Infrastructure Solutions Architect

Sopra Steria Ltd; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days holiday

AXA medical insurance

6% pension contribution

Life assurance at 4x salary

Job summary

Sopra Steria Ltd in Farnborough is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect to own and evolve the infrastructure architecture for mission-critical environments. The role focuses on secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across data centres, servers, storage, and VDI, with close collaboration across engineering, security and service teams.

The candidate will drive architectural governance, create high/low-level designs, and oversee hardware procurement with major vendors, all

Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure and solution architecture.
• Experience with VMware and VDI technologies.
• Knowledge of Windows Server and RHEL.
• Ability to produce HLDs/LLDs and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop infrastructure architecture across key technology domains (data centres, servers, storage, virtualization, VDI, Microsoft core services).
• Maintain and enhance existing infrastructure designs; produce/HLDs/LLDs and technical docs; identify improvement opportunities.
• Shape infrastructure roadmaps to ensure secure, scalable and resilient solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Security and Service teams to translate designs into practical solutions.
• Lead architecture and security governance; manage technical risks; oversee hardware design and procurement with vendors (Dell, HP, Cisco).

Skills

Infrastructure Architecture

VMware Horizon

VCF

VDI

Windows Server

RHEL

AD DS

Governance

Tools

Dell

HP

Cisco

Job description

Are you an experienced Infrastructure Solutions Architect looking to take ownership of complex technical solutions that support highly secure, mission-critical environments?

We are looking for an Infrastructure Solutions Architect to join our ADS sector, supporting the continued development and expansion of a highly secure collaboration platform used by organisations operating within secure environments.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of key areas of the infrastructure architecture, shaping existing solutions, driving technical improvements and helping deliver new capabilities as the platform continues to expand.

Working alongside experienced Architects, Engineers and Security Specialists, you will play an important role in ensuring our infrastructure remains secure, scalable, resilient and capable of supporting mission-critical operations.

Due to the nature of the role, we are looking for candidates who currently hold active Security Clearance (SC) and are eligible to undergo MoD Developed Vetting (DV). This is a hybrid opportunity, so candidates must be able to travel to site as required by business needs.

What you will be doing:

• Own and develop infrastructure architecture across key technology domains, including data centres, servers, storage, virtualisation, VDI and Microsoft core services.
• Take responsibility for existing infrastructure designs, creating and maintaining HLDs, LLDs and technical documentation while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Shape infrastructure technology roadmaps, ensuring solutions remain secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with future customer requirements.
• Work closely with Engineering, Security and Service teams to translate architectural designs into practical solutions, providing technical direction and guidance throughout delivery.
• Lead technical solutions through architecture and security governance, influencing key design decisions and managing technical risks.Oversee infrastructure hardware design, specification and procurement, working with technology suppliers such as Dell, HP and Cisco.

What you will bring:

• A strong background in Infrastructure, Technical or Solution Architecture, with the ability to take ownership of complex infrastructure solutions.
• Good knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VMware virtualisation technologies and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), ideally VMware Horizon.
• Strong technical knowledge of Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and other on-premises Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
• An understanding of enterprise data centre infrastructure, including physical servers, SANs, storage and associated hardware, along with vendor procurement and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• The ability to produce HLDs, LLDs and technical design documentation, progress solutions through governance and work collaboratively with engineering teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and technical leadership skills, with the ability to influence architectural decisions and deliver secure, scalable and maintainable solutions.

Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Farnborough
Security Clearance Level: An active Security Clearance (SC) and are eligible to undergo MoD Developed Vetting (DV)
Internal Recruiter: Josh
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, which can be taken as cash, 25 days’ holiday, with the option to purchase up to an additional 10 days per year, AXA medical insurance, 6% pension contribution and life assurance at 4x salary

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.