Senior Solution Delivery Architect - Windows

Ensono; Chennai District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensono Chennai seeks a Senior Solution Delivery Architect to ensure stability and efficiency of IT systems across client environments. You will monitor, maintain and optimize Windows and VMware-based infrastructure, drive migration waves, and implement automation via scripting.

Strong communication, problem-solving, and ITIL-aligned practices are essential. You will collaborate with IT teams to improve performance, security, and disaster recovery readiness, including DR exercises, storage, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10+ years of related experience or a Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or equivalent work experience
• Operating Systems Windows 8+ years hands on administration of Windows OS environments and/or
• VMware 4+ years hands on administration of VMware environments and/or
• Linux 4+ years hands on administration with RHEL or other Linux environments
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to include resources, priorities, and timelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Results oriented team player who will work towards meeting team commitments
• Experience with system configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash or DevOps tools like Chef/Puppet)
• Ability to mentor technical operations staff in appropriate technologies, as needed
• Understanding of the competitive landscape from both business and technical perspective is a plus
• Professional ITIL Foundations Certified is a plus
• Preferred certifications: MCITP/MCSE/MCSA/MCP/VMware VCP / Red Hat
• Experience with DevOps and Agile frameworks is a plus

Responsibilities

• Full knowledge to Install, config, and support Windows-based servers, both physical and virtual and configure high availability compute solutions supporting business critical functions
• Experience with Microsoft Clustering, DFS
• Understand server hardware components including blades and enclosures
• Work with IT teams to improve infrastructure performance and security
• Implement Windows system updates and Active Directory changes
• Design and documentation and maintaining for Windows & VMware based systems
• Migration planning of IT infrastructure & implementation of migration waves
• Coordinate, monitor and communicate status and activities
• End-to-end migration to handle issues
• Pre-migration and migration activities with application owners
• Available after hours and weekends for migration reporting and escalation
• Create simple automation scripts using PowerShell or other scripting languages
• Experience on VMware ESXI host and vCenter installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance
• Hands on experience on VMware and P2V/V2V Migration and Datacenter Consolidation
• Knowledge of DR and VM migrations setup using Zerto, vCloud Director Availability & VMware SRM
• Understanding network protocols and troubleshooting tools
• Participate in design meetings for disaster recovery planning & exercises
• Knowledge of storage technologies such as RAID, SAN, NAS
• Design and implement advanced network configurations within virtual servers
• Research system vulnerabilities and document corrective actions
• Develop guidelines for systems management and efficiency improvements
• Monitor and tune systems to identify bottlenecks
• Design and implement advanced network configurations within virtual server configuration

Skills

Windows Server

VMware ESXi

PowerShell

Python

AD/Active Directory

Networking

Scripting

ITIL

DevOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

vCenter

Zerto

VMware SRM

PowerCLI

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Solution Delivery Architect will ensure the stability, integrity and efficient operation of information systems that support core organizational functions and Ensono Clients. Responsibilities will include monitoring, maintaining, supporting and optimizing all operating systems assigned. This person will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate and resolve issues in order to maximize the benefit of IT systems. A passion for improving processes and a commitment to customer satisfaction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full knowledge to Install, config, and support Windows-based servers, both physical and virtualand configure high availability compute solutions supporting business critical functions. Experience with Microsoft Clustering, DFS.
• Possess a full understanding of server hardware components, including blades, enclosures and/or physical servers
• Working with IT teams to improve infrastructure performance and security
• Implementing Windows system updates and Active Directory changes
• Design and documentation and maintaining for Windows & VMware based systems.
• Responsible for overall migration planning of IT infrastructure & implementation of migration waves.
• Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and communicating status and activities
• Tracks, mitigates, resolves and escalates systematic and individual migration issues as required, handles end to end implementation of migration activities
• Work with application owners and infrastructure managers for pre-migration and migration activities
• Available after hours and on weekends for migration execution status reporting and issue escalation
• Be able to create simple automation scripts using PowerShell or other scripting language like VBS, Python, Bash
• Experience on VMware ESXI host and vCenter installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining tools to support VMware services, can make decisions about resource allocation and optimization.
• Hands on experience on VMware and Experience on P2V/V2V Migration and Datacenter Consolidation
• Knowledge of DR and VM migrations setup using Zerto, vCloud Director Availability & VMware SRM.
• Good understanding of network protocols and tools used to troubleshoot issues
• Participate in primary design meetings for Client disaster recovery planning & execution of Disaster Recovery exercises and own specific server tasks.
• Knowledge of storage technologies, such as RAID, SAN, and NAS.
• Design and implement advanced network configurations within the virtual server configuration
• Knowledgeable with network design, components and computer systems interactions
• Research system vulnerabilities and provide documentation for future use implementing corrective actions as required
• Develop guidelines and procedures for systems management including process and efficiency improvements
• Monitor and tune systems to identify and eliminate issues and potential bottlenecks
• Design and implement advanced network configurations within the virtual server configuration

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10+ years of related experience or a Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or equivalent work experience
• Operating Systems Windows 8+ years hands on administration of Windows OS environments and/or
• VMware 4+ years hands on administration of VMware environments and/or
• Linux 4+ years hands on administration with RHEL or other Linux environments
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to include resources, priorities, and timelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Results oriented team player who will work towards meeting team commitments
• Experience with system configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash or DevOps tools like Chef/Puppet)
• Ability to mentor technical operations staff in appropriate technologies, as needed
• Understanding of the competitive landscape from both business and technical perspective is a plus
• Professional ITIL Foundations Certified is a plus
• Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified IT Professional ﴾MCITP﴿ / Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) / Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) / Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) / VMware Certified Professional – VCP / Red Hat Certified Engineer
• Experience with DevOps and Agile frameworks is a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to caste, colour, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, HIV status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with disabilities who require accommodations during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact our Talent Acquisition team to place a request.