Infrastructure / Platform Architect (Solution Design Team)

Gba5 Entserv Uk Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development and training

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an Infrastructure/Platform Architect to lead enterprise-scale infrastructure design for defence and aerospace clients in a predominantly on-site role in Farnborough. You will define architecture across compute, storage, networking and virtualization, while guiding cloud and hybrid strategies aligned to stringent security requirements.

The role demands senior leadership, broad vendor experience and strong governance capabilities to support programme integration,

Qualifications

• Extensive IT infrastructure leadership experience.
• Proven cloud and hybrid infra design in AWS/Azure and on-prem.
• Strong virtualization, storage, networking and high-availability design.
• Experience working in defence/regulated environments.
• Knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate and Agile (SAFe) delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver enterprise infrastructure architecture across compute, storage, networking and virtualization.
• Lead cloud adoption, migrations and technology refresh programmes.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and defence standards.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams and mentor staff.
• Translate complex technical concepts into tangible business outcomes.

Skills

Cloud & hybrid infra

TOGAF/ArchiMate

SAFe method

Kubernetes

VMware

Security governance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Description

DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.

Infrastructure / Platform Architect (Solution Design Team)

Location: Farnborough (onsite 5 days per week)

Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.

The role

The Solution Design Team Infrastructure Architect is a senior technical leadership position responsible for designing, implementing and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms supporting defence and aerospace operations. The successful candidate will work alongside the customer as a part of their Solution Design Team. The SDT maintains the end-to-end Solution Architecture top level design document and governs contractor solution designs ensuring individual service designs and HLDs fit into the wider solution and address the required policies, standards and requirements (functional, non-functional, security and service which it is also responsible for defining in conjunction with the contractor). It further supports the management of the SAFe development roadmap, and programme integration, testing and support of the end-to-end solution.

The Infrastructure Architect will cover the infrastructure solutions including on premise VCF based private cloud infrastructure and broader platform services to deliver secure tenant systems operating on the platform. This requires exceptional technical breadth and depth with strategic thinking and programme leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver enterprise infrastructure architecture across compute, storage, networking and virtualisation platforms.
• Develop cloud and hybrid infrastructure strategies aligned to defence security requirements.
• Lead infrastructure modernisation, cloud adoption, system migrations and technology refresh programmes.
• Design resilient, secure and scalable platforms supporting mission-critical services.
• Establish infrastructure standards, design patterns and governance frameworks.
• Drive technical decision-making through architecture reviews and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure compliance with security policies, defence standards and industry regulations.
• Lead capacity planning, performance optimisation and operational resilience initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and architectural guidance to engineering teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity, security hardening and incident response planning.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve capability, security and efficiency.

Requirements

Essential

• Extensive experience in IT infrastructure, including enterprise-scale architecture and design leadership.
• Proven expertise in cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments (AWS, Azure or equivalent).
• Strong background in virtualisation, storage, networking and high-availability platform design.
• Experience delivering infrastructure transformation, modernisation and migration programmes.
• Knowledge of infrastructure architecture frameworks, governance and best practices.
• Familiarity with VMware, containerisation, Kubernetes and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, business continuity and resilient infrastructure design.
• Experience working within secure, regulated or defence-related environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and technical leadership skills.
• Experience working with TOGAF, ArchiMate and Agile delivery methodologies (SAFe preferred).

Desirable

• Experience working within secure on-premise environments.
• Background in defence, aerospace or government technology programmes.
• Knowledge of defence security policies, standards and compliance requirements.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect.
• TOGAF certification or wider Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of ITAR and export control regulations.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private medical insurance and comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development and training support
• Opportunity to architect mission-critical infrastructure for world-class defence organisations

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.