Job Description
A Technology Company. A People Company.
MetroSys is a San Diego based company that specializes in I.T. Professional Services, Staffing & Recruiting for some of the largest companies around the globe. We offer a competeitve salary and benefits package to all of our full time employees.
Great people. Great Company. Great Culture.
Work-life balance? Yes! Work hard, play hard. At MetroSys we believe it’s important that we enjoy what we do. Over the course of the founders’ careers, they have worked for some of the best companies in the world and there were three key elements that crystalized:
- Commitment to the customer
- Belief in the product
- Impact of company culture
At MetroSys, we believe these three items are necessary for our success. MetroSys has carefully crafted its team of highly skilled talent by not only hiring industry experts, but by selecting people that share our view on company culture. Our core values include teamwork, integrity, accountability, & embracing diversity.
Think you have what it takes to join our team? Apply Today!
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Data Center Architect to lead the planning, design, and execution of complex data center migration initiatives. This role is responsible for developing migration strategies that minimize risk and downtime while ensuring scalability, performance, and security. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in data center infrastructure, virtualization, storage, networking, and cloud integration, and can operate confidently in fast-paced, transformation-driven environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design and lead end-to-end data center migration strategies, including on-prem to on-prem, data center consolidation, and hybrid or cloud-adjacent migrations.
Assess existing data center environments, dependencies, and risks to develop detailed migration roadmaps and execution plans.
Architect target-state data center designs aligned with business, security, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate with infrastructure, network, storage, security, and application teams to coordinate migration activities.
Define standards, best practices, and architectural frameworks for data center operations and future scalability.
Lead technical decision-making for virtualization platforms, storage architectures, networking, backup, and disaster recovery.
Oversee migration execution, cutover planning, validation, and post-migration optimization.
Identify and mitigate risks related to performance, availability, data integrity, and security during migrations.
Develop detailed documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, migration plans, and operational handoff materials.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering and operations teams.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of experience in data center architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
Proven experience leading large-scale data center migration or consolidation projects.
Strong expertise in virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, or similar).
Deep knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (SAN, NAS, object storage).
Strong understanding of data center networking, including routing, switching, and load balancing.
Experience designing high-availability, disaster recovery, and backup architectures.
Ability to perform dependency mapping and impact analysis for complex environments.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with hybrid cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).
Familiarity with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools.
Experience working in regulated environments (finance, healthcare, public sector).
Relevant certifications (VMware, cloud, data center, or architecture-focused certifications).