Title: Technical Lead-Cloud & Infra Engg
Area(s) of responsibility
Job Description – Senior SME (Wintel, Virtualization & Multi-Cloud)
Role Title
Senior Subject Matter Expert – Wintel, Virtualization & Cloud Platforms
Experience
12–18 years (with strong domain depth in infrastructure & cloud platforms)
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead and govern enterprise-scale infrastructure environments spanning Wintel, VMware, Citrix VDI, VxRail, and multi-cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, OCI).
The role will act as the technical authority and escalation point (L3/L4) across infrastructure towers, ensuring high availability, performance optimization, security compliance, and continuous service improvement for a global managed services environment.
The SME will also drive architecture evolution, cloud transformation, automation, and operational excellence initiatives aligned with business and contractual expectations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership & SME Ownership
- Act as the primary SME across Wintel, VMware, Citrix VDI, and hybrid cloud platforms
- Provide L3 support and lead resolution of critical incidents and complex problems
- Define and enforce standards, best practices, and governance controls
- Serve as the technical escalation point for service delivery and customer interactions
2. Infrastructure & Platform Management
- Manage and optimize:
- Windows Server environments (AD, DNS, GPO, patching)
- VMware ecosystem (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, clusters, HA/DRS)
- Citrix VDI (CVAD, DaaS, NetScaler/ADC, StoreFront)
- VxRail / Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
- Ensure availability, capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management
3. Cloud & Hybrid Architecture (Azure, AWS, OCI)
- Design, deploy, and optimize workloads across:
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Drive:
- Cloud migrations (lift-and-shift / modernization)
- Hybrid integration (on-prem ↔ cloud)
- Cost optimization and right-sizing initiatives
- Ensure cloud platform governance, security, and compliance adherence
4. Virtualization & VDI Strategy
- Own end-to-end Citrix VDI architecture and operations
- Ensure performance optimization and seamless user experience
- Define strategies for:
- Image management (MCS/PVS)
- DR/BCP frameworks
- Migration to cloud-based VDI platforms
- Drive modernization (e.g., DaaS, cloud-native VDI approaches)