Infrastructure Architect (m/f/d)
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About the Role
Halian seeks a Senior Infrastructure Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of large-scale on-premises infrastructure for highly regulated industries. The role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes, database technologies, Apache Kafka, Redis, and HashiCorp Vault.
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Responsibilities
- Design and architect robust, scalable, and secure on premises infrastructure solutions
- Lead infrastructure strategy and roadmap for mission critical, high availability systems
- Oversee end to end lifecycle of infrastructure projects, from planning through deployment and optimization
- Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, compliance, and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including application, security, and operations
- Drive modernization initiatives while maintaining stability of legacy systems
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
- Manage vendor relationships and evaluate enterprise infrastructure technologies
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for critical system issues
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture or engineering roles
- Strong expertise in on premises data center architecture, including compute, storage, and networking
- Proven experience with large scale, mission critical infrastructure projects
- Deep knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
- Experience working in government entities or financial institutions
- Familiarity with enterprise technologies (e.g., virtualization, SAN/NAS storage, backup systems, networking)
- Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards
- Experience managing complex infrastructure environments with strict uptime requirements
- Kubernetes (K8s) – design, deployment, and operations in on prem environments
- Database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar enterprise grade systems)
- Apache Kafka – architecture, scaling, and operational management
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Role Overview
- Seeking a highly experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to lead design, implementation, and optimization of large scale, mission critical on premises infrastructure.
- Ideal for a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise and a proven track record in highly regulated industries such as government or financial services.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and architect robust, scalable, and secure on premises infrastructure solutions.
- Lead infrastructure strategy and roadmap for mission critical, high availability systems.
- Oversee end to end lifecycle of infrastructure projects.
- Ensure infrastructure aligns with security, compliance, and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including application, security, and operations.
- Drive modernization initiatives while maintaining stability of legacy systems.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
- Manage vendor relationships and evaluate enterprise infrastructure technologies.
- Lead incident response and root cause analysis for critical system issues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture or engineering roles.
- Strong expertise in on premises data center architecture, including compute, storage, and networking.
- Proven experience with large scale, mission critical infrastructure projects.
- Deep knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
- Experience working in government entities or financial institutions.
- Familiarity with enterprise technologies (e.g., virtualization, SAN/NAS storage, backup systems, networking).
- Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance standards.
- Experience managing complex infrastructure environments with strict uptime requirements.
Mandatory Technical Skills
- Kubernetes (K8s) – design, deployment, and operations in on prem environments.
- Database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar enterprise grade systems).
- Apache Kafka – architecture, scaling, and operational management.
- Redis – high performance caching and data store design.
- HashiCorp Vault – secrets management, encryption, and secure access control.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to hybrid cloud environments.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, ITIL, VMware, Cisco, Microsoft).
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