Title: Data Centre Architect

Experience: 18+ years

Location: Gurugram

Skills Required: Data Centre Architecture, Cloud & Virtualisation Technologies, Enterprise Network & Security Architecture

Notice Period: Immediate joiner or up to 2 Months.

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech (CS/IT/ECE) / MCA / M.Sc. (IT/CS) from a recognised university

We at Coforge are seeking a “Data Centre Architect" to lead the architecture, design, modernisation, consolidation, migration, and implementation of enterprise-scale data centre infrastructure for large Government Digital Transformation programs.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Lead the architecture, design, modernization, consolidation, migration, and implementation of enterprise-scale Data Center infrastructure for large Government Digital Transformation programs.
- Define end-to-end infrastructure architecture covering compute, storage, virtualization, networking, security, backup, disaster recovery, monitoring, automation, and cloud integration.
- Architect and implement scalable, secure, highly available, and resilient infrastructure platforms supporting mission-critical government applications, citizen services, and national-scale digital initiatives.
- Drive Greenfield and Brownfield Data Center transformation projects, including infrastructure refresh, consolidation, migration, modernization, and cloud adoption initiatives.
- Design enterprise compute environments leveraging x86 platforms, blade systems, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), virtualization platforms, container technologies, and cloud-native architectures.
- Architect storage solutions including SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Backup,



Archival, Replication, and Data Protection platforms.
- Design and govern data center networking solutions covering Core, Distribution, Access, Spine-Leaf Architecture, SDN, SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, DCI, WAN, Internet Connectivity, Load Balancing, and Network Segmentation.
- Define and execute Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Government Community Cloud (GCC), and Public Cloud migration and coexistence strategies.
- Develop and implement enterprise Cyber Security Architecture, including Zero Trust, IAM, PAM, NAC, SIEM, SOC integration, Micro-Segmentation, DDoS Protection, WAF, Encryption, and Compliance controls.
- Establish Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCP/DR) architectures, including RPO/RTO planning, replication strategies, backup frameworks, failover mechanisms, and DR testing programs.
- Design Tier III/Tier IV equivalent infrastructure environments ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, redundancy, and operational resilience.
- Define enterprise monitoring, observability, capacity planning, automation, operational dashboards, and infrastructure management frameworks.
- Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, orchestration, and self-service provisioning initiatives to improve operational efficiency.




- Establish architecture standards, technology governance frameworks, design principles, risk management practices, and long-term infrastructure roadmaps.
- Provide architectural leadership across procurement, implementation, migration, deployment, testing (SIT/UAT), commissioning, go-live, and production stabilization activities.
- Evaluate and recommend infrastructure solutions from leading OEMs including Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo, NetApp, Pure Storage, Nutanix, VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and related technology partners.
- Collaborate with Government Departments, NIC, MeitY, PMUs, State Authorities, System Integrators, OEMs, and Delivery Teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Lead multi-vendor teams and provide technical oversight for large-scale infrastructure programs from planning through operational handover.
- Support fixed-price project engagements through infrastructure sizing, BoM preparation, capacity planning, effort estimation, scope management, and technical risk assessment.
- Ensure compliance with Government standards and regulations, including MeitY Guidelines, NIC Standards, STQC Frameworks, CERT-In advisories, Cyber Security Policies, and Data Localization requirements.

Preferred Certifications

- VMware VCDX / VCP
- Nutanix NCM-MCI
- Cisco CCNP Data Center / CCIE Data Center
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AWS Solutions Architect Skilled
- Red Hat OpenShift Certification
- TOGAF
- ITIL Expert
- CDCP / CDCS / CDCE
- Uptime Institute Certifications

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