Key Responsibilities

• Design and Implementation: Architect and implement enterprise-level IT solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.
• Virtualization Management: Install, configure, and manage virtualization environments, specifically using VMware technologies (vSphere, vCenter, etc.), to optimize resource utilization and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• DevOps & Automation: Drive the adoption of DevOps practices by automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment using tools like Ansible, Packer, and Terraform.
• Container Orchestration: install, and configure Kubernetes (k8s) clusters and related containerization technologies (Docker) to support cloud-native applications and microservices architectures.
• System Integration: Oversee the integration of diverse internal and third-party systems and applications, including managing and integrating SNMP interfaces for network monitoring and management.
• Operating System Management: Provide hands-on expertise in the management and administration of Linux operating systems, ensuring their performance, security, and reliability.
• Networking: Possess a strong understanding of networking principles, protocols, and security to design robust and secure network architectures that support integrated systems.
• Scripting & Programming: Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash scripting and leverage programming skills in Python for complex automation tasks, data manipulation, and custom tool development.
• Documentation and Guidance: Create detailed architectural documentation, diagrams, and operational guides.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Proven experience of minimum 3 years as an IT Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Systems/DevOps Engineer in complex environments.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of virtualization platforms.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer).
• Strong experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes and Docker).
• Extensive experience with Linux administration and shell environments.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and strong development skills in Python are highly valued.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network security.
• Experience with third-party system integration, monitoring tools (like SNMP), and API management.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.