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Azure AI Infrastructure & MLOps Talent Partner | Building Elite Contractor Teams for Digital Consultancies | Microsoft Cloud Specialist
Hybrid (2–3 days onsite, UK-based)
Initial Term: 6 months (with potential extension)
Are you an experienced infrastructure strategist ready to shape the future of digital platforms across a large-scale, multi-domain organisation? We’re looking for a senior Enterprise Architect – Infrastructure Architecture to lead the development of infrastructure strategy, patterns, and roadmaps in a complex public sector environment.
This is a hybrid contract role, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise-scale transformation, and who can confidently engage with senior stakeholders to influence long-term direction.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and maintain the infrastructure architecture vision and roadmap.
* Lead architectural engagements across infrastructure and operational domains.
* Inspire and manage a team of architects, including contractors and permanent staff.
* Collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape strategic direction and investment.
* Identify opportunities for innovation and emerging technology adoption.
* Support investment case development and whole-life costing.
* Ensure infrastructure solutions align with enterprise principles and deliver measurable value.
* Provide architectural assurance and contribute to procurement and supplier evaluation.
* Mentor and upskill other architects, promoting best practices across the team.
What You’ll Bring
* Extensive experience in enterprise or infrastructure architecture at a senior level.
* Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Deep understanding of cloud, networking, hosting, and platform services.
* Experience guiding architecture at a domain level and setting strategic guardrails.
* Proven ability to mentor and develop architectural capability in others.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience working in or with the Civil Service is highly desirable.
* A technical degree or equivalent experience.
* Location: Hybrid (2–3 days onsite per week, UK-based)
* IR35 Status: Inside IR35
* Duration: 6 months (initial), with potential for extension
* Start Date: ASAP
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Consulting and Information Technology
* Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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