Data Center Architect – Remote – VMware

Role:

Data Center Architect

Location: Remote

FTE Only

Job Description:

Data Center Architect should focus on bringing the Best-in-Class Data Center Services that creates Business Value for our customers and build a work culture of innovation & collaboration to harness the potential of our employees and partners.

Each Data Center Architect will also collaborate with the track leads and SDMs in the delivery organization and other groups like Presales, Sale within the Organization to ensure that service meets expected levels of service and that continual improvement and service excellence are core to the ways of working. Data Center Architect should have worked upon Merger and Acquisition projects.

A Good knowledge of broad set of Data Center services (data center infrastructure, including servers/hypervisors, storage systems, networking, virtualization, and cloud technologies). 

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead and Support/Guide in RFP, Solution Defense, large scale Transition and Transformation Projects.
• Having UpToDate knowledge of the latest and niche technologies.
• Should have hands on experience on the technologies listed under Technical Skills
• Lead and mentor a team of Data Center specialists, providing guidance, coaching, and technical expertise.
• Working closely with Presales/Sales team on the opportunities of New and Existing projects.
• Working closely with delivery teams, implement standard best practice in target accounts to deliver consistent service delivery and exception customer satisfaction
• Build strong and lasting relationships with internal and external customers, and key delivery partners by meeting with them on a regular basis to listen to their needs and concerns, to discuss our service roadmaps and evangelise Persistent capability
• Align our Service Delivery process to meet the client business requirements on a continual basis & foster solution innovation to solve client issues
• Reduce the cost of delivery by standardization of Service Delivery processes and technology solutions
• Implement standard governance, reporting and escalation processes across responsible accounts
• For assigned projects ensure successful execution of Due Diligence and Transition to BAU
• Coach Track Leads and SMEs in assigned accounts focusing on both technical and management capabilities

Technical Skills:

• Possessing good and vast knowledge on

1.    Proficiency in VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter Server, HyperV, Nutanix.

2.    Hands-on experience with vRealize Automation, vRealize Aria Operations, SRM, vRealize LogInsight

3.    Strong understanding of networking concepts, storage technologies, and backup solutions, AD/DNS/DHCP, Print and File Servers, Database.

4.    SAN/NAS Architecture/Components, Fabric topology and RAID, LUN, Multipathing and Zoning.

5.    Backup types, Backup Storage, Backup Software, Backup Policies, Backup verification, Data retention and Restore process.

6.    Exposure on (any or as per requirement) storage products eg: EMC, IBM, HPE, Pure, NetApp, Hitachi, Nutanix etc.

7.    Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.

8.    Python, Ansible, Terraform and Automation 

Qualifications/Experience:

• Any Graduation
• More than 15 years of experience in Data Center technology
• Expert-level communication skills

Good to have:

1. Microsoft and Other related Vendor Certifications.