Job Description
MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: Considering the nature of client engagements, all employees must qualify for UK Government Security Clearance - This entails possessing the right to work in the UK without requiring a visa/sponsorship and having resided in the UK for at least five consecutive years without any gaps of more than six months.
Senior / Principal Infrastructure Architect
Our client is a technology consulting firm, due to rapid growth plans, they are looking for a Senior / Principal Infrastructure Architect.
The architecture practice houses a network of industry-leading professionals. As a practice, they deliver complex transformations, seamless cloud migrations and enterprise architecture definitions and management.
As the Principal Infrastructure Architect, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the design and deployment of infrastructure servers, networks, and end-user devices. From conceptualisation to implementation, you'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and resilient architectures that empower clients to achieve their strategic objectives.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the architectural design and development of infrastructure solutions.
* Provide architecture leadership and support to infrastructure teams
* Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients' existing infrastructure landscapes, providing strategies and roadmaps to improve the existing infrastructure systems.
* Develop plans for procurement and implementation of infrastructure.
* Provide direction to teams on implementing technical solutions and methodologies to achieve desired outcomes.
* Offer resolutions to intricate issues arising in network programs and projects.
* Guarantee readiness for disasters; establish technical resilience i.e. implement secure backup and recovery procedures to safeguard against system disruptions.
* Regularly engage with business stakeholders to monitor, document, and report on projects
Current experience will include:
* You will possess a meticulous approach to problem-solving.
* Proven experience supporting highly critical services
* End-user devices / Backup as a service (BaaS)
* Server Virtualisation / VMWare
* Kubernetes (highly desirable)
* Efficiently interact with clients to ascertain project goals and specifications.
* Knowledge of data-centric operations and the components involved.
* Experience of dealing with major incidents
* Knowledge of networking concepts, cloud computing and principles