20th August 2025
Infrastructure Architect
Infrastructure
London
£100,000 - £110,000 per annum + annual discretionary bonus
Infrastructure Architect
London, Docklands (Hybrid)
£100,000 – £110,000 per annum + annual discretionary bonus
On behalf of an industry Leading financial services organisation, I am seeking an experienced Infrastructure Architect.
The Infrastructure Architect will possess broad knowledge in Data Centre, Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms, with a focus on capability enhancements and continuous improvement. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the design meets architectural principles and security standards.
The organisation offers hybrid working with a non-negotiable 2 days a week in their London office, therefore you must be within reasonable commuting distance to London.
Responsibilities:
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- Author High Level Solution Design, Solutions Overview and Conceptual Architectures.
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- Design and architect solutions based on technical and business requirements.
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- Develop and document architecture blueprints and best practices.
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- Act as a lead Architecture on projects
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- Contribute to the development & management of Infrastructure Strategy
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- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Architecture within the business
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- Contribute to product roadmaps & reference architectures.
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- Provide technical guidance to team members and stakeholders.
Skills / Experience required:
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- At least 5 years’ experience in an Infrastructure Architecture capacity
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- Experience in a regulated financial services environment (banking / insurance preferred)
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- Experience in IaC (nice to have)
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- Knowledge of Compute virtualization and hypervisors.
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- Knowledge of Operating systems (Windows and Linux) & Database Technologies
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- Knowledge of networking design and principles in both public cloud and traditional data center
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- Knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures.
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- Ability to assess and recommend third-party tools and services to complement AWS offerings.
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- Knowledge of 3rd party storage and firewall desired.
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- Stakeholder management.
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- Knowledge of cloud security.
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- Strong Experience in Cloud platforms, Data Centre and hosting technologies
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- Ability to communicate solutions to other stakeholders
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- Broad knowledge of Networks & Security
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- Identify & recommend opportunities for efficiency.
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- Stay updated on new features and capabilities & best practices.
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- Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage diversity.
- Share knowledge with the team and contribute to the organization’s learning culture.
Consultant - Brendan Connolly
Telephone: 0207 392 7512
Email: brendan.connolly@spencer-rose.com
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