Professional & Managed Services Enterprise Architect

**General Information**:

- Req #
- WD00079566
- Career area:

- Cloud Computing
- Country/Region:

- India
- State:

- Karnataka
- City:

- BANGALORE
- Date:

- Monday, March 10, 2025
- Working time:

- Full-time

**Additional Locations**:

- India - Karnātaka - Bangalore
- India - Karnātaka - BANGALORE

**Why Work at Lenovo**:

- We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

**Description and Requirements**:
**Position Description**:
Lenovo is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect who will play a key role in supporting the development and deployment of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)-related service offerings, including Professional and Managed Services.
- This role is primarily internal but includes some customer-facing work..

**In this role you will**:

- Support the development and delivery of IaaS service offerings for enterprise customers, leveraging hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Work with leading enterprises and cloud providers to integrate customer and market requirements into service offerings and technology roadmaps.
- Architect full-stack infrastructure solutions, including compute, networking, storage, security, and management components, to support enterprise workloads.
- Demonstrate expertise in infrastructure technologies, including virtualization, software-defined networking, storage solutions, security, automation, and cloud orchestration.
- Leverage experience with hyperconverged infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and software-defined data center (SDDC) solutions.
- Work across internal teams, divisions, and external partners to develop and deliver innovative IaaS solutions that drive business value.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present solutions to customers, internal stakeholders, and partners.
- Drive strategic relationships with Large Enterprises, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), OEMs, and System Integrators.
- Act as the technical lead for VMware-based and hybrid cloud IaaS offerings, collaborating with the Hybrid Cloud Practice leader throughout the service offering lifecycle, including:

- Assisting in the creation of new service offerings, from concept development to implementation guidance.
- Leading initial implementations alongside Technical Consultants.
- Deliver presentations in support of:

- Offering development and go-to-market strategies.
- Field enablement and training initiatives.
- Service delivery execution.
- Assist in documentation of project requirements, statements of work, and service descriptions.
- Collaborate with business partners to enhance solution capabilities and integration.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree, MBA, or equivalent experience required.
- 7+ years of experience architecting and deploying enterprise infrastructure solutions.
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience working with at least one cloud platform (VMware, AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Proven expertise in designing, developing, and delivering global-scale IaaS platforms and solutions.
- Experience implementing high-availability, multi-site infrastructure architectures with defined RTO/RPO objectives.
- Strong background in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), networking, security, automation, and enterprise workload optimization.
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and SaltStack.
- Certification such as VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) or other relevant cloud/infrastructure certifications preferred.

**Preferred Skills**:

- Experience developing infrastructure strategy and reference architectures for enterprise-scale deployments.
- Hands-on expertise in infrastructure hardware, software, and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience designing and implementing highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
- Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, YAML, PowerShell) for automation and configuration management.
- Deep knowledge of load balancers, software-defined networks, firewalls, CDN, and enterprise storage solutions.
- Experience with monitoring, observability, and Site Reliability Engin