Infrastructure Architect

Job Description

Infrastructure Architect - Major Infrastructure TransformationUnique opportunity for an Infrastructure Architect to join a large-scale, multinational company headquartered in the Sunderland Area. Work will be varied, proposing and architecting infrastructure solutions, underpinning a broad range of innovative business and technology transformations. A fantastic time to join a business undergoing significant change and modernisation, driving innovation and efficiencies with significant investment.Exciting opportunity to work on flagship projects with best-in-class, latest technologies including cloud (AWS and Azure), SDWAN (Meraki) etc. An operationally complex business with a large number of sites, remote workforce and unique technology needs.This is an employer of choice. A business which values employees and offers significant potential to enhance and grow your career. Many of the advantages that you might get working for a consultancy/3rd party, such as variety of work, commercial aspect etc, but with far greater work/life balance.Experience RequiredProvision of technical architectural support to large-scale programmes, particularly in organisations where the IT landscape is evolving and constantly rolling out new services.* Experience of working on end-to-end projects; developing solutions which clearly address the business benefit, recommending solutions (with costing etc), low level technical design and documentation, supporting engineers in delivery etc.* Experience working on data centre solutions as part of a complex infrastructure ecosystem.* Experience in architecture of Azure and / or AWS cloud platforms would be beneficial, but not essential (although you must have an interest in working with these technologies)* Experience with network design/implementations and associated security.* Likely to have come from a " hands-on" engineering background with a can-do attitude (you will not be "hands-on", however you must be able to work closely with Engineers).* Extensive experience of defining and developing future roadmaps according to industry trends and best practice.* Proven ability to analyse complex components, identify decision points, draw conclusions and produce architecture roadmaps.* Full project lifecycle experience, not just designing theretical architecture, but producing low level technical designs for technical solutions and managing delivery teams in implementing* effectively both orally and inwriting with all members of the delivery team.* Ideally experience with technical architecture framework, e.g. TOGAF, Zachman or a comparable methodology.* Ideally certifications in Cloud, VMware and Microsoft technologies.* Ability to self-manage, prioritising work and projects which might be moving at different paces, without a Project Manager.* Ideally experience working for a company whose core business is IT infrastructure, such as an IT Managed Services Provider.Position paying up to £65,000 + corporate benefits and perks.Great work culture which promotes work/life balance (… standard working days).Work from home during Covid-19. Then Sunderland area offices.