Senior Infrastructure Architect & Strategy Lead (Hybrid)

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

41 days leave

Generous pension

Flexible hybrid work

Family-friendly policies

Staff networks

Discounts (retail & travel)

Professional development

Job summary

The University of Sheffield seeks a Lead Domain Architect – Infrastructure to shape our infrastructure strategy and set technical direction across data centers, hosting, networking and core services. You will lead a small team of domain architects and drive architectural integrity while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

In this senior leadership role, you will define standards and roadmaps, partner with product, project, engineering and suppliers, and deliver secure, resilient technology

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of complex infrastructure initiatives
• Experience defining architectural standards, strategies and roadmaps
• Ability to work with senior leaders, architects, engineers, delivery teams and external suppliers
• Ability to assess emerging technologies, vendor proposals, costs and architectural risks
• Strong communication of complex technical decisions to a range of audiences
• Experience coaching others to produce technically sound designs

Responsibilities

• Define architecture standards, principles and roadmaps across networking, hosting, identity, data centres, storage, virtualization and core infrastructure services.
• Lead and develop a small team of domain architects, providing direction, mentoring and opportunities for professional growth.
• Strengthen governance and foster a collaborative culture focused on innovation, consistency and continual improvement.

Job description

The University of Sheffield seeks a Lead Domain Architect – Infrastructure to shape our infrastructure strategy and set technical direction across data centers, hosting, networking and core services. You will lead a small team of domain architects and drive architectural integrity while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

In this senior leadership role, you will define standards and roadmaps, partner with product, project, engineering and suppliers, and deliver secure, resilient technology