Data Centre Architect Retail 12 Month contract (Inside IR35) Berkshire - Hybrid Working within a major transformation programme focused on shaping the future of enterprise infrastructure, leading large scale data centre modernisation, hybrid cloud integration, and critical business transformation initiatives. Role Responsibilities * Define and own the enterprise Data Centre architecture roadmap across compute, storage, network, security, and resilience. * Design scalable, secure, and highly available on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. * Architect Windows, Linux, VMware, and virtualisation platforms, ensuring operational excellence and lifecycle management. * Lead large scale transformation programmes including data centre consolidation, migrations, modernisation, and cloud adoption. * Design and govern backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience strategies, including immutable backup solutions. * Drive observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering frameworks across enterprise infrastructure. * Embed security first and Zero Trust principles into all infrastructure designs. * Optimise infrastructure performance, capacity, licensing, and operational costs. * Collaborate with senior stakeholders, business leaders, security teams, and technology vendors to deliver strategic outcomes. * Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and governance across architecture and engineering teams. Experience Required * Proven experience designing enterprise-scale, highly available Data Centre architectures. * Strong expertise across hybrid cloud environments including Azure, AWS, and/or GCP. * Deep knowledge of VMware, Hyper-V, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern virtualisation technologies. * Advanced understanding of networking, including LAN/WAN, SDN, firewalls, load balancing, and network segmentation. * Experience with enterprise storage, backup, replication, and disaster recovery solutions. * Strong knowledge of security frameworks, Zero Trust architecture, and compliance standards such as ISO27001 and PCI-DSS. * Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools including Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, or Python. * Proven ability to lead complex transformation programmes, migrations, and infrastructure modernisation initiatives. * Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior leadership and business stakeholders. * Excellent communication, documentation, governance, and strategic planning capabilities. Desirable Experience * VMware NSX, vSAN, and Software-Defined Data Centre technologies. * Edge computing and distributed infrastructure architectures. * Green Data Centre and sustainability initiatives. * AI/ML, GPU, and high performance computing environments. * Advanced observability and AIOps platforms such as Dynatrace or AppDynamics. * FinOps and infrastructure cost optimisation experience. * DevSecOps integration and secure automation practices. * Experience delivering large-scale data centre exits, relocations, or cloud migration programmes
Data Centre Architect in Reading employer: NXA Talent LTD
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