Senior Data Centre Solutions Architect

Shaw Daniels Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw Daniels Solutions is seeking an experienced Data Centre Solutions Architect to join a leading technology solutions provider in London, with hybrid onsite arrangement (2 days per week). You will design and deliver data centre infrastructure, automation, resilience, and AI-ready platforms for enterprise clients.

You'll work closely with clients to understand business challenges, develop technical solutions, and produce architecture designs and documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Centre, Infrastructure, Enterprise, or Solutions Architecture.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise infrastructure transformation and migration projects.
• Strong understanding of on-premises infrastructure and data centre technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and modernise enterprise data centre environments.
• Develop network architectures including Cisco ACI, SDN, and spine-leaf topologies.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
• Architect high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Deliver infrastructure migration and transformation programmes.
• Design AI-ready infrastructure using platforms such as Cisco UCS and Dell PowerEdge.

Skills

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Enterprise infrastructure

Solutions architecture

Data centre technologies

Automation

AI-ready platforms

Tools

Cisco UCS

Dell PowerEdge

Pure Storage

Dell EMC

Cisco Nexus

ACI

VMware Cloud Foundation

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

REST APIs

Git

Job description

£100,000 Liverpool Street, London (2 days per week onsite/client site)

About the Role

Our client is looking for an experienced Data Centre Solutions Architect to join a leading technology solutions provider, helping enterprise clients modernise and transform their infrastructure environments.

This is a client-facing role focused on designing and delivering solutions across data centre infrastructure, automation, resilience, and AI-ready platforms. You'll work closely with clients to understand business challenges, develop technical solutions, and clearly demonstrate business value through high-quality architecture and design documentation.

You'll join a highly skilled team of architects and engineers working across cloud, automation, AI, networking, and enterprise infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and modernise enterprise data centre environments.
• Develop network architectures including Cisco ACI, SDN, and spine-leaf topologies.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Architect high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Deliver infrastructure migration and transformation programmes.
• Design AI-ready infrastructure using platforms such as Cisco UCS and Dell PowerEdge, including GPU, power, cooling, and capacity considerations.
• Produce clear client-facing technical documentation, proposals, and solution designs.

Required Experience

• 5+ years' experience in Data Centre, Infrastructure, Enterprise, or Solutions Architecture.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise infrastructure transformation and migration projects.
• Strong understanding of on-premises infrastructure and data centre technologies.

Technical Skills

Experience with some or all of the following:

• Cisco UCS or Dell PowerEdge
• Storage platforms such as Pure Storage or Dell EMC
• Cisco Nexus and ACI
• VMware Cloud Foundation
• Terraform, Ansible, or similar automation technologies
• CCNP or equivalent certification
• NVIDIA certifications or AI infrastructure experience
• DevOps, automation, and orchestration tools
• Python, REST APIs, and Git
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of modern CPU, GPU, and infrastructure technologies

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Solutions Architect to work on cutting-edge infrastructure, automation, and AI projects while helping enterprise customers navigate complex technology transformations.