Senior Architect

Job Description

The Senior Architect reports to the Head of Architecture but is also accountable to the Delivery Head & Lead in the business/functional domain (aka Matrix Manager) that is being served. The individual is expected to possess deep technical expertise, potential leadership qualities & be solution oriented.

This specific role will serve the Technology Platforms domain that is responsible for implementing and maintaining Tier Zero infrastructure (e.g. Networks, Compute, Data, Integration & Workplace Digitization). It requires doing both – Technical Solutioning & Security keeping Cost Optimization in mind.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain architecture standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Design and implement end-to-end solutions for requirements from platform owners
• Developing and designing solutions & high-level designs for virtualization technologies, specifically Kubevirt on Open Shift & Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provisioning pipelines
• Ensuring that all designs are created according to internal ENBD development best practices and architectural patterns used by ENBD that cover Resiliency, Reliability & Security (RRS)
• 5+ years of experience working with cloud native technologies such as containers, service mesh, Kubernetes/OpenShift and virtualization
• 3+ years of work experience in Cyber/Information Security and knowledge of how to bake in security controls into designs, specifically virtualization technologies like Kubevirt
• Strong all-round knowledge of infrastructure technologies including but not limited to Kubervirt on OpenShift, general virtualization & container (Kubernetes on OpenShift) technologies, Infrastructure Provisioning technologies like Terraform & Ansible, Linux based Operating Systems such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) , Oracle Linux Virtual Manager (OLVM) & Windows based technologies such as Windows Server & Active Directory
• Experience with building end-end design patterns & solutions by ensuring a balance of performance, resiliency, reliability & security including but not limited to competencies around capacity management, resilient architectures and security hardening.
• Deep understanding of architectural patterns like micro-services & well-architected cloud design principles including but not limited to operational excellence, security, reliability and cost optimization.
• Deep understanding of security concepts like Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Logging/Monitoring, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Security & Regulations such as PCI-DSS
• Strong knowledge of cryptographic concepts and key management practices, including encryption standards, key lifecycle management, and secret management solutions.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS & OCI
• Hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, demonstrating the ability to design and integrate secure identity frameworks across enterprise systems.
• Intermediate understanding of networking concepts, including network segmentation, VLANs, routing, and zero-trust network design, to ensure secure and efficient system architecture
• Delivery focused while ensuring the right balance of Customer Experience, Business Requirements, Performance, Reliability & Security & Cost.
• High energy, enthusiasm & passion
• Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills.
• Excellent stakeholder, time management & expectation management skills
• Autonomous decision-making ability with minimal guidance
• Very high learning potential
• Ability to coach & mentor associate/junior architects.
• Deliver complete & self-sufficient solutions and/or design documents within agreed timelines.
• Improve efficiency of the architecture design workflow or via automation
• Contribute to building Reliable, Resilient & Secure Platforms
• Deliver education workshops to Chapter & Tribe members.
• Conduct Peer Review Sessions
• New solutions follow or define re-usable blueprints/reference architecture.
• Invest time in improving personal and professional skills for self via completion of technical & soft skill programs, stretch assignments & coaching/mentoring.
• Upskill self to ensure eventual sufficient depth of architecture concepts including both Technical & Security Architecture