(867) Infrastructure Architect

As an Infrastructure Architect at Nearsure, you will design and implement scalable and secure IT infrastructure solutions, ensuring high availability and performance across cloud and on-premises environments. You'll collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical architecture, evaluate new technologies, and oversee automation processes for infrastructure management.

To qualify for the Infrastructure Architect position at Nearsure, you'll need a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience in infrastructure modernization. Proficiency in GCP, Python, and significant experience in cloud migration and disaster recovery is essential for this role.

Nearsure offers a fully remote work environment for its Infrastructure Architects, ensuring you can thrive while collaborating with diverse teams. You’re encouraged to connect with coworkers through various team activities and have the flexibility to work from coworking spaces throughout LATAM.

As an Infrastructure Architect at Nearsure, you can enjoy fantastic benefits including paid time off in accordance with local laws, national holiday celebrations, sick leave, a refundable annual credit for personal perks, and team-building activities to foster a strong sense of community.

Nearsure’s hiring process includes an initial interview with recruiters, followed by a technical interview with top developers. If you advance, you'll meet with the client to ensure a great mutual fit before becoming part of our dynamic team.

When answering this question, highlight specific projects where you led or participated in cloud migration efforts. Discuss challenges you faced, how you approached them, and the technologies you used, focusing on your problem-solving skills and the successful outcomes achieved.

In your response, mention key principles you adhere to, such as redundancy, load balancing, failover mechanisms, and regular performance testing. Explain how these strategies contribute to achieving high availability and reliability within IT systems.

Explain your methods for staying updated, such as following industry leaders, participating in webinars, attending conferences, or joining relevant online communities. Emphasize the importance of continuous learning in your role as an Infrastructure Architect.

For this question, recount a specific experience where you led a diverse team through a project. Focus on your communication style, how you fostered collaboration among team members, and the results of your leadership.

Discuss the tools you have experience using for infrastructure automation, such as Terraform or Ansible. Explain why you prefer these tools, focusing on their effectiveness in managing complex deployments and improving efficiency.

In your answer, talk about the frameworks and methodologies you use to ensure security compliance, such as regular audits and incorporating security models into your infrastructure design from the outset. Highlight specific examples where you enhanced security measures.

Share specific experiences where you created or maintained documentation for infrastructure standards, practices, and procedures. Discuss its importance in ensuring consistency and facilitating easier onboarding for new team members.

Describe your approach to monitoring infrastructure performance, including the key metrics you focus on and the tools you utilize for reporting. Highlight how this assessment informs enhancements and capacity planning.

Discuss the virtualization technologies you have worked with, such as VMware or Hyper-V. Emphasize how you utilized these technologies to optimize resources and improve infrastructure scalability.

Provide a specific example of a challenging situation in a past project. Discuss the obstacles, your solution to the problem, and the lessons learned that improved your future performance as an Infrastructure Architect.