A candidate with cloud exposure can be considered if they also have substantial experience with physical/on-premises data-center infrastructure and VMware virtualization .

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will have:

- Strong On-Premises / Physical Data Center experience
- Deep VMware expertise
- Strong Windows Server knowledge
- Strong Linux knowledge
- End-to-end infrastructure architecture experience
- Strong understanding of compute, storage, backup, network, and firewalls
- RFP and technical solutioning experience
- Technical bidding experience
- OEM coordination experience
- Professional Services experience
- Managed Services understanding
- Hands-on infrastructure knowledge
- Strong technical documentation skills
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Ability to work with technical and business stakeholders

📌 Solution Architect – On-Premises (On-Prem)-physical data-center environment (Delhi)
🏢 Creatigrity Technologies
📍 Delhi