Enterprise IT Infrastructure Architect

Sept 2017 Branding; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CLS Architecture practice establishes and maintains the architectural framework to support the technology strategy within which IT solutions can be delivered.

It is responsible for ensuring CLS continues to deliver reliable, resilient, cost-beneficial business service solutions through the formulation of the enterprise strategy and architecture framework for the CLS IT Systems, underpinned by governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a related field.
• TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification advantageous.
• Experience designing and delivering complex infrastructure solutions.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work with globally distributed teams and tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality High Level Design documentation describing technical systems solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to the IT engineering, delivery and test teams throughout implementation phases.
• Act as a liaison between Architecture and Engineering and direct the development of technical standards and platforms.
• Support the Enterprise Architects in the development of infrastructure road maps to support evolution of the technical and digital portfolios.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Proactive learner

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor/Master in related field

TOGAF/CITA/RHCA or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Technologies

Red Hat/Linux

VMware/ESX/vSphere

Citrix

IBM WebSphere MQ

Oracle/DB2

LAN/WAN/MAN

Routing/Firewall

VPN/Load Balancing

IT Security

Job description

CLS Architecture practice establishes and maintains the architectural framework to support the technology strategy within which IT solutions can be delivered.

It is responsible for ensuring CLS continues to deliver reliable, resilient, cost-beneficial business service solutions through the formulation of the enterprise strategy and architecture framework for the CLS IT Systems, underpinned by governance and compliance.