IT, Enterprise, Infrastructure Architect

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

We are seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Architect with deep expertise in modern enterprise infrastructure spanning on-premises data centers and public cloud. This role demands strong technical leadership in integrating, consolidating, and optimizing infrastructure across diverse environments, ensuring seamless transitions and minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect enterprise architecture keeping security, stability, scalability, and supportability in mind using Infrastructure as Code best practices.
• Design and execute infrastructure integration plans for acquired entities, including data center consolidation, network integration, and systems alignment.
• Architect enterprise-grade server environments (Windows Server, Linux, Unix, VMWare, Nutanix).
• Plan and execute system migrations, consolidations, and upgrades with minimal downtime.
• Design and implement network integration strategies with networking SME’s including IP schema alignment, firewall rule harmonization, and secure interconnectivity.
• Ensure network performance, redundancy, and security during transitional phases.
• Integrate security controls across merged infrastructures, ensuring unified policies and standards.
• Maintain detailed documentation of architecture, integration plans, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with business teams to align infrastructure strategy with M&A timelines and compliance requirements. Lead infrastructure due diligence during M&A assessments, identifying risks, gaps, and integration opportunities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including IT, security, legal, and business units to ensure successful M&A execution.
• Lead infrastructure teams through integration projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and provide regular updates on progress and risks.