Principal Infrastructure Architect
Core
Technical authority for the entire infrastructure stack (compute, hypervisors, databases, containers, bare metal) powering network functions and subscriber services.
Role type
Principal Infrastructure Architect (hands-on senior IC)
Builds
Carrier-grade redundant and geographically diverse compute environments, containerized network functions, and hybrid cloud architectures.
Domain
Telecommunications / Network Operations / Data Center Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
OpenStack architecture & operations, Kubernetes cluster design, PostgreSQL high-availability, VMware to OpenStack migration, bare metal provisioning, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible), redundancy & disaster recovery planning
Preferred skills
Proxmox VE, DPDK/SR-IOV, ETSI NFV/MANO frameworks, co-location data center operations
Technologies
OpenStack, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Ceph, Terraform, Ansible, VMware, Proxmox, ArgoCD, Flux, Patroni, pgBouncer
Responsibilities
Own hypervisor and private cloud strategy including VMware-to-OpenStack migration; Define Kubernetes platform architecture and CI/CD pipelines; Architect bare metal server infrastructure and lifecycle management; Design database platform architecture with HA and DR; Plan redundancy, geographic diversity, and disaster recovery for all infrastructure tiers.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
