Infrastructure Architect (Executive Director)
London (Hybrid - 40% Office) | Permanent
Join a major global banking organisation undergoing significant technology transformation as they build a modern, consolidated infrastructure platform across cloud, data centre, and end-user computing environments.
This is a highly visible Executive Director position reporting to the Head of Architecture, responsible for defining the target-state infrastructure strategy and leading large-scale consolidation, migration, and transformation initiatives across the bank.
The Role
- Define and own the future-state infrastructure architecture
- Lead data centre consolidation and migration programmes
- Drive cloud adoption across AWS and Azure environments
- Develop cloud landing zones, hybrid connectivity, and infrastructure standards
- Lead VDI and end-user computing consolidation initiatives
- Own operational resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity architecture
- Drive infrastructure cost optimisation and estate rationalisation
- Provide architecture governance and Design Authority oversight
- Work closely with Engineering, Security, Cloud, Network, and Business leaders
Skills & Experience
- Extensive Infrastructure Architecture experience within Financial Services
- Expertise across AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
- Knowledge of VDI technologies including Citrix, VMware Horizon, and Azure Virtual Desktop
- Strong understanding of operational resilience and disaster recovery
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic change
What's On Offer?
- Competitive bonus
- Executive Director title
- High-profile transformation programme
- Significant influence on enterprise technology strategy
- Hybrid working (40% office)
- Opportunity to shape the future infrastructure estate of a global bank
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