Req ID: 128456
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: India
State/Province: Chennai
City: Guindy, Chennai
We're seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Principal Windows Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise IT infrastructure. This role requires an expert with overall 14+ years of experience spanning Windows Server technologies, multi-cloud environments (Azure and IBM Cloud), and complex Software-Defined Storage (SDS) and hyper-converged solutions. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker capable of driving innovation, ensuring system reliability, and mentoring technical teams.
Architectural Design and Strategy
- Lead the architecture, design, and roadmap planning for on-premises and cloud-based Windows Server and storage infrastructure.
- Develop high-level and low-level designs for enterprise solutions, ensuring they meet business requirements for scalability, resilience, security, and performance.
- Drive migration strategies for moving workloads from on-premises environments (Hyper-V, VMware) to Azure Cloud and IBM Cloud.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions, particularly within the Software-Defined Storage and hyper-converged infrastructure space.
Technical Expertise and Implementation
- Serve as the subject matter expert for Windows Server operating systems (all current versions), Active Directory, Group Policy, and core infrastructure services.
- Design and manage enterprise virtualization platforms, specifically VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Architect and manage Dell PowerFlex (formerly VxFlex OS) and other Software-Defined Storage solutions.
- Hands-on experience with configuration and administration of enterprise storage arrays from Dell (e.g., PowerMax, Unity) and HPE (e.g., 3PAR, Nimble).
- Implement and manage cloud services, specifically Azure IaaS/PaaS components, networking, and governance policies, and similar services within IBM Cloud.
Operations and Leadership
- Define and enforce standards, documentation, and operational procedures for all managed infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot and resolve the most complex, high-impact infrastructure issues.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to infrastructure engineers and operational support teams.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure the infrastructure adheres to all corporate and regulatory compliance standards.
- 14+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure, with a strong focus on Windows Server and architectural roles.
- Deep expertise in Windows Server (2012 R2 - 2022) and core services (AD, DNS, DHCP, Clustering).
- Extensive experience with virtualization platforms: VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Proven architectural experience with at least one major public cloud: Microsoft Azure (required) and familiarity with IBM Cloud (highly desirable).
- Expertise in Software-Defined Storage (SDS), with hands-on experience in Dell PowerFlex and/or similar technologies (e.g., VMware vSAN, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct).
- Strong knowledge of enterprise storage solutions from vendors like Dell and HPE, including SAN, NAS, and Fibre Channel/iSCSI networking.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to both technical and executive audiences.
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization).
- Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
14 to 18 years of relevant IT experience that shows consistent progression, and at least 8 years of solution or process leadership.
- Bachelor's Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Educational requirements may vary by geography.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
