Platform Infrastructure Architect (Hybrid, UKMorocco)

Intelance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A strategic consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Platform / Infrastructure Architect to lead the design of hosting and platform patterns for diverse environments. In this role, you will work in a hybrid model, collaborating closely with security teams, documenting infrastructure landscapes, and defining target hosting standards. With 7+ years of experience, you will enjoy a competitive compensation package and direct access to leadership while shaping the future of enterprise architecture practices. Immediate opportunities for influence on projects across clients are available.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Hybrid working model

Direct access to leadership

Qualifications

• 7 years experience in Infrastructure Architecture or related roles.
• Strong experience designing infrastructure for complex environments.
• Hands-on exposure to major cloud platforms like Azure or AWS.
• Ability to produce clear infrastructure design artifacts.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Define hosting and platform patterns and support key projects.
• Document current infrastructure landscape and key dependencies.
• Work closely with Security Architects to meet security controls.
• Design infrastructure views for pilot projects.
• Highlight and prioritize infrastructure risks impacting projects.

Skills

Ruby

Disaster Recovery

Active Directory

SOA

Cloud

IaaS

PowerShell

AWS

Infrastructure

Linux

VPN

Hyper‑V

VM

IP

Identity

Job description

Intelance is a specialist consultancy in Enterprise Architecture Cybersecurity and AI. We are building a lean senior team to stand up a new Enterprise Architecture function for a major engineering and project-delivery group in North Africa. We are looking for an experienced Platform / Infrastructure Architect to define hosting and platform patterns shape the target technical landscape (on-prem and cloud) and support key projects with clear pragmatic infrastructure designs.

Tasks

• Work with Enterprise Solution Security Data and Integration Architects to define the clients platform and infrastructure baseline (on-prem cloud network identity endpoints).
• Document current infrastructure landscape core platforms environments key dependencies and technical risks.
• Define target hosting patterns and platform standards (e.g. when to use on-prem vs cloud multi-tier patterns shared services shared platforms).
• Design infrastructure views for 1-2 pilot projects going through the new EA workflow covering environments connectivity resilience and operational model.
• Specify and refine non-functional requirements (availability performance capacity backup / restore DR monitoring) for solutions and integrations.
• Work closely with Security Architects to ensure designs meet security controls (network zoning identity encryption logging) without blocking delivery.
• Support IT Operations in aligning platform operations and support (monitoring patching incident management) with the target architecture.
• Contribute clear reusable infrastructure patterns and reference diagrams into the EA repository.
• Highlight and prioritise infrastructure risks and technical debt that impact projects and help shape a realistic improvement roadmap.
• Explain infrastructure options and constraints clearly to non-infrastructure stakeholders (IT leadership PMO business).

Requirements

• 7 years experience in Infrastructure Architecture Platform Architecture or related roles.
• Strong experience designing infrastructure for complex environments with a mix of on-prem and cloud multiple line-of-business systems and integrations.
• Good understanding of core domains such as compute storage networking identity load balancing backup / DR monitoring and operations.
• Hands-on exposure to at least one major cloud platform (e.g. Azure AWS) and hybrid connectivity patterns.
• Comfortable producing clear infrastructure design artefacts (high-level infra diagrams environment maps NFR definitions).
• Able to work closely with Solution Integration and Security Architects to ensure designs are coherent and implementable.
• Confident discussing trade-offs (cost vs resilience performance vs complexity) with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills in English and comfortable working in a hybrid model (remote plus occasional on-site visits to Casablanca and / or London).

Nice to have

• Experience supporting platforms in engineering construction energy utilities or other project-driven industries.
• Knowledge of Microsoft-centric environments (Windows Server Active Directory / Entra ID Microsoft 365 Azure).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Azure Monitor App Insights Splunk ELK etc.).
• French language skills and / or experience working with Francophone or North African clients.
• Experience contributing to EA or design authority forums (ARB CAB).

Benefits

• Key role in shaping the technical foundation of a new Enterprise Architecture capability for a major engineering and project-delivery group.
• Work in a small senior team that values clear practical designs and honest risk discussion.
• Hybrid working model remote by default with focused on-site trips to run workshops and support pilot projects.
• Exposure to Intelances broader EA Cybersecurity and AI work with the opportunity to influence platform / infrastructure practices across clients.
• Competitive compensation with options for freelance / Ltd company engagement or longer-term collaboration.
• Direct access to Intelance leadership and the chance to help shape our platform / infrastructure architecture playbooks and patterns.

If you are a Platform / Infrastructure Architect who enjoys turning messy hybrid estates into clear patterns and realistic designs that projects can actually deliver we would like to hear from you.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a brief introductory call followed by a practical case discussion with the Intelance team.

Key Skills

• Ruby
• Disaster Recovery
• Active Directory
• SOA
• Cloud
• IaaS
• PowerShell
• AWS
• Infrastructure
• Linux
• VPN
• Hyper‑V
• VM
• IP
• Identity

Employment Type : Freelance

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 550 - 700