The largest ICT employer in Hungary, Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions (formerly IT-Services Hungary, ITSH) is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group. Established in 2006, the company provides a wide portfolio of IT and telecommunications services with more than 5000 employees. ITSH was awarded with the Best in Educational Cooperation prize by HIPA in 2019, acknowledged as one of the most attractive workplaces by PwC Hungary’s independent survey in 2021 and rewarded with the title of the Most Ethical Multinational Company in 2019. The company continuously develops its four sites in Budapest, Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged and is looking for skilled IT professionals to join its team.

The IT Architect is responsible for designing, optimizing, and ensuring end-to-end integration, manageability, and compliance of IT solutions. The role involves driving design solutions to align budgets with business and technical requirements, focusing on private cloud, container management, and open-source technologies.

• Ensure end-to-end integration and compliance of IT solutions.
• Drive and optimize design solutions to balance budget constraints with technical and business requirements.
• Focus on private cloud environments, container management, and open-source platforms.
• Provide expert guidance on data center LAN, load balancing, firewalls, and proxy solutions.
• Design and implement disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), and data replication strategies.
• Manage K8s (Kubernetes) and Linux environments.
• Oversee KVM and SLES platforms and ensure efficient platform management through advanced tools and solutions.
• Develop strategies for backup, archiving, and external storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, S3, and Ceph.
• Provide expert-level input for connectivity and performance optimization.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and standards for IT architecture, manageability, and security.
• Act as a technical advisor on IT platforms and infrastructure strategies.

• Deep knowledge of private cloud, container management, and open-source IT platforms.
• Strong understanding of WAN and L3 network architectures
• Expert-level understanding of:
• Data center LAN, load balancing, firewalls, and proxying.
• Kubernetes (K8s) and Linux environments.
• KVM and SLES platforms.
• Backup and archiving solutions.
• External storage platforms such as SAN, NAS, S3, and Ceph.
• Excellent understanding of disaster recovery (DR), business continuity (BC), and data center replication principles.
• Excellent understanding of external storage platforms (SAN, NAS, S3, Ceph)
• Analytical mindset with the ability to balance technical and financial requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal English skills.

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.