Canary Wharf, UK

Hybrid (2 days a week)

Inside IR35 contract (6+ Months)

Job Overview

The Infrastructure Architect plays a key role in possessing broad knowledge in Data Centre, Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms, with a focus on capability enhancements and continuous improvement. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the design meet our architectural principles and security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Author High Level Solution Design, Solutions Overview and Conceptual Architectures.
• Design and architect solutions based on technical and business requirements.
• Develop and document architecture blueprints and best practices.
• Act as a lead Architecture on projects
• Contribute to the development & management of Infrastructure Strategy
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Architecture within org.
• Contribute to product roadmaps & reference architectures
• Experience in Architecture
• Strong Experience in Cloud platforms, Data Centre and hosting technologies
• Ability to communicate solutions to other stakeholders
• Broad knowledge of Networks & Security
• Good knowledge of Risk management
• Work closely with other architecture disciplines including Enterprise, Application and Security, as well Engineering and Operations
• Provide technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.
• Identify & recommend opportunities for efficiency.
• Stay updated on new features and capabilities & best practices.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage diversity.
• Share knowledge with the team and contribute to the organization's learning culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience Architecting Infrastructure solutions.
• Industry recognized certifications (such as Togaf, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) in conjunction with application in previous roles are highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure concepts, principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience in IaC (nice to have)
• Knowledge of Compute virtualization and hypervisors.
• Knowledge of Operating systems (Windows and Linux) & Database Technologies
• Knowledge of networking design and principles in both public cloud and traditional data center
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures.
• Ability to assess and recommend third-party tools and services to complement AWS offerings.
• Knowledge of 3rd party storage and firewall desired.
• Knowledge of cloud security.

Qualifications and certifications

• Degree in a technology discipline (Computer Science, Information Management, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity or equivalent)
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, SABSA, or equivalent.
• Deep expertise in risk management frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-53, and SANS Top 20 Critical Security Controls.
• Experience with cloud security solutions and services

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Investment Banking