Infrastructure Architect

ZipRecruiter; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FTSE 100 company seeks an experienced Infrastructure Architect for a hybrid role in Northampton. This critical position involves shaping the technology landscape, planning infrastructure budgets, and enhancing network security. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in infrastructure design across various environments, including IaaS and PaaS, and a sound understanding of network technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect.
• Strong working knowledge of IP, Ethernet, LAN/WAN.
• Experienced in data centre and public cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical design expertise for network and infrastructure development.
• Plan capital expenditure for upgrades and lifecycle management.
• Forecast operational costs related to support and maintenance.

Skills

Infrastructure design

IP networking

Ethernet routing

Network security

Software defined networking

Tools

Microsoft 365

Windows Services

AIX

Linux Servers

Job description

Job Description

Infrastructure Architect – Hybrid – Northampton – £70-80,000 + £7,300 Car allowance + 15% Bonus

FTSE 100 company is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect to provide essential technical design expertise for the ongoing development and enhancement of its network and infrastructure estate. This is a key role in shaping the company’s technology landscape, ensuring that infrastructure evolves in line with business needs and technological standards.

The Infrastructure Architect will shape the design decisions as well as having significant influence over the annual technology budget. This includes planning capital expenditure for infrastructure upgrades and lifecycle management, as well as forecasting operational costs related to support, maintenance, and security.

The ideal candidate will bring solid experience in infrastructure design, including both Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) models. A strong working knowledge of IP networking, Ethernet routing and switching across LAN, WAN, and data centre environments is essential, along with proven expertise in deploying and managing network security technologies.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as an Infrastructure Architect
• Working knowledge of IP, Ethernet, LAN/WAN
• Data centre and public cloud environments
• Experienced across a range of infrastructure technologies (Microsoft 365, Windows Services, AIX and Linux Servers etc)
• Understanding of software defined networking
• Network security products

Location: Northampton (Hybrid)

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 + £7,300 Car allowance + 15% Bonus