Data Center Architect

About Persistent

We are an AI-led platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate whats next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptors mindset commitment to client success and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation leadership and inclusion. We reported $1654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27500global team members located in 18 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as theFastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in theEverest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK MatrixAssessment 2026andSoftware Product Engineering PEAK MatrixAssessment 2026.

About Position:

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Center Architect to design build and optimize enterprise data center environments that deliver high performance scalability and business continuity. This role focuses on driving infrastructure modernization ensuring operational excellence and enabling digital transformation through robust data center storage and virtualization solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across compute enterprise storage platforms and VMware technologies while supporting large-scale transformations including M&A initiatives.

• Role: Data Center Architect
• Location: All Persistent Location
• Experience:15 years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What Youll Do:

• The Data Center Architect role is focused on delivering best-in-class data center services that create measurable business value for customers while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration across employees and partners.
• The Data Center Architect collaborates with track leads service delivery managers pre-sales sales and other internal teams to ensure services meet expected service levels and that continual improvement and service excellence remain core ways of working. Experience in supporting merger and acquisition initiatives is also expected.
• The role requires strong knowledge across a broad range of data center services including infrastructure servers hypervisors storage systems networking virtualization and cloud technologies.
• Lead and provide guidance for RFPs solution defense activities and large-scale transition and transformation programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute data center strategies aligned with business goals.
• Lead and mentor data center specialists by providing technical direction coaching and ongoing support.
• Design implement and optimize data center infrastructure to support storage processing and networking requirements.
• Develop comprehensive architecture and design plans based on business requirements capacity planning and industry best practices.
• Design data center layouts covering physical infrastructure network connectivity power distribution cooling systems and rack configurations.
• Work with stakeholders to translate business needs into data center infrastructure requirements.
• Select and procure hardware equipment and software based on technical performance and cost considerations.
• Oversee the installation configuration and testing of servers storage systems network devices and backup solutions.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors to ensure successful and timely project delivery.
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics such as power consumption cooling efficiency network bandwidth and server utilization.
• Identify bottlenecks inefficiencies and improvement opportunities to optimize operations.
• Implement load balancing redundancy and failover strategies to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
• Partner with operations teams to establish and enforce data center policies procedures and best practices.
• Develop and implement security controls to protect against physical and cyber threats including access controls firewalls intrusion detection and encryption.
• Design and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans to minimize downtime and data loss.
• Conduct regular audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Maintain detailed documentation for architecture configurations and operational procedures.
• Provide regular reports and updates to stakeholders on performance capacity and future expansion plans.
• Stay current with industry trends emerging technologies and leading practices in data center design and operations.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of servers storage networking virtualization and cloud technologies.
• Use data center design tools effectively and apply best practices for security disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Maintain familiarity with regulatory and compliance standards such as HIPAA GDPR and PCI-DSS.
• Apply strong problem-solving analytical communication and interpersonal skills when working with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Maintain hands-on experience with the technologies listed under Technical Skills.
• Work closely with pre-sales and sales teams on new and existing opportunities.
• Partner with delivery teams to implement standard best practices that drive consistent service delivery and high customer satisfaction.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external customers and key delivery partners through regular engagement roadmap discussions and capability evangelization.
• Continuously align service delivery processes with client business requirements and promote solution innovation.
• Reduce delivery costs through the standardization of service delivery processes and technology solutions.
• Implement governance reporting and escalation processes across assigned accounts.
• Ensure successful execution of due diligence activities and smooth transition of assigned projects into business-as-usual operations.
• Coach track leads and subject matter experts in assigned accounts on both technical and management capabilities.

Expertise Youll Bring:

• Strong working knowledge of data center technologies across compute storage networking backup and automation domains.
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere ESXi and vCenter Server along with Hyper-V and Nutanix platforms.
• Hands-on experience with vRealize Automation Aria Operations Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and Log Insight.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts storage technologies backup solutions Active Directory DNS DHCP print services file servers and database environments.
• Knowledge of SAN and NAS architecture including components fabric topology RAID LUNs multipathing and zoning.
• Understanding of backup strategies storage platforms backup software policy design backup verification data retention and restore processes.
• Exposure to enterprise storage products such as EMC IBM HPE Pure Storage NetApp Hitachi and Nutanix based on business requirements.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Familiarity with Python Ansible Terraform and infrastructure automation practices.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent graduation qualification.
• 15 years of experience in data center technologies and related infrastructure domains.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Microsoft and other relevant vendor certifications.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties flexible work hours and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life personal accident and Mediclaim hospitalization for self spouse two children and parents

Values-Driven People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals including those with disabilities and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent - is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.