Job Title:  Executive Director | Hybrid cloud | Bengaluru | Engineering

Job Title: Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) Architect

Location: [Bangalore /Mumbai ]

Designation- Executive Director

Job Summary:

The Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) Architect is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing software-defined infrastructure solutions that virtualize compute, storage, networking, and security components within the data center. This role drives the transformation from traditional data center environments to fully automated, flexible, and scalable SDDC architectures, enabling improved operational efficiency, agility, and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and architect software-defined data center solutions including compute virtualization, software-defined networking (SDN), software-defined storage (SDS), and security virtualization.
• Develop scalable and automated infrastructure architectures to support hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments.
• Lead the evaluation and integration of SDDC technologies such as VMware NSX, VMware vSAN, Cisco ACI, Nutanix, or other relevant platforms.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to implement SDDC strategies and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Create architecture blueprints, standards, and best practices for SDDC deployment and management.
• Drive automation and orchestration initiatives using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
• Assess existing data center environments and recommend transformation plans to software-defined infrastructure.
• Oversee proof-of-concepts, pilot projects, and full-scale implementations of SDDC components.
• Ensure high availability, security, compliance, and performance of software-defined data center solutions.
• Document technical architectures, operational procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to engineering and operations teams.
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in software-defined infrastructure and cloud computing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in data center infrastructure design with a focus on software-defined technologies.
• Strong experience in sizing and pricing of on-prem private cloud with standard core infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Network & Security) or with Converge & Hyper Converge infrastructure (VxRail, Nutanix, VBlock, FlexPod,UCP) and orchestration
• Strong expertise in virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM).
• In-depth knowledge of software-defined networking (e.g., VMware NSX, Cisco ACI).
• Experience with software-defined storage solutions (e.g., VMware vSAN, Ceph, Nutanix).
• Proficiency with automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, or similar.
• Familiarity with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes is a plus.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure and hybrid cloud integration.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Relevant certifications such as VMware VCAP, Cisco CCNP Data Center, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or cloud certifications are advantageous.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
• Knowledge of network security, micro-segmentation, and zero-trust models.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and logging tools.
• Background in DevOps and Agile methodologies.