DC Architect - 12-Month Contract - Reading (Office Based) - Inside IR35

Hamilton Barnes; Reading; Sur place; GBP 600 - 900; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a DC Architect for a Reading-based, 12-month contract in a major infrastructure programme. The role covers end-to-end data centre design, migration planning, and resilience strategies as the senior technical authority across compute, storage and network disciplines.

The ideal candidate will have strong VMware/SDDC experience, data centre networking expertise, and familiarity with backup/DR, Cloud integration, and automation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Data Centre/Infrastructure Architect in large enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of virtualisation and SDDC, especially VMware.
• Solid data centre networking understanding (leaf-spine, resilient design).

Responsabilités

• Design end-to-end data centre architectures (compute, storage, network, virtualization).
• Lead data centre consolidation, exit and migration planning with target-state designs.
• Define resilience, backup and DR strategy with RPO/RTO targets (Rubrik).
• Provide direction on monitoring and tooling (SCOM) and promote IaC/automation.
• Advise stakeholders on architectural options, risks and standards; provide after-hours escalation support.

Connaissances

Data Centre Architecture

Virtualisation

Networking

Hybrid/Cloud Integration

Automation

Outils

SCOM

Rubrik

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Description du poste

DC Architect - 12-Months Contract - Reading (Office Based) - Inside IR35

Our client, a leading IT consultancy, is looking for a Data Centre Architect to join a major infrastructure programme in Reading. You will own the architecture and design of data centre and hybrid environments, guide consolidation and migration activity, and act as the senior technical authority across compute, storage, network and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document end-to-end data centre architectures, covering compute, storage, network and virtualisation.
• Lead data centre consolidation, exit and migration planning, including target-state designs and transition roadmaps.
• Define resilience, backup and DR strategy, including RPO and RTO targets, using tools such as Rubrik.
• Provide technical direction on monitoring and operational tooling (eg SCOM) and champion automation and Infrastructure as Code.
• Advise stakeholders and senior leadership on architectural options, risks and standards, and provide out-of-hours escalation support.

What You Will Ideally Bring

• Proven experience as a Data Centre or Infrastructure Architect on large enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of virtualisation and SDDC, particularly VMware.
• Solid grounding in data centre networking (eg leaf-spine, resilient design) and Tier II-IV facility concepts.
• Experience designing backup, DR and high availability solutions, plus hybrid and cloud integration.
• Desirable, experience with SCOM, Rubrik, Infrastructure as Code and Zero Trust principles.

Contract Details

• Duration: 1 year
• Day Rate: Negotiable
• Determination: Inside IR35
• Location: Reading, office based (out-of-hours escalation support required)
• Positions: 1
• Start Date: ASAP

DC Architect - 12-Months Contract - Reading (Office Based) - Inside IR35