Infrastructure Architect
Job Description
Infrastructure Architect** (Contract)\n\nDuration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension)\n\nLocation: Manchester/Leeds/Halifax Hybrid (2 days in office)\n\nRate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates\n\nRole Overview\n\nWe are seeking a talented Infrastructure Architect who is passionate about creating secure, efficient, and resilient infrastructure solutions.\n\nSkills & Experience:\n\nStrong organisational, analytical, and systems thinking abilities.\nComprehensive understanding of modern backup and recovery processes, practises, and tools from an enterprise perspective.\nFamiliarity with the Financial Conduct Authority's operational resilience requirements.\nExperience with architecture analysis techniques and processes.\nProficient understanding of systems and software engineering design across the lifecycle.\nKnowledge of Secure by Design principles.\nExperience with Agile Development Principles and Methods.\nFamiliarity with DevOps and DevSecOps practises, processes, and toolsets.\nUnderstanding of IT Service Management principles.\nExcellent collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills.\nProficiency in analysis and current state assessments. \n\nTechnical Skills & Knowledge:\n\nExpertise in Distributed / X86 technologies, including Windows, RHEL, and Containers-both virtualized and physical.\nKnowledge of midrange technologies, such as IBM Power Series, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris.\nExperience with traditional on-premise hosting and cloud hosting (both on-premise and off-premise).\nFamiliarity with monitoring and alerting systems, deployment systems, and capacity planning.\nKnowledge of backup and recovery systems, including ransomware vaulting.\nUnderstanding of storage and archiving systems, disaster recovery patterns, and high availability patterns.\nExperience with data replication technologies and software-defined networks for data centres.\nProficiency in infrastructure blueprint/pattern definition and mainframe technologies, including IBM System Z and Unisys Dorado. \n\nCandidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
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