Infrastructure Architect - Vumatel

Key Responsibilities

• Designing the architecture of cloud solutions, configuring and managing cloud resources, monitoring system performance, and troubleshooting issues.
• Driving innovation and efficiency within the organization by leveraging cloud technologies to automate infrastructure provisioning and management tasks, optimize resource utilization, and enable rapid deployment of new applications and services.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of cloud applications.
• Implement security best practices to protect cloud infrastructure.

KPI's

• System Uptime: Measure the percentage of time that cloud systems are available and operational, aiming for high uptime to ensure uninterrupted service for users.
• Incident Response Time: Measure the time taken to respond to and resolve incidents related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring prompt resolution to minimize impact on users.
• Infrastructure Cost: Monitor and optimize the cost of cloud infrastructure, ensuring that resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Scalability: Measure the ability of the infrastructure to scale up or down based on demand, ensuring that it can handle fluctuations in workload effectively.
• Security Compliance: Monitor compliance with security policies and regulations, ensuring that cloud infrastructure is secure and data is protected.
• Automation Efficiency: Measure the extent to which infrastructure provisioning and management tasks are automated, aiming for high levels of automation to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Resource Utilization: Monitor the utilization of cloud resources such as CPU, memory, and storage, aiming for optimal utilization to avoid underutilization or overprovisioning.
• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Compliance: Measure compliance with SLAs related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring that agreed-upon service levels are met.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery: Measure the effectiveness of backup and disaster recovery processes for cloud infrastructure, ensuring that data is protected and can be recovered in case of a disaster.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• +5 years of experience in designing and managing cloud infrastructure (specific cloud platforms may be mentioned, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and storage concepts.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Certification in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.