Senior Storage Architect - Ceph / Software-Defined Storage. UIDAI Technology Centre, Bengaluru. Design and run the software-defined storage and data-centre network backbone behind Aadhaar, one of the largest digital identity platforms in the world. UIDAI's Technology Centre in Bengaluru is scaling out open-source SDS, and we are hiring one architect to own that design end to end.

Lead the architecture, design, implementation and maintenance of Software-Defined Storage and network platforms.
Design and operate open-source SDS in production (CEPH preferred): pool design, data path optimisation, failure domain planning and performance tuning.
Architect on-premises, cloud and hybrid storage across Object, Block and File.
Design WAN and data-centre backbone architectures using BGP, OSPF and MPLS.
Oversee storage and backup across CEPH, NetApp, HPE, EMC, Azure and AWS, including Virtual Tape Libraries.
Produce HLD and LLD, DR strategies, capacity plans and data-migration roadmaps.
Partner with network, compute,



monitoring and security teams on integrated delivery, and ensure governance compliance with architecture frameworks.
10+ years in enterprise infrastructure architecture.

- 3+ years designing WAN or data-centre networks (BGP, OSPF, MPLS).
- Working knowledge of Linux.
- Depth in at least two of: CEPH, NetApp, HPE, AWS, Azure, GCP.
- BE / B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA or equivalent.

Container networking (Calico or another Kubernetes CNI).
CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or PCNSE certification.
Post-graduation in technology.
Engagement: Contract, renewable
Recruitment and payroll partner: GA Digital Web Word Pvt Ltd, on behalf of UIDAI

Please note: this is an architecture role, not a SAN/NAS administration role. Hands-on production experience with CEPH or an equivalent open-source SDS platform is what we screen on first.

📌 Senior Datacentre Architect (Bengaluru)
🏢 Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
📍 Bengaluru