Senior Lead Data Center Engineering Analyst

Sandisk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk is seeking aSenior Cloud & Virtualization Architect in Bengaluru to design and govern the enterprise virtualization platform, primarily Hyper-V, and its hybrid-cloud integration across a large-scale environment. You will define cluster standards, capacity planning, and automation, guiding operations with architecture-led decisions.

The role focuses on architecture rather than day-to-day admin, with emphasis on performance, self-healing, and reference designs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in infrastructure engineering with virtualization leadership.
• Experience with large-scale clusters and capacity sizing.
• Strong automation with Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience designing self-healing infrastructure.
• PowerShell scripting for automation.
• Understanding of compute, storage, and networking in virtualization.
• Hybrid-cloud and Azure preferred.
• HA/DR design and live migration experience.
• Ability to produce reference architectures and design docs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the design authority for the enterprise virtualization platform, primarily Hyper‑V (Failover Clustering, storage, and networking design)
• Architect virtualization clusters for performance, availability, and scale — including host standards and topology
• Own capacity planning and right-sizing across the fleet grounded in utilization data
• Design and drive infrastructure automation using Ansible and Terraform — provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle as code
• Architect self-healing infrastructure: automated detection and remediation of issues
• Define reference architectures, design standards, and build/validate/release pipelines for virtualization hosts and templates
• Architect hybrid-cloud and cloud integration (Azure preferred), including landing zone design and workload placement
• Establish performance baselines and observability standards for cluster health and utilization
• Partner with compute/storage/network/security teams to align design with DR/BC requirements
• Provide senior-level architecture guidance and mentorship to engineers

Skills

Hyper-V

Failover Clustering

vSphere

Capacity planning

Terraform

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

PowerShell

Auto-remediation

Hybrid-cloud

HA/DR design

Live migration

Networking

Storage

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Description

Role Overview As the Cloud & Virtualization Architect, you will own the design and architecture of the enterprise virtualization platform (primarily Hyper‑V) and its hybrid‑cloud integration across a large-scale environment. This is a senior architecture and engineering role — not an operations or day‑to‑day administration role. You will define how virtualization clusters are designed, sized, automated, and self‑healed, setting the standards and reference architectures that operations teams execute against. You will be the technical authority for cluster performance, capacity/right‑sizing, and infrastructure automation, solving the hardest platform‑level problems and driving the strategy rather than handling ticket queues.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the design authority for the enterprise virtualization platform, primarily Hyper‑V (Failover Clustering, storage, and networking design)
• Architect virtualization clusters for performance, availability, and scale — including host standards, HA/failover design, and cluster topology
• Own capacity planning and right‑sizing across the fleet: node sizing, RAM/CPU/storage ratios, HA reservation models, and consolidation ratios grounded in real utilization data
• Design and drive infrastructure automation and orchestration using Ansible and Terraform — provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle as code
• Architect self‑healing infrastructure: automated detection and remediation of host, cluster, and VM health issues to reduce manual intervention
• Define reference architectures, design standards, and build/validate/release pipelines for virtualization hosts and templates
• Architect hybrid‑cloud and cloud integration (Azure preferred), including landing zone design, connectivity, and workload placement between on‑prem and cloud
• Establish performance baselines and observability standards for cluster health, capacity, and utilization; use data to guide design decisions
• Partner with compute, storage, network, and security teams to align virtualization design with hardening, compliance, and DR/BC requirements
• Provide senior‑level architecture guidance and root‑cause analysis for platform‑wide virtualization and performance issues; mentor engineers and set technical direction

Qualifications

Required

Skills & Experience

• Deep expertise architecting enterprise virtualization at scale, with primary strength in Hyper‑V and Failover Clustering (VMware vSphere experience a plus)
• Proven experience with cluster performance engineering, capacity planning, and rightsizing across large fleets (thousands of VMs / hundreds of hosts)
• Strong automation and orchestration background: Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure‑as‑code and configuration management
• Experience designing self‑healing / auto‑remediation systems for infrastructure health and reliability
• Advanced PowerShell scripting for automation, reporting, and remediation
• Solid understanding of the underlying stack: compute, storage (SAN/NAS/S2D/vSAN), and networking as they relate to virtualization performance
• Hybrid‑cloud and public cloud architecture experience (Azure preferred; AWS/GCP relevant)
• Strong grasp of HA/DR design, live migration, and workload mobility
• Ability to operate as an architect: produce reference architectures and design documentation, set standards, and guide execution teams General

Skills & Competencies

• Proactive self‑starter who manages time and priorities independently
• Strong ability to translate business, performance, and capacity needs into comprehensive technical designs while building credibility across teams
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to deliver formal architecture presentations to technical teams and leadership
• Data‑driven decision‑maker who grounds design choices in utilization and performance metrics
• Mentors engineers, drives platform and process improvements, and keeps current with the virtualization and cloud landscape Experience

Required

• 10+ years in infrastructure engineering with a significant portion in a virtualization architecture or technical lead capacity on large‑scale environments
• Demonstrated ownership of cluster design, capacity/right‑sizing, and infrastructure automation (Ansible/Terraform) at scale

Additional Information

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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