Infrastructure Architect

Sonata Software Overview

In today's market, there is a unique duality in technology adoption. On one side, extreme focus on cost containment by clients, and on the other, deep motivation to modernize their Digital storefronts to attract more consumers and B2B customers.

As a leading Modernization Engineering company, we aim to deliver modernization-driven hypergrowth for our clients based on the deep differentiation we have created in Modernization Engineering, powered by our Lightening suite and 16-step Platformation™ playbook. In addition, we bring agility and systems thinking to accelerate time to market for our clients.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata has a strong global presence, including key regions in the US, UK, Europe, APAC, and ANZ. We are a trusted partner of world-leading companies in BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance), HLS (Healthcare and Lifesciences), TMT (Telecom, Media, and Technology), Retail & CPG, and Manufacturing space. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services cuts across Cloud, Data, Dynamics, Contact Centers, and around newer technologies like Generative AI, MS Fabric, and other modernization platforms.

Role: Infrastructure Architect(Mergers & Acquisitions / Enterprise Integration)

Duration:Full-Time/Long term Contract

Location: San Jose, CA(Onsite Role(5 Days from Office))

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities:

1. Infrastructure Strategy & Integration Design

• Conduct IT infrastructure due diligence across both entities—assessing network topology, hosting environments, identity management, security postures, and application dependencies.
• Develop target-state architecture and phased integration roadmaps for hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Define infrastructure integration blueprints for network interconnectivity, Active Directory forest consolidation, DNS migration, and endpoint standardization.
• Lead data center consolidation or migration (on-prem → on-prem, on-prem → cloud, or hybrid models).
• Develop detailed cutover, rollback, and coexistence strategies during transition phases.

2. Technical Design & Solution Ownership

• Architect hybrid infrastructure spanning on-prem, private cloud, and public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Standardize platform and service models—IaaS, PaaS, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless—to support modernization.
• Design network interconnectivity using VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and SD-WAN solutions between merged organizations.
• Lead identity and access integration, including AD forest/domain consolidation, Azure AD Connect, SSO, and federation (SAML/OAuth/OpenID).
• Define and implement data migration frameworks (storage tiering, replication, backup, and archival) with minimal downtime.
• Establish monitoring, observability, and automation frameworks leveraging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics.

3. Security, Compliance, and Governance

• Collaborate with security architects to align on Zero Trust, IAM, and network segmentation strategies during merger transitions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Implement configuration and patch management baselines (SCCM, Intune, WSUS, Ansible, or Terraform).
• Oversee vulnerability remediation, logging, and incident management in merged environments.
• Define DR/BCP architectures, RTO/RPO targets, and cross-site replication models.

4. Execution Oversight & Collaboration

• Translate integration architecture into actionable technical workstreams for infrastructure and DevOps teams.
• Collaborate with business units, program managers, and third-party vendors to align technical timelines and dependencies.
• Support service continuity, change management, and operational readiness planning.
• Act as a technical escalation point during migration execution and post-merger stabilization.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise (Detailed):

Domain

Required Expertise

Cloud Platforms

AWS (VPC, Transit Gateway, EC2, RDS, IAM, Route 53, S3), Azure (VNet, ExpressRoute, NSG, Azure AD, VM Scale Sets, Recovery Vaults), GCP (VPC, Interconnect, IAM, Cloud SQL)

Networking

IP routing, BGP/OSPF, SD-WAN (Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto Prisma), load balancing (F5, NGINX), DNS/DHCP/IPAM, Firewall migration (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point), MPLS/VPN consolidation

Compute & Virtualization

VMware vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Citrix, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), Docker, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server 2016

Storage & Backup

SAN/NAS (NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage), Backup (Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik), Object storage, DR replication, Snapshot orchestration

Identity & Access Management

AD/ADFS, Azure AD, LDAP, SSO/Federation (Okta, Ping, Auth0), MFA, RBAC, Conditional Access Policies

Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, Python scripting for automation

Monitoring & Observability

Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana, ELK, SolarWinds, ServiceNow CMDB integration

End-User Computing (EUC)

Intune, SCCM, Windows Autopilot, Virtual Desktop (AVD, Citrix, VMware Horizon), MDM for mobile integration

DevOps & CI/CD

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, artifact management (JFrog, Nexus), pipeline security scanning

Security

Zero Trust design, firewall policies, endpoint protection (CrowdStrike, Defender, SentinelOne), data encryption (TLS, BitLocker, KMS)

Integration Tools

Migration suites (Quest, BitTitan, CloudEndure, Carbonite, PlateSpin), directory sync utilities, API connectors

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 10–15 years of progressive IT infrastructure experience, with at least 5 years in architecture leadership roles.
• Certifications (preferred but not mandatory):
• AWS Solutions Architect / Azure Architect Expert / GCP Professional Architect
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE or equivalent
• TOGAF / ITIL v4

Why join Sonata Software?

At Sonata, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you will not be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Sonata Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law