Summary: The Infrastructure Solutions Architect role focuses on leveraging a strong technical background in infrastructure to support data retention projects. The position requires a skilled engineer or architect to work on-site two days a week in Northern locations, particularly within commuting distance to Yorkshire or Scotland. The contract is initially for six months but is expected to extend until 2027, indicating a long-term commitment. The role emphasizes a deep understanding of backup and recovery processes, architecture analysis, and collaboration within Agile and DevOps environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement infrastructure solutions for data retention projects.
• Conduct architecture analysis and assessments of current systems.
• Ensure compliance with Financial Conduct Authority operational resilience requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance system design and processes.
• Utilize modern backup and recovery practices and tooling.
• Participate in Agile development processes and DevOps practices.
• Plan for capacity and future growth of systems.
• Define infrastructure blueprints and patterns.

Key Skills:

• Strong organisational, analytical, and system thinking skills.
• Deep understanding of backup and recovery processes.
• Familiarity with Financial Conduct Authority operational resilience requirements.
• Experience in architecture analysis techniques and processes.
• Knowledge of systems and software engineering design across the life cycle.
• Understanding of Secure by Design principles.
• Experience with Agile Development Principles and Methods.
• Familiarity with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Technical knowledge of distributed technologies, midrange technologies, and cloud hosting.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and deployment systems.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and resilience patterns.
• Experience with data replication technologies and software-defined networks.

Salary (Rate): 680

City: Edinburgh

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT