Data Centre Architect - 12 Months - Hybrid
Posted 1 week ago by 1772593911
£650 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Data Centre Architect role involves leading the design, planning, and optimization of enterprise and hyperscale data centre environments. The position requires developing scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient infrastructure solutions that meet business and compliance needs. The ideal candidate should possess extensive expertise in physical infrastructure, networking, and cloud integration, along with strong stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design end-to-end data centre solutions (greenfield and brownfield).
- Develop scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Define standards for rack layout, power distribution, cooling, and structured cabling.
- Architect hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity strategies.
- Produce HLDs (High-Level Designs) and LLDs (Low-Level Designs).
Key Skills:
- 8+ years' experience in data centre or infrastructure architecture
- Network design (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN).
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform, Ansible).
- Understanding of container platforms (eg, Kubernetes).
- Proven experience producing HLDs, LLDs, and architectural diagrams.
Salary (Rate): £650/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Data Centre Architect - 12 Months - Hybrid
We are seeking an experienced Data Centre Architect to lead the design, planning, and optimization of enterprise and hyperscale data centre environments. The role is responsible for developing scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient infrastructure solutions that align with business, operational, and compliance requirements.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in physical infrastructure, compute and storage architecture, networking, virtualization, and cloud integration, with strong stakeholder management and documentation skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end data centre solutions (greenfield and brownfield).
- Develop scalable, high-availability, and fault-tolerant architectures.
- Define standards for rack layout, power distribution, cooling, and structured cabling.
- Architect hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity strategies.
- Produce HLDs (High-Level Designs) and LLDs (Low-Level Designs).
Key Skills
- 8+ years' experience in data centre or infrastructure architecture
- Network design (BGP, OSPF, VXLAN).
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform, Ansible).
- Understanding of container platforms (eg, Kubernetes).
- Proven experience producing HLDs, LLDs, and architectural diagrams.
Desirable Qualifications
- TOGAF
- VMware VCAP/VCDX
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Azure Solutions Architect
- Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP)
Contract Details
Contract Length: 12 Months
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: £650/day Inside IR35
Immediate Start Preferred