Infrastructure Solution Architect

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 12
S&P Global Corporate
**The Role**: Infrastructure Solution Architect
**The Impact**: In this role, you will provide leadership to business stakeholders and technology teams on strategic initiatives to integrate or divest companies in a structured way. We partner with technology teams to design or consult on solutions that ensure the continued stability, resilience and security of the data and processing for any entity we are acquiring or divesting.
**What’s in it for you**:
The successful applicant
- Will be responsible for designing, transforming and updating technology both in data centres and in the cloud (AWS / Azure) working with our outsourcing partners and vendors
Will have the ability to revise standards and represent views to senior leadership and other senior stakeholders across the company
Will have the opportunity to work closely with our partners in the business across a globally diverse workforce
This is an “Individual Contributor” role and does not involve any line management. However, you will manage initiatives allocated to you and work with internal engineering teams and third-party suppliers if appropriate.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist the M&A Team to achieve their objectives on each acquisition, merger or divestiture
- Collaborate with product and technology leaders across S&P Global to understand their priorities and strategies for each project
- Ability to produce clear, concise, relevant, and accurate technical recommendations based on information gathered from a variety of stakeholders and SMEs
- Provide strategic and technical guidance to senior management, business technology project teams and functional organisations
- Thought leader who provides strategic direction during Project Team meetings and executive workshops
- Be aware of and help drive S&P Global’s technology strategy
- Provide overall technical leadership surrounding integration estimates and synergies associated with acquisitions
- Create and maintain documentation in relation to the role.

**What We’re Looking For**:
The applicant should possess or demonstrate a number of key proficiencies
- Experience with M&A integration / divestiture processes
Proven experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture
First-rate architectural knowledge of either Linux or Windows, Databases (MS-SQL or Oracle DB with RAC), Web, Messaging, storage, networking and virtualization
AWS certified Associate or Professional Architect with preferably one years of designing with AWS
Strong understanding of HA/DR technologies
Good understanding of security technologies and processes
On-going awareness of infrastructure developments in the IT industry
Knowledge of the business drivers and constraints with the Financial Services sector.
**The applicant will also need**:
Strong influencing and presentation skills
Awareness of budgeting and financial controls
Able to work independently with mínimal supervision
Able to progress multiple tasks at the same time
Excellent communication / stakeholder management skills
**Flexible Working (optional)**: We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.
**Return to Work**: Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.
**Grade/Level ( relevant for internal applicants only )**: 12
**The Location**: Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore or India virtual
**About Company Statement**: S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the world’s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, you’ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.
What’s In It For You?
**Our Purpose**:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.
**Our People**:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. O