Senior Infrastructure Architect

Atos SE; Greater London; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave

Pension scheme (matched up to 10%)

Private Medical Cover

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Job summary

Atos seeks an experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to define and evolve enterprise infrastructure architecture across cloud platforms, hosting, networking, security, and workplace technologies. You will work with executive stakeholders and suppliers to ensure resilience, security, and value for money in a regulated financial services context.

Operating in a complex environment, you will combine strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery across modern cloud platforms and legacy estates,

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Infrastructure Architecture, Platform Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or related senior technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience in large, complex enterprise environments with cloud, legacy tech, outsourced services and multiple suppliers.
• Strong background in Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Deep technical expertise in Microsoft Azure and AWS, hybrid cloud, security, networking, and IAM.
• Experience with architecture governance, risk management, resilience, disaster recovery and continuity planning.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure architecture strategies, roadmaps, and target-state designs aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the design and governance of secure, resilient, highly available infrastructure across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
• Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure modernisation, platform engineering, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.
• Provide architecture leadership for major transformation, migration, and operational resilience programmes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and operational teams while promoting governance and technical excellence.

Skills

Infrastructure Architecture

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

Financial Services domain

Azure

AWS

Security & Networking

IAM

Governance & Resilience

Tools

Azure

AWS

Hybrid Cloud

Job description

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Atos is the Atos Group brand dedicated to AI-powered, secure, end-to-end digital services. Atos designs, develops, and operates critical digital environments that drive performance, resilience and sovereignty, helping public and private organizations worldwide retain control over their data and infrastructures, while meeting regulatory requirements.

With more than 52,000 employees serving over 4,500 clients across 54 countries, Atos helps modernize core IT systems, accelerate cloud and data transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and deliver secure digital workplace environments to support its clients, its employees and society. Atos also provides consulting and advisory services through its Atos Amplify brand.
A trusted partner in operating complex and mission-critical environments, Atos supports organizations across highly regulated and sovereign contexts.

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 54,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €7.2 billion, operating in 54 countries under two brands - Atos for services and Eviden for products and systems. European number one in cybersecurity and a leader in cloud, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is listed on Euronext Paris.

Where Purpose Meets Career

• Lead the architecture of business-critical infrastructure platforms supporting digital transformation in the Financial Services sector.
• Shape cloud, hosting, security, and operational technology strategies that influence long-term business success.
• Join a global technology leader where you can work on large-scale transformation programmes while developing your architecture career within a collaborative and innovative environment.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to define, govern, and evolve enterprise infrastructure architecture across cloud platforms, hosting services, networking, security, workplace technologies, operational tooling, and platform services.

Operating within a complex and highly regulated Financial Services environment, you will provide technical leadership across strategic transformation programmes, major technology investments, and operational service improvements. You will work closely with executive stakeholders, business leaders, operational teams, suppliers, and customers to ensure infrastructure capabilities support business objectives while delivering resilience, security, scalability, and value for money.

This role is ideal for an experienced infrastructure architecture leader who can combine strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery across both modern cloud platforms and complex legacy estate environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise infrastructure architecture strategies, roadmaps, and target-state designs aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the design and governance of secure, resilient, highly available infrastructure solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
• Drive cloud adoption, infrastructure modernisation, platform engineering, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code best practices.
• Provide architecture leadership for major transformation, migration, and operational resilience programmes.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and operational teams while promoting architecture governance and technical excellence.

Skills We Can't Do Without

• Significant experience in Infrastructure Architecture, Platform Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or related senior technical leadership roles.
• Proven experience working within large, complex enterprise environments that include cloud platforms, legacy technologies, outsourced services, and multiple suppliers.
• Strong background in Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, or other highly regulated industries.
• Deep technical expertise in Microsoft Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud environments, infrastructure security, enterprise networking, IAM, and platform services.
• Strong experience of architecture governance, risk management, operational resilience, disaster recovery, and service continuity planning.

Skills We'd Like

• TOGAF certification and experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Professional certifications in cloud architecture, cyber security, networking, or IT service management such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, CISSP, or ITIL

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC clearance.
• Location: UK-based. Remote working is available, with national mobility required.
• 25 days paid leave plus National Holidays
• Pension Scheme with contributions matched up to 10%
• Private Medical Cover
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance

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