IT Infrastructure Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• Develop targeted infrastructure architectures, including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and backup solutions.

• Perform audits of current infrastructure and create transformation roadmaps.

• Establish hybrid architectures and interconnection strategies for public cloud integration.

• Design and validate business continuity and disaster recovery plans (BCP/DR) through rigorous testing.

• Provide technical leadership for projects involving migration, consolidation, and data center redesign.

• Set standards for industrialization and automation, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management.

• Ensure alignment between infrastructure decisions and security requirements.

• Assist in the technical preparation of responses to requests for proposals, including design, rationale, sizing, and costing.

• Present and advocate for proposals during client presentations.

• Aid in the technical qualification of requirements and the creation of proposed roadmaps.

• Develop and enhance packaged infrastructure offerings.

• Create accelerators such as architecture repositories, technology matrices, sizing models, and audit kits.

• Help structure the Infrastructure practice and capture lessons learned.

• Lead the technical community within the practice.

• Participate in technical recruitment interviews and candidate evaluation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Master’s degree or equivalent, preferably in engineering, along with relevant professional experience.

• Minimum of 8 years in infrastructure roles, including at least 3 years in an architecture position.

• Experience with virtualization technologies, particularly VMware vSphere, while being open to alternatives such as Proxmox, Nutanix, and Hyper-V.

• Proficiency in systems including Linux (RHEL, Debian), Windows Server, and Active Directory.

• Knowledge of storage and backup solutions, including SAN/NAS, backup, and replication technologies.

• Familiarity with networking, covering routing, switching, segmentation, load balancing, and firewalls.

• Skills in automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, and scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python).

• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.

• Expertise in hybrid cloud environments, with a solid understanding of IaaS models and interconnection methods.

• Strong understanding of security requirements, including hardening, segmentation, and privileged access management.

• VMware VCP, Red Hat (RHCE), Cisco (CCNP), or similar certifications are beneficial.

• A cloud certification at the associate level or higher is an asset.

• Ability to maintain a strategic perspective while staying connected to operational realities.

• Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly explaining concepts and documenting processes.

• A proactive attitude toward building, innovating, and taking initiative.

• Strong attention to detail and awareness of risks.

🏝️ Benefits

• A dedicated budget for training and certification, with a personalized plan developed alongside your practice lead.

• Access to our technical laboratory.

• Participation in a well-structured technical community, featuring weekly practice meetings, monthly community-of-practice sessions, and regular knowledge-sharing events.

• A clear career development path toward technical expertise (principal architect, practice lead) or management roles.

• Engaging, high-impact work on critical infrastructures for demanding clients.