Infrastructure Architect

RedRock Resourcing; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RedRock Resourcing is seeking an Infrastructure Architect to join a highly regarded UK organisation delivering research and technology services across regulated sectors. You will design secure, scalable infrastructure for on-premises, hybrid and private cloud environments and shape technical strategy.

The role focuses on architecture governance, producing high- and low-level designs, and guiding migrations within a security-clearance dependent environment. Bristol-based, UK-wide projects.

Qualifications

• Eligible for UK security clearance.
• Experience designing hybrid and on-premises infrastructure.
• Experience producing HLDs, LLDs and architecture documentation.
• Strong knowledge of virtualisation, networking and storage technologies.
• Experience providing technical governance and design assurance.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking and cloud integration.

Responsibilities

• Design high and low-level Microsoft infrastructure solutions across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead technical discovery, assessments and infrastructure modernisation initiatives.
• Provide architectural governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Produce architecture documentation, standards and reference designs.
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies and migration strategies.
• Collaborate with project teams, engineers and senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Hybrid on-prem design

Security clearance eligible

Architecture documentation

Governance & risk

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Important: UK Security Clearance Eligibility Required

About the role:

We’re working with a highly respected organisation delivering innovative research and technology services into some of the UK’s most specialised and regulated sectors, in support of their search for an Infrastructure Architect.

They're seeking someone with a strong infrastructure background to design and deliver secure, scalable enterprise infrastructure solutions across on-premises, hybrid and private cloud environments. You'll play a key role in shaping technical strategy, producing architecture designs, and supporting infrastructure transformation projects within a highly regulated environment.

Important: Due to the nature of the projects, we can only consider candidates who are eligible for UK security clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Design high and low-level Microsoft infrastructure solutions across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead technical discovery, assessments and infrastructure modernisation initiatives.
• Provide architectural governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Produce architecture documentation, standards and reference designs.
• Identify and manage technical risks, dependencies and migration strategies.
• Collaborate with project teams, engineers and senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Requirements:

• Eligible for UK security clearance.
• Proven experience designing hybrid and on-premises infrastructure solutions.
• Experience producing HLDs, LLDs and technical architecture documentation.
• Strong knowledge of virtualisation, networking and storage technologies.
• Experience providing technical governance and design assurance.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking and cloud integration.

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position and you must be local to Bristol & eligible for security clearance to be considered.