Technical Architect Infrastructure

Tata Consultancy Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Parental Leaves

401K Plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a senior migration architect to lead the VMware-to-Proxmox transition in enterprise data centers across the United States. You will design, assess, and implement Proxmox clusters, Ceph storage, and networking with VLANs, bonding, and firewalls while ensuring minimal downtime.

The role requires deep virtualization, disaster recovery design, automation (Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform), and experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and public clouds to deliver scalable,

Qualifications

• Assess VMware infra including ESXi, vCenter, clusters, storage and networking.
• Design target-state Proxmox architecture with HA and scalability.
• Define migration automation and tooling strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed assessment of VMware infra and workload dependencies.
• Design enterprise-grade Proxmox clusters with Ceph storage and networking.
• Develop migration roadmap, wave plans, cutover schedules and rollback procedures.
• Lead pilot migrations and oversee production migration waves.
• Validate migrated workloads for performance, security and compliance.

Skills

Proxmox VE 9.X

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

Migration planning & execution

Linux Administration

Ceph storage

Enterprise networking

Virtualization migration tools

Disaster recovery design

Automation scripting

Storage technologies

Kubernetes/OpenShift & Public Cloud

Tools

Bash

Python

Ansible

Terraform

VirtIO

Job description

• Migration planning and execution experience from Vmware to Proxmos environment
• Enterprise Networking (VLANs, Routing, Switching, Firewalling)
• Virtualization Migration Tools and Methodologies
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design
• Storage Technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS)

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) 9.X


• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter


• Migration planning and execution experience from Vmware to Proxmos environment


• Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)


• Ceph Storage Architecture


• Enterprise Networking (VLANs, Routing, Switching, Firewalling)


• Virtualization Migration Tools and Methodologies


• Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design


• Automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform


• Storage Technologies (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS)


• Preferred Skills IN Kubernetes/OpenShift & Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Roles & Responsibilities

Architecture & Assessment

• Conduct detailed assessment of VMware infrastructure, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, storage &networking


• Identify workload dependencies, resource utilization patterns, application criticality, and migration constraints.


• Perform gap analysis and recommend target-state Proxmox architecture.


• Validate compute, storage, network, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery requirements

Solution Design

• Design enterprise-grade Proxmox clusters for high availability and scalability.


• Define storage architecture using Ceph, SAN, NAS, or local storage.


• Design networking architecture including VLANs, bridges, bonding, SDN integration, and security controls.


• Develop capacity planning, performance benchmarks, and growth strategy.


• Establish platform standards, governance, and operational runbooks.

Migration Strategy & Planning

• Develop migration roadmap, wave plans, cutover schedules, and rollback procedures.


• Define migration approach for Windows, Linux, and business-critical workloads.


• Create migration automation frameworks and tooling strategies.


• Assess application compatibility and identify remediation requirements.


• Work with infrastructure, application, network, storage, and security teams to ensure migration readiness

Migration Execution

• Lead pilot migrations and production migration waves.


• Oversee VM conversion, VirtIO driver implementation, network mapping, and storage migration.


• Resolve migration issues related to operating systems, performance, storage, and networking.


• Ensure minimal downtime and business impact during migration windows.


• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams.

Validation & Hypercare

• Validate migrated workloads for functionality, performance, security, and compliance.


• Conduct performance tuning and optimization in Proxmos Environement


• Coordinate application testing and sign-off activities.


• Support hypercare and knowledge transfer activities.


• Assist in VMware decommissioning and license optimization initiatives

Generic Managerial Skills,

• Working in large multicultural teams in onsite offshore Model


• Good customer facing communication skills and Team management skills


• Large-scale data center and Vmware exit migration experience


• Experience in Infrastructure transformation programs

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.


• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.


• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.


• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.


• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.


• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.


• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $130,000-$140,000 a year