Infrastructure Architect(data center) - Remote - Georgia IT

Job Title: Data Center Migration Architect

Location:Remote Experience Level: 10+ years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Center Migration Architect to lead and execute large-scale data center transformation and migration projects. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in infrastructure architecture, cloud/hybrid designs, identity management (ForgeRock), and middleware integrations, with a strong track record in VIP migrations, firewall/security remediation, and cross-team collaboration.

This role requires both hands-on technical leadership and the ability to coordinate with multiple teams (infrastructure, middleware, infosec, and vendor partners) to ensure seamless migration execution with minimal downtime and maximum business continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end data center migration plans, ensuring minimal downtime, data integrity, and business continuity.
• Oversee VIP migration activities (partnering with Cognizant team).
• Design, build, and manage Systems of Record (SOR) environments.
• Collaborate with middleware, security, and cloud teams to remediate dependencies and issues.
• Hands-on in designing, deploying, and managing network and security components, including firewall rules.
• Provide guidance on ForgeRock and other identity management solutions, working closely with infosec teams.
• Support the Vericent team in setting up the commissions environment.
• Architect and implement compute, storage, backup, and hybrid cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Lead application dependency mapping, workload move planning, cutover execution, and decommissioning.
• Implement and promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, etc.
• Drive monitoring, observability, and operational readiness.
• Develop architecture documentation, designs, migration runbooks, and recovery processes.
• Serve as technical escalation point during migration lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in infrastructure engineering and architecture for large enterprises.
• 5+ years leading complex data center migration projects (physical, virtual, hybrid, and cloud workloads).
• Strong knowledge of AWS & Azure hybrid infrastructure design.
• Hands-on experience with ForgeRock and identity/access management.
• Deep expertise in firewalls, DNS, WAN optimization, load balancing, and security architecture.
• Strong understanding of middleware dependencies and integrations.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).
• Familiar with CI/CD and automation tools (Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

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