Senior Infrastructure Architect

JR United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Architect in the United Kingdom. You will shape the architectural vision for IT Infrastructure, ensuring scalability and security across projects. Ideally, you have strong Cloud hosting skills, knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, and experience in an Agile environment. This role offers competitive salary and significant benefits for employees, including a generous pension contribution and annual leave.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Access to professional development opportunities

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of Cloud hosting solutions, specifically AWS & Azure.
• Thorough knowledge of authentication and access control, including Active Directory.
• Experience in designing and delivering technology strategy & architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop, secure and improve the current Infrastructure specifically within Dynamics 365.
• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance existing systems.

Skills

Cloud hosting solutions (AWS & Azure)

Authentication and access control

Technology strategy and architectural patterns

Agile delivery environment

Education

TOGAF v9+

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

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Ad Warrior

Location:

bristol, United Kingdom

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Posted:

04.08.2025

Expiry Date:

18.09.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Infrastructure Architect

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, Swansea

Salary: Up to £80,400 annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd August 2025

About the job

As a Senior Infrastructure Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the architectural vision and strategy both for future projects and day to day operations.

You will play a key role in the leadership on all things related to IT Infrastructure across the organisation leading the design, development, and implementation of high-quality technical solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Your expertise will guide the technical direction of projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

Joining their department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the Kings birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

This role will be within the platform team and the successful candidate will help ensure the agency is at the leading edge of technology, security, and all infrastructure components are running optimal. The main duties of this role will be to lead the support, Development, governance and insourcing of the MS Dynamics infrastructure within the organisation.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop, secure and improve the current Infrastructure specifically within Dynamics 365.
• Work closely with the Powerplatform Development team.
• Conduct Infrastructure reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and standards.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to enhance existing systems.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation.
• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Assess the current infrastructure and look for opportunities to insource support when available.
• Lead, Develop and support a team of Senior Infrastructure engineers.

Great line management is important to them as an organisation, and they will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. They aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

Person specification

Qualifications/licenses:

Hold or be willing to work towards

• TOGAF v9+

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Excellent understanding of Cloud hosting solutions (including hybrid integration) specifically AWS & Azure.
• Thorough knowledge of authentication and access control, including Active Directory, SAML, LDAP and IAM.
• Strong understanding of future developments in cloud computing and experience of re-platforming and Transformation.
• Proven experience of designing and delivering technology strategy & architectural patterns.
• Ability to understand and articulate the interactions between business functions, processes, and IT components, and how the individual parts interact with and impact the whole.
• Knowledge, understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its underlying infrastructure.
• Experience of working in an Agile delivery environment.

Being part of their brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the Kings birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all their colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where they encourage a great work-life balance.

To Apply

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