Experience : 15+ Years
Location : Bengaluru
Job Description
The Principal Architect (Storage Consultant) will have deep expertise in Dell Hyper-Converged
(VxRail-centric) environments, Dell primary storage platforms and NetApp ecosystems,
combined with strong enterprise advisory and roadmap definition capabilities. This role will be
client-facing and strategic in nature. The architect will engage with senior customer
stakeholders to assess current storage maturity, define future-state architecture and develop a
multi-year storage modernization roadmap aligned to performance, resiliency, regulatory,
cyber-resilience and cost objectives. This is not an operations role. It is a strategy-led
architecture and advisory position.
Key Responsibilities
Storage Strategy & Roadmap Definition (Primary Mandate)
Lead enterprise storage assessments across Dell HC, Dell Storage, and NetApp
platforms.
Hel the customer in defining a 3 to 5 year storage roadmap including –
o Platform rationalization
o Technology standardization
o HCI adoption strategy
o Data lifecycle and tiering models
o Cyber-resilience posture
Conduct maturity assessments and gap analysis.
Align storage strategy with –
o Regulatory and compliance requirements
o Business continuity & DR strategy (RPO/RTO alignment)
o Cloud and hybrid integration roadmap
Present recommendations to senior IT and infrastructure leadership.
Dell Hyper-Converged Architecture (Core Requirement)
Architect and optimize Dell VxRail / Dell HC environments.
Define –
o Cluster sizing strategy
o Workload placement models
o Performance and scalability planning
o Lifecycle and expansion approach
Provide guidance on modernization from legacy SAN/NAS to HCI where appropriate.
Advise on integration with VMware and enterprise data protection frameworks.