Senior Infrastructure Platform Architect – Cloud & Defence

Gba5 Entserv Uk Limited; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development & training

Defence industry experience

Job summary

DXC Technology in Hampshire is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Architect to design, implement and manage enterprise-scale infrastructure for defence and aerospace operations. You will architect complex IT environments, define technology strategies and lead modernisation programmes while ensuring security and compliance.

You will lead design and implementation of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/private cloud) and guide virtualization, DR and resilience architectures.

Qualifications

• Extensive IT infrastructure experience in an architecture role.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms.
• Strong background in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure or equivalent).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V or KVM).
• Defence, aerospace or government IT environment experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and define enterprise infrastructure architectures across compute, storage, networking and virtualization.
• Develop cloud strategy and hybrid infrastructure roadmaps aligned with security standards.
• Lead capacity planning and infrastructure optimisation initiatives.
• Architect cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or private cloud) for mission-critical workloads.
• Guide modernization programmes, migrations and technology refresh initiatives.
• Ensure security, compliance with ITAR and defence standards.
• Lead technical teams and governance processes; document architecture decisions.
• Engage with customers and senior stakeholders to present recommendations.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Hybrid infrastructure

Virtualisation

Storage & backup

Networking & security

Kubernetes

Microservices

Disaster recovery

Security & compliance

Leadership & stakeholder engagement

Defence/government IT

Job description

DXC Technology in Hampshire is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Architect to design, implement and manage enterprise-scale infrastructure for defence and aerospace operations. You will architect complex IT environments, define technology strategies and lead modernisation programmes while ensuring security and compliance.

You will lead design and implementation of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/private cloud) and guide virtualization, DR and resilience architectures.