Lead Infrastructure Engineer - DV

IO Associates; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is looking for a hands-on Lead Infrastructure Engineer/Architect in the South West of England. The role involves owning the design and delivery of secure, mission-critical platforms, acting as a senior technical lead, and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates will have proven experience with complex infrastructure solutions and strong communication skills to engage senior stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a secure delivery team in a challenging environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lead/Principal Engineer delivering complex, large-scale infrastructure or platform solutions.
• Strong track record owning solutions across the full life cycle (design, build, test, deploy, operate).
• Ability to design and deliver secure, mission-critical systems within time and cost constraints.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical lead, owning end‑to‑end design and delivery of infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Produce and maintain HLDs and LLDs, translating requirements into clear build, configuration and runbooks.
• Lead and assure technical designs, builds and change requests.
• Provide hands‑on leadership across build, configuration, integration, automation and troubleshooting activities.
• Mentor engineers and act as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud & infrastructure platforms

Networks & connectivity

Applications & integration

Data (incl. AI/ML)

ITSM/ITIL & service operations

Cyber security

Automation & tooling

Job description

Role: Lead Infrastructure Engineer/Architect (DV)
Location: South West.
Clearance: DV

An opportunity to join a secure delivery team as a hands‑on Lead Infrastructure Engineer with strong architectural skills, owning the design and delivery of secure, mission‑critical platforms for a major programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as senior technical lead, owning end‑to‑end design and delivery of infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Produce and maintain HLDs and LLDs, translating requirements into clear build, configuration and runbooks for engineering teams.
• Lead and assure technical designs, builds and change requests, ensuring they meet agreed architecture, security and service standards.
• Provide hands‑on leadership across build, configuration, integration, automation and troubleshooting activities.
• Work closely with Delivery Managers, Architects, Service & Security Leads and engineers to deliver secure, resilient and supportable platforms into live.
• Mentor engineers, lead technical workstreams and act as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders, explaining options, risks and trade‑offs clearly.
• Identify opportunities to optimise, automate and reduce technical debt across the stack.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Lead/Principal Engineer delivering complex, large‑scale infrastructure or platform solutions.
• Strong track record owning solutions across the full life cycle (design, build, test, deploy, operate).
• Deep understanding of core IT domains, with hands‑on strength in several of:
  • Cloud & infrastructure platforms
  • Networks & connectivity
  • Applications & integration
  • Data (incl. AI/ML)
  • ITSM/ITIL & service operations
  • Cyber security
  • Automation & tooling
• Ability to design and deliver secure, mission‑critical systems within time and cost constraints.
• Excellent communication skills; confident engaging senior stakeholders and leading multi‑disciplinary technical teams.
• Experience reviewing and assuring technical solutions and designs for major programmes or bids.