Principal Infrastructure Architect - London, United Kingdom - 55 Exec Search

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    MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: Considering the nature of client engagements, all employees must qualify for UK Government Security Clearance - This entails possessing the right to work in the UK without requiring a visa/sponsorship and having resided in the UK for at least five consecutive years without any gaps of more than six months.

    Senior / Principal Infrastructure Architect

    Our client is a technology consulting firm, due to rapid growth plans, they are looking for a Senior / Principal Infrastructure Architect.

    The architecture practice houses a network of industry-leading professionals. As a practice, they deliver complex transformations, seamless cloud migrations and enterprise architecture definitions and management.

    As the Principal Infrastructure Architect, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the design and deployment of infrastructure servers, networks, and end-user devices. From conceptualisation to implementation, you'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and resilient architectures that empower clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

    Responsibilities:

    • Lead the architectural design and development of infrastructure solutions.
    • Provide architecture leadership and support to infrastructure teams
    • Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients' existing infrastructure landscapes, providing strategies and roadmaps to improve the existing infrastructure systems.
    • Develop plans for procurement and implementation of infrastructure.
    • Provide direction to teams on implementing technical solutions and methodologies to achieve desired outcomes.
    • Offer resolutions to intricate issues arising in network programs and projects.
    • Guarantee readiness for disasters; establish technical resilience i.e. implement secure backup and recovery procedures to safeguard against system disruptions.
    • Regularly engage with business stakeholders to monitor, document, and report on projects

    Current experience will include:

    • You will possess a meticulous approach to problem-solving.
    • Proven experience supporting highly critical services
    • End-user devices / Backup as a service (BaaS)
    • Server Virtualisation / VMWave
    • Kubernetes (highly desirable)
    • Efficiently interact with clients to ascertain project goals and specifications.
    • Knowledge of data-centric operations and the components involved.
    • Experience of dealing with major incidents
    • Knowledge of networking concepts, cloud computing and principles