Enterprise Architect

Computer Futures; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Computer Futures is seeking an DV Cleared Enterprise Infrastructure Architect to lead secure, scalable infrastructure design for high-profile government programs. London or Cheltenham.

You will drive architecture strategy, engage stakeholders, and guide modernization and automation initiatives across on-prem and cloud platforms. The role demands strong technical credibility, hands-on delivery experience in secure environments, and proven ability to coordinate across large transformation

Qualifications

• Active DV Clearance.
• Experience delivering enterprise infrastructure or platform architecture within secure or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies and operating models.
• Experience producing high-level and low-level infrastructure designs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working across large-scale transformation or integration programs.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, resilience, availability, and performance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise infrastructure solutions across secure environments.
• Define architecture roadmaps and technical strategies aligned to business and operational requirements.
• Support infrastructure transformation, modernization, migration, and upgrade initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership across infrastructure, platform, cloud, virtualization, and automation technologies.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review infrastructure designs to ensure security, scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• Support the implementation of automation and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Contribute to technical governance, design assurance, and architecture reviews.

Skills

DV Clearance

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

AWS

Job description

DV Cleared Enterprise Infrastructure Architect / Solution Architect

London or Cheltenham

Active DV Clearance Required

We are seeking a DV Cleared Enterprise Infrastructure Architect / Solution Architect to support high-profile government and national security programs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, delivering, and optimizing secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions across complex enterprise environments. You will work closely with stakeholders, technical teams, and system integrators to define infrastructure strategy, architecture, and implementation approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise infrastructure solutions across secure environments.
• Define architecture roadmaps and technical strategies aligned to business and operational requirements.
• Support infrastructure transformation, modernization, migration, and upgrade initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership across infrastructure, platform, cloud, virtualization, and automation technologies.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Review infrastructure designs to ensure security, scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• Support the implementation of automation and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Contribute to technical governance, design assurance, and architecture reviews.

Required Experience

• Active DV Clearance.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise infrastructure or platform architecture within secure or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure technologies and operating models.
• Experience producing high-level and low-level infrastructure designs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working across large-scale transformation or integration programs.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, resilience, availability, and performance best practices.

Desirable Technical Experience

Candidates should have experience across several of the following areas:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• OpenShift
• VMware / vSphere
• Virtualization Technologies
• Kubernetes
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Hybrid Cloud Platforms
• Platform Engineering
• DevOps Practices and Tooling
• Enterprise Storage and Compute Solutions
• Networking and Security Architecture

Ideal Background

We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked within:

• MOD
• Defence Digital
• Home Office
• National Security Programs
• Central Government
• Intelligence or Secure Government Environments
• Large Systems Integrators supporting Public Sector Clients

Key Attributes

• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strategic mindset with hands-on technical credibility.
• Experience operating within complex, mission-critical environments.