WHAT DOES AN INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT DO?

Published: Sep 16, 2025 - The Infrastructure Solutions Architect designs and delivers infrastructure solutions aligned with project goals, scalability needs, and security standards, supporting SaaS migrations and modernization. This role involves authoring infrastructure requirements, guiding cross-functional teams across data centers, networking, and security, and ensuring integration with development efforts. The architect also supports monitoring implementation, proof-of-concept testing, and presales by providing technical expertise and cost-effective strategies.

A Review of Professional Skills and Functions for Infrastructure Solutions Architect

1. Infrastructure Solutions Architect Additional Details

  • Systems Roadmap Planning: Build, maintain, and deliver an Enterprise Systems roadmap for a subset of the Infrastructure domain.
  • Architecture Design Leadership: Lead architecture assessment and solution design in Networking and Platform Computing.
  • Cloud EUC Management: Cloud, End User Compute areas to ensure business needs are met.
  • Infrastructure Solution Delivery: Lead and deliver IT solutions in the Infrastructure domain, partnering with key stakeholders.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure end-to-end solution design.
  • Policy Compliance Assurance: Ensure solutions are in compliance with key regulatory, security, and organizational policies and procedures.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Engage, collaborate, and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders to deliver business value.
  • Process Optimization: Define and establish the right-sized processes to enable productive use of resources.

2. Infrastructure Solutions Architect Functions

  • RHEL Administration: Install, configure, and administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • Script Development: Create, maintain, and execute system/administrative scripts using Bash, Python, PowerShell, and Ansible.
  • Ansible Scripting: Create scripts in Ansible playbooks and scripts.
  • Automation Deployment: Automate software provisioning, configuration management and application deployment.
  • Storage Administration: Deploy and administer software-defined storage.
  • DevOps SecOps Support: Work with the DevOps and SecOps to maintain efficiencies and security.
  • Container CICD Support: Work with CICD, containers, Docker, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift deployments and support.
  • Hyperconverged Management: Oversee and direct setup for Hyperconverged environments, including maintenance, resolving issues with configuration management and networking concepts.

3. Infrastructure Solutions Architect Details

  • Log Troubleshooting: Identify, interpret and troubleshoot a Hyperconverged environment's logs.
  • Issue Resolution: Provide resolution of configuration, connectivity and security issues.
  • Security Testing: Perform security testing such as vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
  • Misconfiguration Detection: Identify security misconfigurations or vulnerable software.
  • Security Remediation: Remediate security issues identified by vulnerability assessments or penetration tests.
  • Infrastructure Design: Design and approve the implementation of new Hyperconverged infrastructure technologies.
  • Platform Monitoring: Monitor and troubleshoot the client’s Hyperconverged technologies that support the Container platform and other applications.
  • Migration Planning: Work with stakeholders from various agencies to assist and develop migration plans.

4. Infrastructure Solutions Architect Responsibilities and Key Tasks

  • RFC Execution: Execute Requests for Change (RFC) within the agency as it relates to the Container platform environment.
  • Compliance Operations: Design, implement and operate systems with adherence to industry compliance such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO and identify policy violations.
  • Infrastructure Support: Install and support network, hardware and software architecture required to support the infrastructure for the agency's applications.
  • IaC Coding: Perform custom coding for Infrastructure as Code.
  • Presentation Preparation: Prepare information for presentations for the Hyperconverged infrastructure.
  • Staff Mentorship: Mentor staff on tips, techniques and best practices to be utilized for the infrastructure environment.
  • General Support: Perform related work as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
  • Issue Reporting: Inform management of issues and risks as they arise and statuses in a timely manner as they change.
  • Client Participation: Participate in any client initiatives and required by the supervisor.

5. Infrastructure Solutions Architect Roles and Responsibilities

  • Solution Design Delivery: Deliver high-quality solution designs as per project objectives, capacity requirements, SaaS offerings, and infrastructure uplift programs.
  • Roadmap Development: Assist in the creation of Architectural Roadmaps and technical stack upgrades.
  • Design Compliance: Ensure design adheres to architectural guidelines and security requirements.
  • Monitoring Implementation: Design and implement monitoring solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support teams.
  • Troubleshooting Guidance: Guide delivery teams in troubleshooting issues, with an understanding of the full solution stack.
  • PoC Development: Build and test proof-of-concept environments for new solution designs and technologies.
  • Technical Engagement: Participate in technical engagement with data center, networks, servers, storage, and security teams in Hansen.
  • Requirement Authoring: Authoring detailed infrastructure requirements to bridge the gap between development and Infrastructure teams.
  • Development Support: Provide an infrastructure perspective during the software development process, ensuring solutions remain cost-effective.
  • Presales Support: Support presales teams in responding to new opportunities with infrastructure requirements.
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