Infrastructure Architect

Netcompany1; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical care via Vitality

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Certifications supported

Retail discounts

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Netcompany is seeking an Infrastructure Architect to oversee technology components in IT projects, bridging technical SMEs and business stakeholders to ensure customer journeys align with goals. The role focuses on robust requirements, repeatable delivery patterns, and high-quality design documentation.

You will guide end-to-end service design, ensuring BAU readiness and coordinating across disciplines from inception to decommissioning.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Proven capability to produce high- and low-level design documentation.
• Experience across full project lifecycles, from initiation to decommissioning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project management to interpret business needs and set project boundaries for technical specs.
• Produce High Level and Low Level design documents.
• Create holistic service designs covering technology, maintenance, and support.
• Oversee delivery across multiple technical disciplines and teams.
• Present architectural solutions to customers.

Skills

Windows Server

SCOM

SCCM

SQL Server

Linux

Kubernetes

Docker

Networking

Cloud AWS/Azure

Documentation

Tools

VMware

Podman

Git

SCCM

Job description

The Infrastructure Architect will be responsible for overseeing the completion of technology components within IT projects. They will perform liaison between technical SMEs and business stakeholders, providing guidance on the customer journey, to ensure that:Business goals are converted into a suitable project framework.Requirements are robustly defined, in a manner that allows suppliers to be engaged appropriately.Technical solutions align with customer repeatable delivery patterns.Design documentation is produced to a high standard and, covers the end-to-end service.Technical project delivery is overseen by and coordinated across multiple technical disciplines.Services are BAU-ready before they are handed to Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of working in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Collaborating with project management teams to interpret business needs and establish project boundaries that will inform the necessary technical specifications.
• Production of High Level and Low Level design documentation.
• Producing of holistic service designs, which not only cover technology aspects, but which also address service support, management and maintenance needs.
• Experience across full project lifecycle, from initiation to decommissioning.
• Ability to articulate technical project delivery activities and translate these into low-level tasks, for assignment to engineering teams.
• Understanding of business analysis methods.
• Presenting technical architecture solutions to the end customer.
• Ability to oversee the technical delivery of projects to the project manager and engineering team.

Technical Skills

• Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
• Windows 10/11, SCOM and SCCM
• Knowledge of SQL Server 2016/2019/2022
• Knowledge of SUSE/Red Hat Linux 7/8/9
• Knowledge of NAS/SAN technologies
• Knowledge of Containerisation technologies (Kubernetes/Docker/PodMan etc)
• Client and client server applications
• General networking knowledge
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms an advantage, but not essential
• Knowledge of Oracle RDBMS also an advantage, but not essential
• Would suit an experienced L2/L3 engineer looking to move into Architecture
• Knowledge of a broad range of technology solutions
• Experience of Network, Security and Storage technology solutions.
• Appreciation and understanding of Cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure
• Good documentation skills - deployment guides, Low Level Designs etc
• Application integration and migrations
• SC Cleared or eligible

Netcompany Academy

Through our Netcompany Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine-tune your strategic acumen. As you progress through the content, you'll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

Benefits include

• 25 days' holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].