Infrastructure Architect

VIQU Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

VIQU Limited is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect for a 6-month contract in Glasgow to design and deliver end-to-end infrastructure solutions across international environments.

The role involves producing High-Level and Low-Level designs, supporting global office move and infrastructure projects, and ensuring scalable, compliant deployments. Onsite 2 days a week in Glasgow with strong stakeholder management skills required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect / Infrastructure Solutions Architect in a global enterprise environment.
• Strong general infrastructure and systems experience across servers, networking, cloud, virtualization and systems integration.
• Track record delivering end-to-end infrastructure across multiple regions.
• Experience designing and delivering solutions in large-scale infrastructure, transformation or office move projects.
• Strong expertise in producing and maintaining High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD).
• Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure and systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of infrastructure solutions across global office locations.
• Own and produce High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD).
• Support architecture and delivery of global office move and infrastructure projects.
• Review and update architecture documentation for existing systems.
• Ensure consistency, scalability and compliance across deployments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, networking, security and workplace technology specialists.
• Support the project lifecycle from concept through delivery and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical governance and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

Skills

Infra architecture

Global delivery

HLD/LLD docs

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Networking

Cloud & virtualization

Office moves

Security awareness

Job description

Infrastructure Architect - 6-month contract - Glasgow

Our longstanding customer in the legal sector is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect to join their IT team. This role focuses on designing and delivering end-to-end infrastructure solutions, with involvement across global system delivery and office move projects (over 50 offices globally) running until 2030.

The successful Infrastructure Architect will play a key role in shaping infrastructure solutions, producing high- and low-level designs, and ensuring seamless integration of systems across international environments.

Skills & Experience Required from the Infrastructure Architect:

• Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect / Infrastructure Solutions Architect within a global enterprise environment
• Strong general infrastructure and systems experience, ideally across areas such as servers, networking, cloud, virtualisation and systems integration
• Strong track record in end-to-end infrastructure delivery across multiple regions
• Experience designing and delivering solutions as part of large-scale infrastructure, transformation or office move projects
• Strong expertise in producing and maintaining HLD and LLD documentation
• Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure and systems
• Experience working with wider workplace technologies would be beneficial, but is not essential
• Familiarity with collaboration tools, AV, NAC, CCTV and global printing solutions would be advantageous
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Key Responsibilities of the Infrastructure Architect:

• Lead the design and delivery of infrastructure solutions across global office locations
• Own and produce High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD)
• Support the architecture and delivery of global office move and infrastructure projects
• Take ownership of existing systems, reviewing and updating architecture documentation as required
• Ensure consistency, scalability and compliance across global deployments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, networking, security and workplace technology specialists
• Support the project lifecycle from concept through to delivery and continuous improvement
• Provide technical governance and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• There might be some early/late calls to cover Asia/US markets

The Infrastructure Architect is required to be onsite 2 days a week in Glasgow.

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