IT Infrastructure Solution Architect, Cloud & Datacenter, Global

The IT Infrastructure Solution Architect, Cloud & Datacenter, Global, is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing secure, scalable, and high-performing hybrid and cloud infrastructure. The role ensures alignment between cloud, data center architecture, and business outcomes, leading the transition from traditional infrastructure to cloud-first, automation-driven platforms.

Working closely with internal stakeholders and external Managed Service Providers (MSPs), this role provides technical leadership, architectural guidance, and governance for cloud and infrastructure solutions that support current operations and future growth in a secure manner.

Main Responsibilities

Cloud and datacenter architecture and strategy

• Define and maintain cloud-centric infrastructure architecture standards spanning IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, identity, networking, security, and connectivity to on-premises environments.

Solution design

• Design and document end-to-end infrastructure solutions including compute, storage, identity, networking, security, monitoring, and resiliency for both cloud and hybrid scenarios.

Cloud migration and modernization

• Lead cloud migration, consolidation, and modernization initiatives, ensuring minimal disruption and alignment with cloud best practices and cost optimization.

Identity and access architecture

• Architect Active Directory and Entra ID solutions, including hybrid identity, domain consolidation, federation, conditional access, privileged access, and identity security controls.

Design and evolve a global Landing Zone, including China

• Develop scalable, secure, and policy-driven landing zones in the cloud aligned with industry best practices, ensuring they support global workloads as well as region-specific requirements in China. Define management groups, subscription strategy, governance policies, identity patterns, and network topology that accommodate future growth and business needs of Olympus.

Cloud networking and connectivity

• Oversee implementation of secure, resilient networking architectures including virtual networks, ExpressRoute/S2S VPN, firewalls, DNS/DHCP, SD WAN, and network segmentation.

Security, compliance, and governance

• Ensure all solutions comply with cybersecurity standards, Zero Trust
• principles, data protection requirements, and governance policies (including RBAC, policies, blueprints, and tagging).

Business continuity and resilience

• Define and validate backup and high availability strategies for critical workloads, leveraging cloud-native capabilities where possible.

Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Promote and guide the use of IaC (e.g., Bicep, ARM, Terraform) and automation (e.g., Automation, PowerShell) to standardize deployments and reduce operational risk.

Vendor and MSP collaboration and Service strategy

• Collaborate with vendors and MSPs to ensure consistent delivery, adherence to architectural standards, and effective operational handover.

Documentation and knowledge sharing

• Create and maintain high-quality design documentation, including reference architectures, solution blueprints, HLDs/LLDs, RACI charts, and operational runbooks.

Site and facility enablement

• Support the setup of new offices, R&D, or manufacturing sites, ensuring secure connectivity, domain join, and integration with cloud-based services.

Stakeholder engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions and presenting complex concepts in clear, business-friendly language.

Other responsibilities / duties as assigned.

Why work at Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to fostering a high-performing culture, a collaborative environment, and empowering everyone to shine. Our shared values—integrity, empathy, long-term view, agility, and unity—form the foundation of our culture and guide our behavior. These values ensure that our people feel they are making a meaningful difference every single day.

What we are looking for:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant certification for IT architecture is beneficial, e.g., MS AZ-305, AZ-104, AZ-500, or MS-102 or equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of IT.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in leading global IT infrastructure projects in an environment similar in size and complexity to Olympus.
• Demonstrable and recent experience in IT solution design for IT infrastructure services, working with external service providers and working according to ITIL service management processes.
• Strong proof of delivering complex global projects and organizational changes in a multinational company.
• Preferred: experience in the medical industry, either in a consulting company or directly in a life science/healthcare company preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrable knowledge of IT infrastructure products, services, and technologies required to support effective technology infrastructures.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft products around AAD / AD, M365, cloud services, and all related security components.
• Good to strong expertise in operational technology technologies.
• Good expertise about all current modern IT infrastructure technologies.

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Olympus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and welcoming workplace for all individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles. We believe in fostering a nondiscriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, in full compliance with legal standards. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish. We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to Olympus to apply