Role:
Infrastructure Architect
Location:
Guildford, Surrey (Hybrid)
Contract:
6-Month Fixed Term Contract (
Pro-rata salary via PAYE – not a day rate
)
Start:
Immediate or max 2-week notice
Salary:
Market rate, negotiable (pro-rata)
Overview
We are seeking an experienced
Infrastructure Architect
to design and deliver enterprise infrastructure solutions across server, database, middleware, and storage platforms. This role will focus on building secure, scalable, and resilient environments aligned to business needs.
Insurance domain experience preferred.
AWS and Azure experience are essential.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and architect enterprise infrastructure solutions
* Deliver scalable, secure, high-availability environments
* Assess and optimise existing infrastructure platforms
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with business goals
* Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards
* Provide technical leadership and maintain architecture documentation
Key Skills & Experience
* 10+ years' infrastructure architecture experience
* Strong background across servers, databases, middleware, and storage
* AWS & Azure cloud expertise (mandatory)
* Virtualisation technologies (VMware / Hyper-V)
* Strong networking and security understanding
* IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible) desirable
* Relevant certifications (AWS/Azure, TOGAF, ITIL) advantageous