Infrastructure Architect

Pinnova Talent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Financial Services is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect to shape the technology estate, overseeing cloud, infrastructure and security across an enterprise-scale environment. You will translate business needs into scalable, secure designs, lead cloud transformations, and provide technical leadership to engineers and stakeholders, ensuring compliance.

This role offers influence on strategic technology direction while staying hands-on with design work and collaboration

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in infrastructure architecture and platform engineering.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale Azure/hybrid solutions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft technologies, networking, security, and identity services.
• Experience working with stakeholders in regulated environments such as banking or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure and resilient technical solutions.
• Drive infrastructure modernisation and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Develop high-level and detailed technical designs for new technologies and services.
• Collaborate with project teams, engineers and third-party suppliers to deliver successful outcomes.
• Review existing services and identify opportunities to improve performance, security and reliability.
• Establish and promote infrastructure standards, best practices and design principles.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend new capabilities where appropriate.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with security, compliance and operational requirements.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud platforms

Azure

Hybrid environments

Security

Tools

Microsoft 365

Intune

Entra ID

Job description

We're looking for a highly experienced Infrastructure Architect to play a key role in shaping the future of our technology estate. Joining a respected financial services organisation, you'll have the opportunity to influence the future direction of a complex technology estate while supporting the delivery of secure, resilient and compliant platforms.

This position is ideal for a senior infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, designing scalable solutions and influencing technology direction across cloud, infrastructure and security.

Working closely with technology and business stakeholders, you'll lead the design of strategic technology initiatives while providing technical leadership across the wider infrastructure landscape.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the design and evolution of cloud and infrastructure platforms.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure and resilient technical solutions.
• Drive infrastructure modernisation and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Develop high-level and detailed technical designs for new technologies and services.
• Collaborate with project teams, engineers and third-party suppliers to deliver successful outcomes.
• Review existing services and identify opportunities to improve performance, security and reliability.
• Establish and promote infrastructure standards, best practices and design principles.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend new capabilities where appropriate.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with security, compliance and operational requirements.

About You

• Strong background in infrastructure Architect design, architecture, platform engineering or cloud technologies.
• Experience designing, architecting, and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across Azure and hybrid environments.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft technologies, networking, security and identity services.
• Comfortable engaging with both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience producing technical designs, solution documentation and implementation plans.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance strategic thinking and practical delivery.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Intune and Entra ID.
• Exposure to Dynamics 365 or other enterprise business systems.
• Experience within regulated environments, like banking or financial services.
• Previous involvement in technology strategy, solution design or architecture activities.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to influence major technology decisions, lead complex transformation initiatives and help shape the future direction of a modern Microsoft technology environment, without moving away from the technical side of the role.