Domain Architect – Hybrid Infrastructure
About The Position
Define and execute architectural vision and roadmaps for strategic hybrid infrastructure platforms. Develop reference architectures, implementation patterns, and proof‑of‑concepts. Provide architecture leadership across on‑prem and cloud compute, storage, networking, OS, and system software. Establish standards, design principles, and architectural guardrails. Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, performance, scalability, security, and resilience. Lead integration architecture, dependency mapping, and interoperability with enterprise systems. Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and architectural risks. Partner with governance, risk, and operations teams to support stability and business continuity. Evaluate architecture options using TCO, ROI, and strategic trade‑off analysis. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and technical stakeholders. Influence decision‑making and bring clarity in ambiguous or emerging technology areas. Stay current on industry trends and translate innovation into enterprise‑ready solutions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8-10+ years related work experience
- 3-5+ years in architecture or senior technology leadership roles
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Deep expertise in: Hybrid, hyperconverged, and hyperscaler architectures (AWS, AZURE, GCP, Nutanix preferred)
- Deep expertise in: System integration and dependency management
- Deep expertise in: Architecture governance, risk, and resilience
- Proven ability to: Lead enterprise‑scale architectural planning
- Proven ability to: Influence without authority
- Proven ability to: Translate business objectives into technical solutions
- Proven ability to: Communicate effectively with executive and technical audiences
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Define and execute architectural vision and roadmaps for strategic hybrid infrastructure platforms.
- Develop reference architectures, implementation patterns, and proof‑of‑concepts.
- Provide architecture leadership across on‑prem and cloud compute, storage, networking, OS, and system software.
- Establish standards, design principles, and architectural guardrails.
- Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, performance, scalability, security, and resilience.
- Lead integration architecture, dependency mapping, and interoperability with enterprise systems.
- Identify and mitigate technical, operational, and architectural risks.
- Partner with governance, risk, and operations teams to support stability and business continuity.
- Evaluate architecture options using TCO, ROI, and strategic trade‑off analysis.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and technical stakeholders.
- Influence decision‑making and bring clarity in ambiguous or emerging technology areas.
- Stay current on industry trends and translate innovation into enterprise‑ready solutions.
Benefits
- Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
