Infrastructure Architect; Migration Lead

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Requirements:

* 10–15+ years in Infrastructure Architecture with 5+ years leading DC migrations.

Core Networking & Infrastructure:

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Hardware Platforms:

* Dell EMC Servers:
Experience with modern Dell hardware for virtualization and storage.

* Cisco Networking:
Proficiency with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus (9K, 3K, 6K), and ASR routers/switches for core, edge, and fabric connectivity.

* Palo Alto Firewalls:
Design and management of HA firewall clusters for secure segmentation.

* Meraki MX & Cisco ASA:
For VPN, remote access, and site-to-site connectivity.

* VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter:
Deep expertise in VMware stack for host consolidation, VM management, and live migration (vMotion).

* VxRail:
Familiarity with hyperconverged infrastructure for scalable compute and storage.

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Storage & Backup

* Experience in migrating workloads across NFS-mounted data stores between sites, ensuring permissions, shares, and namespace consistency during cutovers.

* Proficient with NAS backup jobs, proxy configuration, and restoring to alternate data stores during post-migration validation.

* Dell EMC Isilon, Oracle ZS3: NAS/SAN configuration, NFS/CIFS, backup media agents (Data Domain, Avamar).

* Backup Networking:
Understanding of backup flows, storage migration, and disaster recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the high‑level and low‑level design for data center exit, consolidation, or modernization.

• Develop target state architectures and transition states (roadmaps, waves, and cutover strategies).

• Lead discovery and dependency mapping for applications, data, and infrastructure services.

• Define migration methodologies (live, replication‑assisted, bulk cold moves) aligned to SLAs.

• Architect network segmentation and IP addressing strategies for non‑overlapping multi‑site deployments.

• Specify storage and data movement approaches for block, file, and object workloads.

• Establish resiliency, DR, and backup patterns; validate RPO/RTO and failover procedures.

• Create runbooks for pilot, bulk, and critical cutovers with rollback criteria and success metrics.

• Govern platform standards (compute, virtualization, storage, network, security) and configuration baselines.

• Lead technical risk management, change control, and issue triage during migration waves.

• Coordinate with security, compliance, and audit stakeholders to meet regulatory requirements.

• Mentor engineering teams; ensure knowledge transfer and operational readiness in the target environment.

• Report program status, milestones, risks, and financials to leadership and stakeholders.

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