Principal Architect

Position: Principal Architect

Location: UIDAI Tech Centre, Bangalore

Number of Positions: 1

Educational Qualifications

• BE / B.Tech / M.Tech / MCA or equivalent qualification. Postgraduate qualification in Technology is preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills, well-versed with program and project management tools

Experience

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure Architecture, specifically in: Server, Storage & Network Architecture, Virtualization, Software Defined Data Centres, Cloud Implementation.
• Overall IT experience should be 20+ years
• Experience as Principal Architect for at least one completed large-scale IT infrastructure project:

o System user base of more than 10,000 users OR

o Project value exceeding ₹100 Crores

• Experience as an Architect in large-scale IT infrastructure using: OpenStack / Azure / AWS / On-Premise Cloud Stack
• Proficiency in: Data Center Automation, Automation tools and scripting
• Must have hands-on experience in designing and implementing Open-Source On-Premise Cloud solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall solution architecture across all tracks of UIDAI
• Gather business requirements and develop detailed To-Be CIDR architecture
• Keep the architecture updated based on evolving requirements and changes
• Design solutions for data migration and implement the To-Be CIDR architecture
• Coordinate UIDAI's solution designs with vendors and agencies appointed by UIDAI
• Manage the transition from As-Is to To-Be technology architecture of CIDR
• Collaborate with UIDAI's Information Security team to identify and implement critical security changes
• Drive automation initiatives for CIDR operations
• Oversee Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) activities