Solution Architect – Linux Platform and virtualization

Anovia; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Employee wellness programme

Remote work opportunities

Growth and learning opportunities

Job summary

Anovia, located in Bengaluru, India, is looking for a skilled Linux Solution Architect with over 10 years of IT experience. The role demands strong knowledge in virtualization platforms like VMware and KVM.

The successful candidate will lead architectural activities, engage stakeholders, and focus on delivering integrated solutions in regulated environments. Competitive benefits including health insurance and remote work opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in solution architecture roles.
• Strong hands-on experience in Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in virtualization platforms like VMware and KVM.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture activities and translate requirements into technical designs.
• Design and operate solutions using virtualization technologies.
• Coordinate across multiple teams to ensure effective delivery.

Skills

Solution / Enterprise Architecture

Requirements Engineering

Advanced Linux Administration

KVM, VMware

Networking

Tools

HPE VM Essentials

Morpheus

Job description

Anovia (formerly Innovatia Technical Services) is an industry‑leading technology outsourcing support provider with expertise in the telecommunications industry. Operating for over 20 years, we specialise in workflow and knowledge processes, as well as technical support, helpdesk and multilingual support services. With over 200 professional experts across the globe, we service some of the world’s most successful Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies.

We are seeking an experienced Linux Solution Architect with 10+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years in solution or platform architecture roles, with a strong understanding of VMware, KVM and other enterprise virtualization platforms. The role requires leadership in solution architecture, platform integration, architecture governance and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to design and support integrated virtualised solutions aligned to business, security and operational requirements. The focus is on outcome‑driven delivery within regulated enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Lead solution and enterprise architecture activities, translating business, security and operational requirements into implementable technical architectures
• Drive architecture governance, including architecture board reviews, approvals and compliance to enterprise standards
• Identify, document and justify product gaps, risks, constraints and acceptable architectural deviations
• Translate high‑level architectures into executable technical designs, standards and reference architectures
• Conduct design reviews, technical validations and architecture assessments

Implementation

• Design, deploy and operate solutions using HPE VM Essentials / Morpheus, with strong hands‑on involvement
• Provide advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting, including performance tuning and stability improvements
• Design and implement KVM‑based virtualization solutions in enterprise environments
• Develop automation scripts and tooling to standardise provisioning, configuration, validation and lifecycle management
• Support technical validation, UAT and production readiness activities
• Perform root cause analysis with structured incident, problem and post‑incident documentation

Delivery & Collaboration

• Coordinate across multiple streams (engineering, support, presales and delivery)
• Resolve technical dependencies and cross‑domain integration challenges
• Work effectively with cross‑functional teams, including operations, compliance and business stakeholders
• Demonstrate high accountability and reliability in meeting delivery commitments
• Context‑switch effectively between technical deep dives, architectural discussions and stakeholder conversations

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Strong experience in Solution / Enterprise Architecture
  • TOGAF or equivalent certification is beneficial
• Strong experience in requirements engineering
  • CPRE or equivalent certification is beneficial
  • Strong engineering capability to analyse customer requirements and develop viable technical solution proposals
• Advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting
  • Kernel behaviour, boot process, systemd
  • Filesystems (ext4, XFS, GFS2)
  • LVM, VxFS, multipathing, udev
  • Experience in Serviceguard and pacemaker clustering technologies
• Strong infrastructure and compute background
  • Virtualisation
  • Security
  • Extensive experience with KVM/libvirt (virsh, virt‑install, virt‑manager)
  • Strong understanding of VMware concepts (ESXi, vCenter) and migration strategies
  • CPU models, NUMA awareness, SR‑IOV, PCI passthrough, nested virtualisation
• Storage
  • SAN/NAS concepts: FC, iSCSI, NFS
  • Storage integration with Linux and virtualisation platforms
• Networking
  • Deep understanding of Linux networking
  • Bonding (LACP), bridging, VLANs
  • TCP/IP fundamentals, MTU, jumbo frames
  • Troubleshooting complex network paths in virtualised environments

Recommended / Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• HPE VM Essentials / Morpheus – design, deployment, operations experience
• Experience working in regulated enterprise environments
• Exposure to automation and orchestration platforms
• Experience with large‑scale enterprise infrastructure transformations

Mandatory Soft Skills

• Strong outcome‑oriented mindset with proactive ownership
• Ability to drive outcomes, not just designs
• Strong collaboration skills across cross‑functional teams
• Ability to context‑switch across technical, architectural and stakeholder discussions
• High level of accountability and delivery discipline
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Architect who is hands‑on, not slide‑only
• Comfortable owning solutions end‑to‑end
• Trusted to deliver in high‑stakes enterprise environments
• Known for execution, reliability and architectural rigor

Benefits at Anovia

• Comprehensive health insurance policy
• Employee wellness programme with focus on mental health
• Robust reward and recognition programmes
• Company incentive programmes offered
• Attractive leave policy: holiday leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, birthday leave, bereavement leave and paid leave for personal time off
• Ample growth and learning opportunities
• Remote work opportunities
• Focus on work/life balance
• Immigration programme supporting immigration to Canada for eligible employees

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Anovia is an equal opportunity employer.