Senior Solution Architect - Cloud Native & virtualization

Job Description

Job Description

Cloud Native Enterprise Architect / Senior Solution Architect
Job Title
:
Cloud Native Enterprise Architect / Senior
Solution Architect
Location
:
Across USA
Texas, New York/New Jersey, North Carolina, Chicago, Atlanta, and Remote-US
Job Type
: Contractor
Job Description:
We are looking for a few experienced
Hybrid Cloud Enterprise/Senior Solution Architect
with hands on experience on each the following areas.
Cloud-native platforms and containers architecture, implementation, and operations experience with Kubernetes and enterprise distributions such as Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, SUSE Rancher, or Rafay. Experience should include cluster design, multi-tenancy, networking, storage, security, observability, upgrades, resilience, and workload lifecycle management.
Platform engineering and application delivery experience designing automated developer platforms and software delivery workflows using GitOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery, policy as code, secrets management, container registries, software supply-chain controls, service mesh, observability, and site reliability engineering practices.
As a
Cloud Native
Enterprise
Architect or
Senior Solution Architect, you will
advise customers
and
define and deliver
hybrid
-
cloud strategies and architectures
aligned
with
their
business
and technology
requirements. You will design,
guide the implementation of, and optimise cloud-native
solutions
that improve
scalability,
resilience,
security, and operational efficiency across
complex
enterprise environments.
This position requires a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership to work closely with cross-functional teams in IT, security, and business units to drive cloud transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the
architecture and design
of
cloud native , ensuring alignment with our customer's business requirements.
Advise, develop, integrate and implement
solutions
in the
cloud native
technology areas ensuring seamless interoperability, security, and data governance.
Provide architectural oversight for the design, deployment, and lifecycle management in
cloud native
technology areas, focusing on
scalability, security, and performance .
Collaborate with business leaders to understand
enterprise-level requirements
and translate them into effective, scalable cloud native architecture.
Ensure that solutions adhere to
industry standards, regulatory compliance
(e.g., ISO, GDPR), and
best practices
for environment security, data privacy, and infrastructure resilience.
Provide
technical leadership
and mentoring to teams involved in cloud native solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Develop and maintain
comprehensive architectural documentation , including blueprints, guidelines, and best practices for using these artefacts as standard reference across the delivery teams.
Monitor
industry trends
and innovations to drive continuous improvement and stay ahead of technological advancements.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master s degree preferred).
10 years of experience
in IT architecture, with at least 5 years focusing Cloud native
solutions .
Deep expertise in
above-mentioned technology areas
, with a proven track record of architecting and deploying large-scale solutions in cloud native areas for customers.
Deep knowledge and hands on experience of
virtualization technologies
(e.g., VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, Nutanix) and software-defined infrastructure (SDN, SDS).
Strong background in
security
best practices, including identity management, access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
Excellent understanding of
networking, storage, and compute
within cloud environments and how to optimize for performance and cost-efficiency.
Strong experience in
automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
methodologies using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
Exceptional
communication skills
with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Preferred Skills
Certifications:
Practical working experience and knowledge of Enterprise and solution architecture
Industry specific knowledge FSI, MDI, CME, etc
Business continuity, risk management
Communication, technical leadership, problem solving skills
Stakeholder, customer escalation mgmt
Familiarity with
enterprise-level workload migrations
from Vmware to other virtualization platforms/containers, etc
Understanding of AI / Gen AI, its impact on security,
Understanding of
DevOps
and
DevSecOps
principles and their application
Cloud native related certifications such as CKA, CKS, RHCA, etc
TOGAF or architecture related certification