Hybrid Infrastructure Architect And Governance Lead

Fuller; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuller Technologies is seeking a Senior Hybrid Infrastructure Architect & Governance Lead in Chennai to drive governance, architecture, and L3/L4 support across Azure, OCI, VMware, and on‑prem environments. You will shape standards, runbooks, and cost‑optimization programs while coordinating with MSPs and vendor partners globally.

You will lead modernization efforts, define enterprise cloud security aligned with Zero Trust, and mentor teams across Infrastructure & Operations, EA, and Security to

Qualifications

• 18+ years of Infra and Cloud experience.
• 10+ years designing enterprise Azure environments.
• 10+ years working with OCI.
• Strong VMware and enterprise datacenter architecture experience.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud solutions.
• Background in cloud governance, infra governance, and security.
• Experience leading MSPs and global infra operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure governance, architecture standards, policies, and best practices across Azure, OCI, VMware, and on‑prem environments.
• Design and approve secure, scalable, resilient, and cost‑effective infrastructure solutions for new and existing workloads.
• Establish and govern Azure Landing Zones, management groups, subscriptions, Azure Policy, RBAC, and enterprise cloud operating standards.
• Develop OCI governance frameworks and review architecture designs across networking, compute, storage, IAM, security, high availability, and DR.
• Own the architecture and technical governance of VMware, VxRail, Hyper‑V, and core datacenter platforms.
• Define standards for virtualization, compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, and DR.
• Lead datacenter modernization, hardware refresh, capacity planning, performance management, and infra lifecycle roadmaps.
• Provide Level 3/Level 4 escalation support for complex cloud, OCI, and datacenter incidents.
• Coordinate with Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, MSPs, and vendors during critical incidents and service issues.
• Lead cloud FinOps initiatives across Azure and OCI, including cost visibility, forecasting, budgeting, rightsizing, tagging, reserved capacity, and showback/chargeback models.
• Build and maintain dashboards to monitor cloud consumption, financials, capacity, and optimization opportunities.
• Define and govern enterprise cloud security architecture aligned with Zero Trust.
• Oversee security services including Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and OCI security capabilities.
• Govern IAM, privileged access, MFA, conditional access, endpoint security, vulnerability remediation, and cloud security posture.
• Partner with Security Operations, Finance, app teams, and stakeholders to improve security and resilience.
• Lead Architecture Review Board discussions and maintain reference architectures and documentation.
• Review MSP deliverables for compliance with architecture, security, and ops standards.
• Drive automation, IaC, standardization, and continuous improvement across cloud and on‑prem platforms.
• Ensure all infra services meet security, BCM, DR, and audit requirements.

Skills

Azure

OCI

VMware

vSphere

vCenter

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Linux

Active Directory

Azure Policy

FinOps

IaC

Terraform

PowerShell

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware vCenter

VMware ESXi

Dell VxRail

Terraform

PowerShell

Job description

Job Description:

Opportunities Without Borders

At Fuller Technologies, we believe great ideas know no boundaries. For over 140 years, we’ve led the way in innovation, creating solutions that make the cement industry cleaner, smarter, and more efficient. Here, you’ll work on projects that span continents, collaborate across cultures, and gain experiences that expand your horizons. Join us, and take your career to new heights—on a global scale.

About The Role

The Hybrid Infrastructure Architect & Governance Lead provides strategic leadership, governance, architecture, and Level 3 / Level 4 technical support across the organization's hybrid infrastructure landscape, including Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), VMware, and on-premises datacenter environments.

The role ensures that cloud and on-premises infrastructure are secure, resilient, scalable, and cost-effective while driving governance, architecture, cloud financial management (FinOps), security, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. The position works closely with Infrastructure & Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Application teams, and managed service providers to define technology standards, oversee solution architecture, optimize operational performance, and ensure alignment with business objectives.

Your Responsibilities :

• Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure governance, architecture standards, policies, and best practices across Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), VMware, and on-premises environments.
• Design and approve secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions for new and existing workloads.
• Establish and govern Azure Landing Zones, management groups, subscriptions, Azure Policy, RBAC, and enterprise cloud operating standards.
• Develop OCI governance frameworks and review architecture designs across networking, compute, storage, IAM, security, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Own the architecture and technical governance of VMware, VxRail, Hyper-V, and core datacenter platforms.
• Define standards for virtualization, compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
• Lead datacenter modernization, hardware refresh, capacity planning, performance management, and infrastructure lifecycle roadmaps.
• Provide Level 3/Level 4 technical escalation support for complex cloud, OCI, and datacenter infrastructure incidents.
• Coordinate with Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, managed service providers, and other vendors during critical technical incidents and service issues.
• Lead cloud FinOps initiatives across Azure and OCI, including cost visibility, forecasting, budgeting, rightsizing, tagging, reserved capacity, and showback/chargeback models.
• Build and maintain reporting dashboards to monitor cloud consumption, financial performance, capacity, and optimization opportunities.
• Define and govern enterprise cloud security architecture aligned with Zero Trust principles.
• Oversee security services including Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud, and OCI security capabilities.
• Govern identity and access management, privileged access, MFA, conditional access, endpoint security, vulnerability remediation, and cloud security posture.
• Partner with Security Operations, Finance, application teams, and business stakeholders to improve security, operational resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Lead Architecture Review Board discussions and maintain enterprise reference architectures and technical documentation.
• Review managed service provider deliverables to ensure compliance with architecture, security, operational, and documentation standards.
• Drive automation, infrastructure-as-code, operational standardization, and continuous improvement across cloud and on-premises platforms.
• Ensure all infrastructure services meet enterprise security, compliance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and audit requirements.

You bring

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Virtualization & Datacenter: VMware vSphere
• VMware vCenter
• VMware ESXi
• Dell VxRail
• Hyper-V
• SAN / NAS Storage
• Backup & Recovery Platforms
• Disaster Recovery Solutions
• Infrastructure: Windows Server
• Linux
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Entra ID
• DNS / DHCP
• Enterprise Networking
• Load Balancers
• Firewalls
• Security: Microsoft Defender Suite
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Azure Policy
• Defender for Cloud
• Endpoint Security
• Vulnerability Management
• Zero Trust Architecture
• Identity & Access Management
• FinOps: Azure Cost Management
• OCI Cost Analysis
• Cost Optimization
• Budget Forecasting
• Chargeback / Showback
• Resource Tagging
• Automation: PowerShell
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Azure Automation
• Scripting
• 18+ years of Infrastructure and Cloud experience.
• 10+ years designing enterprise Azure environments.
• 10+ years working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong VMware and enterprise datacenter architecture experience.
• Experience designing hybrid cloud solutions.
• Strong background in cloud governance, infrastructure governance, and security.
• Experience leading managed service providers and global infrastructure operations.

As an equal opportunity employer, Fuller Technologies embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply irrespective of sex, gender identity/expression, disability, sexual orientation, or age. The more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.

Build a better world

Fuller Technologies helps build societies all over the world by contributing to the infrastructure needed for global economic growth. It is a big responsibility, and we are committed to driving growth while minimising environmental impact. To achieve this, your skills, your curiosity, and your drive for change are important. Together in our diverse team, we collaborate in an inclusive and supportive environment to discover further ways to economic and environmental success.

For further information on Fuller Technologies' business and services, visit https://www.fuller-technologies.com/