Solution Architect – Linux Platform and Virtualization

Solution Architect - Linux Platform and virtualization

Job Summary:
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 virtualized solutions aligned to business security and
operational requirements. The focus is on outcomedriven delivery within
regulated enterprise environments.

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 standardize 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 pre sales
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 behavior boot process systemd
- Filesystems (ext4 XFS GFS2)
- LVM VxFS multipathing udev
- Experience in Serviceguard and pacemaker clustering technologies
- Strong Infrastructure and compute background:
- Virtualization
- 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
virtualization
- Storage
- SAN/NAS concepts: FC iSCSI NFS
- Storage integration with Linux and virtualization platforms
- Networking
- Deep understanding of Linux networking:
- Bonding (LACP) bridging VLANs
- TCP/IP fundamentals MTU jumbo frames
- Troubleshooting complex network paths in virtualized
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

Required Skills:

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