Required Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or similar role in hybrid environments.
* Expertise in cloud platforms (Azure Cloud) and on-premises technologies (Windows, Linux, Oracle PCA).
* Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, microservices, and API management.
* Hands-on experience with infrastructure technologies including:
* Active Directory (on-prem and Azure), M365, Cisco Network Solutions & Meraki Wireless, Zscaler or proxy (ZIA)
* Networking protocols and technologies along with hands-on troubleshooting experience on Fortigate SDWAN (TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, MPLS)
* Server virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
* Storage solutions (NetApp, Cohesity), cloud storage
* Familiarity with enterprise applications (ERP, CRM) and their integration.
* Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and automation tools.
* Deep understanding of security frameworks, firewalls, endpoint protection, and SIEM tools.
* Strong knowledge of data management platforms, databases, data lakes, Fabric and ETL processes.
* Experience with observability tools and practices, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and metrics collection using platforms such as ELK stack, Grafana, Solarwinds & Azure Monitor.
* Ability to design and implement observability strategies.
Preferred Certifications:
* Certifications in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) highly desirable.
* Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect) preferred.