Job Title:  Director | Data center | Delhi CEC | Engineering

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivaled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Deloitte is where you’ll find unrivaled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

Job Overview

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.

Skills Required

• 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.

Your role

At Deloitte India, we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society, and make an impact that matters.

In addition to living our purpose, managers across our organization:

·      Develop self by actively seeking opportunities for growth, share knowledge and experiences with others, and act as a strong brand ambassadors

·      Understand objectives for clients and Deloitte, align own work to objectives and set personal priorities

·      Seek opportunities to challenge self

·      Collaborate with others across businesses and borders to deliver and take accountability for own and team results

·      Identify and embrace our purpose and values and put these into practice in their professional life

·      Build relationships and communicate effectively in order to positively influence peers and other stakeholders

How you’ll grow

At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development

Programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Centre.

Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

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