Infrastructure Architect

eTeam; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

eTeam is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect to lead end-to-end architecture workstreams, delivering secure, resilient, scalable solutions. The role provides architectural leadership across infrastructure, network, cyber security and monitoring domains, aligning designs with business and technology objectives.

You will own the infrastructure roadmap, define standards, and govern high-level and low-level designs while collaborating with delivery, engineering, security and client

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of cloud platforms, data centres, networking, and infrastructure operations.
• Experience of cyber security principles including Zero Trust, identity, segmentation, and infrastructure security.
• Understanding of monitoring, observability, event management, and operational tooling.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams and complex transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the infrastructure architecture roadmap and target-state designs.
• Lead architecture activities across compute, storage, cloud, network, workplace, and platform services.
• Provide oversight and governance for Cyber Security, Network, and Monitoring workstreams.
• Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, operational, and compliance requirements.
• Define infrastructure standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Work closely with delivery, engineering, security, and client stakeholders to drive architectural decisions.
• Review and approve high-level and low-level solution designs.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical assurance activities.
• Provide leadership to architects and technical SMEs across the programme.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Data centres

Networking

Cyber security

Monitoring

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Location: London EC2Y 9LY

Days on site: 3 days onsite/week

Pay Rate: £545 to 572 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella)

Role Description:

Role Purpose

• Lead the end-to-end infrastructure architecture workstream, ensuring the design and delivery of secure, resilient, scalable, and operationally supportable infrastructure solutions.
• The role provides architectural leadership across infrastructure, network, cyber security, and monitoring domains while aligning solutions to business and technology objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the infrastructure architecture roadmap and target-state designs.
• Lead architecture activities across compute, storage, cloud, network, workplace, and platform services.
• Provide oversight and governance for Cyber Security, Network, and Monitoring workstreams.
• Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, operational, and compliance requirements.
• Define infrastructure standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Work closely with delivery, engineering, security, and client stakeholders to drive architectural decisions.
• Review and approve high-level and low-level solution designs.
• Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical assurance activities.
• Provide leadership to architects and technical SMEs across the programme.

Required Skills & Experience

• Broad knowledge of cloud platforms, data centres, networking, and infrastructure operations.
• Experience of cyber security principles including Zero Trust, identity, segmentation, and infrastructure security.
• Understanding of monitoring, observability, event management, and operational tooling.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams and complex transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.