Infrastructure Architect

Position type: Full Time

Work Location: Bangalore

Working style: Hybrid

Shift Time: 10AM to 7PM

People Manager role: No

Required education and certifications critical for the role: bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, Engineering, or related field.

Required years of experience: 10+ years of work experience in relevant field

AON IS IN THE BUSINESS OF BETTER DECISIONS

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are committed to our purpose as one firm, united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:

Role Summary

Defines end-to-end infrastructure architecture — compute, storage, network, and cloud — for Aon's global technology estate, ensuring designs are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise technology strategy and standards worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop infrastructure architecture blueprints, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps

• Evaluate and select infrastructure technologies and platforms across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments

• Lead design reviews and provide architectural governance across infrastructure projects

• Define non-functional requirements: availability, disaster recovery, performance, scalability, security

• Partner with security, network, and application architects to ensure end-to-end solution integrity

• Guide migration and modernization initiatives (data center exit, cloud migration, hybrid connectivity)

• Produce architecture decision records (ADRs) and maintain architecture documentation/standards

• Mentor infrastructure engineers and provide technical leadership on complex initiatives

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; relevant Master's a plus

• 10+ years in infrastructure engineering, with 3+ years in an architect-level role

• Certifications such as TOGAF, or AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect, preferred

• Demonstrated experience architecting hybrid/multi-cloud environments at enterprise scale

Technical Skills

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)

• Compute, storage, and network architecture across on-premises and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Virtualization (VMware), containers/Kubernetes, disaster recovery/business continuity design

• Security architecture fundamentals (zero trust, network segmentation, IAM)

• Capacity planning and performance engineering

• Architecture documentation and diagramming (e.g., ArchiMate, Visio, Lucidchart)

Core Competencies

• Strategic and systems thinking

• Technical leadership and mentoring

• Stakeholder management across business and technology

• Strong communication of complex concepts to varied audiences

• Balancing innovation with risk and governance

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