Role description: Solution IT Architect (Systems Infrastructure)
You will join the Solution Architecture team within the Service Center HIP (Hybrid Infrastructure Platforms), playing a key role in shaping and governing the enterprise. infrastructure landscape. The team is responsible for building and evolving infrastructure and application platforms that align with Enterprise Architecture standards and reference architectures.
As an IT Infrastructure Architect, you will design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions supporting business-critical applications across on-premise and hybrid cloud environments. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and enterprise architects to define future-state architectures and guide implementation programs.
Design infrastructure solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements while aligning with Enterprise IT Architecture and reference standards.
Define and maintain infrastructure blueprints, standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
Architect enterprise platforms across compute, storage, networking, security, virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud environments.
Evaluate technology options, identify risks, and provide recommendations to business and IT stakeholders.
Support infrastructure modernization, cloud adoption, and technology lifecycle management initiatives.
Partner with engineering teams to ensure architecture compliance throughout project delivery.
Document architecture decisions, technical standards, and solution designs.
Participate in architecture governance boards, technology reviews, and strategic planning activities.
- Act as a trusted advisor for infrastructure strategy, resilience, security, scalability, and operational excellence.
Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture
Data Center Architecture
VMware / Virtualization Platforms
Windows & Linux Infrastructure
Storage, Backup & Disaster Recovery
Enterprise Networking (LAN/WAN/SD-WAN)
Infrastructure Security & Identity Access Management (IAM)
Hybrid Cloud Architecture (Azure/AWS + On-Prem)
Infrastructure Automation (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform)
Monitoring & Observability Platforms
Architecture Governance (TOGAF, ArchiMate)
Business Continuity & High Availability Design
Kubernetes / OpenShift
Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)
VMware Cloud Foundation
Platform Engineering
DevOps Integration
FinOps and Infrastructure Cost Optimization
AI Infrastructure Platforms and GPU-Based Environments
Infrastructure Modernization and Cloud Migration Programs
Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Operations.
Minimum 4 years of experience in Infrastructure Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Enterprise Architecture roles.
Strong experience designing and governing large-scale enterprise infrastructure environments.
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and modeling languages such as ArchiMate.
Experience working within complex, multi-vendor, hybrid infrastructure environments.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
Strategic and conceptual thinking
Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills
Customer-focused decision making
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Risk assessment and problem-solving capabilities
Ability to influence technical and business stakeholders
Leadership and governance mindset
Location: Colruyt Group India, Hyderabad / Coimbatore
Language Requirements:
- Fluent English communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across India and Belgium.
