APPLICATION ARCHITECT L3

Wipro Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro Limited in Hyderabad seeks a Data Center Transformation Architect to lead the DC transformation journey from strategy and planning through target-state design, migration planning, governance, and execution oversight.

The role requires 12+ years in infrastructure/DC architecture, ownership of end-to-end DC designs (compute, storage, network, virtualization, security), and experience with DR/BCP, with strong collaboration across multiple delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure / data center architecture with delivery ownership.
• Experience with compute/storage/networking in data centers and standard builds.
• Strong virtualization experience (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM) and platform modernization.
• Experience in DR/BCP design, testing, and resilience planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead current-state assessments across DC components and define transformation roadmap.
• Own end-to-end DC target architecture including compute, storage, network, virtualization, and security.
• Define migration patterns, wave planning, and cutover runbooks with risk mitigations.
• Establish architecture governance, design reviews, risk management, and best-practice standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders (Infrastructure leadership, Security, Ops) for decisions and validation.
• Produce customer-ready documentation including reference architectures and handover artefacts.

Skills

DC Architecture

Compute & Storage planning

Networking in DC

Virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM)

DR/BCP design

Architecture governance

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

Job description

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Job Description:

Job Description

Role Overview:

We are seeking aData Center Transformation Architect to be deployed within a customer environment to lead and support their data center transformation journeyfrom strategy and planning through target-state design, migration planning, governance, and execution oversight.

The architect will act as the customer’s trusted technical leader, ensuring the transformation is technically sound, secure, resilient, compliant, and operationally adoptable, while coordinating across multiple technology towers and delivery teams.

1) Strategy, Assessment & Planning

• Lead current-state assessments across compute, storage, network, virtualization, backup, DR, monitoring, and operational processes.
• Define transformation strategy and roadmap, including guiding principles, standards, target-state options, and phased execution plan.
• Translate business drivers (cost, resilience, regulatory requirements, exit/refresh timelines) into architecture priorities and delivery plans.
• Develop capacity and demand planning inputs (growth forecasts, constraints, critical workloads, performance baselines).

2) Target-State Architecture & Design Ownership

• Own end-to-end DC target architecture, including:
• Compute platforms, HCI (where applicable), standard builds
• Storage strategy (SAN/NAS/Object, tiering, replication, backup integration)
• Network/DC fabric design (segmentation, routing, HA patterns, load balancing)
• Virtualization and platform modernization (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM; container readiness)
• Security architecture alignment (segmentation, controls, hardening, IAM integration)
• Resilience and DR architecture (fault domains, HA design, RPO/RTO mapping)
• Produce and govern architecture deliverables: HLD/LLD, reference architectures, design decisions, and patterns.
• Ensure designs are aligned to operational supportability, including monitoring, patching, backup, DR drills, and incident/problem processes.

3) Migration & Transition Architecture

• Define migration approach and patterns (rehost/replatform/refactor where applicable).
• Create migration factory design inputs: wave planning, dependency mapping, cutover runbooks, rollback plans, and risk mitigations.
• Partner with application teams to validate workload suitability, downtime constraints, and sequencing.
• Ensure service continuity through cutovers, failover testing, and stabilization activities.

4) Architecture Governance & Delivery Assurance

• Establish architecture governance: design reviews, checkpoints, technical risk management, and exception handling.
• Act as the final authority for technical decisions, ensuring adherence to standards and non-functional requirements.
• Guide multiple delivery streams (compute/storage/network/security/operations) to ensure integrated outcomes.
• Perform ongoing technical assurance: validate build quality, configuration compliance, performance, and resilience readiness.

5) Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Serve as primary technical interface with customer stakeholders: Infrastructure leadership, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Operations, and Vendors.
• Communicate architecture trade-offs clearly (risk, cost, time) and maintain transparent decision logs.
• Coordinate with OEMs/partners where required for design validation, compatibility, and escalation.

6) Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Maintain customer-ready documentation: target architecture packs, design decisions, standards, operational handover artefacts.
• Support knowledge transfer into customer operations and managed services teams, ensuring smooth transition to steady state.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure / data center architecture, with proven delivery ownership of large-scale DC transformation programs.
• Compute (x86), standard builds, lifecycle/refresh planning
• Storage architecture (SAN/NAS/Object), replication, backup integration, performance sizing
• Networking in DC environments (segmentation, HA, DC fabric concepts)
• Virtualization (VMware strongly preferred) and platform modernization
• DR/BCP design and testing practices (RPO/RTO engineering)
• Proven ability to create strategy + roadmap and translate into implementable designs.
• Strong delivery mindset: ability to work in complex environments with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, including executive-level narrative and technical depth.

Preferred / Good-to-Have

• Experience in regulated environments (pharma), audit readiness, and security control alignment.
• Exposure to hybrid connectivity patterns and integration with cloud landing zones.
• Working knowledge of automation/IaC concepts (Ansible/Terraform) and standardized build pipelines.
• ITIL/ITSM familiarity and operational model design (monitoring, patching, CMDB, change governance).
• Certifications (nice to have): VMware (VCP/VCAP), TOGAF, Cisco (CCNP), ITIL, OEM certifications.

We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.

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