At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and implement cutting-edge infrastructure solutions while ensuring security and performance.
- Company: Join a leading tech firm in London with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a culture that values learning and knowledge sharing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by shaping the future of technology in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 8-15 years of experience in infrastructure architecture and strong technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
London, United Kingdom | Posted on 11/02/2026
Job Description
- Role: Infrastructure Architect with IAM experience
- Location: Harbour Exchange Square, London
- Mode: Hybrid (2 days to office)
- Experience: 8 to 15 years
- Job Type: Fixed term contract and Hybrid.
- Job Purpose
The Infrastructure Architect plays a key role in CVS architecture / technology division.
The role involves producing designs and overseeing the implementation of solutions encompassing hardware, software, and security to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability; bridging business needs on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, providing technical leadership, and ensuring designs meet CVS architectural principles and security standards.
The architect should be a strong technologist that is very aware of current developments in the technology spectrum.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce high-quality high-level Design documentation describing technical systems solutions, providing overall design direction and recommendations for resolution of complex technical issues.
- Analyse existing Design documents, find recommended options in the market, produce presentations to the Architect team with options and reasoning and later proceed with Design documents.
- Provide technical leadership and direction to the IT engineering, delivery and test teams throughout implementation phases.
- Support the Enterprise Architects in the development of infrastructure road maps to support the evolution of the technical and digital portfolios from current to future state.
- Act as liaison between Architecture and Engineering and direct the development of technical standards and platforms, quality, and best practices.
- Required Skills and Experience
- Strong technical knowledge including Microsoft technologies, Red Hat Linux, datacentre and cloud, enterprise networking: WAN/LAN/WLAN, routing, firewall, ID/IP/IPS, WAN optimization, proxy, VPN services, load balancing, and IT security.
- Experience designing, documenting, integrating, and managing complex infrastructure solutions across on-premises and cloud environments such as AWS.
- Knowledge of networking, storage and server hardware configuration and design.
- Good knowledge of cloud networking (AWS and Azure) components.
- Ability to communicate solutions to other stakeholders.
- Ability to assess and recommend third-party tools and systems to complement existing offerings.
- Knowledge of security design.
- Good knowledge of risk management.
- Work closely with other architecture disciplines including Enterprise, Infrastructure and Security, as well Engineering and Operations.
- Provide technical guidance to team members and other stakeholders.
- Identify and recommend opportunities for efficiency.
- Stay updated on new features and capabilities and best practices.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage diversity.
- Share knowledge within the team and contribute to the organization’s learning culture.
Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Industry recognized certifications such as TOGAF, CITA, RHCA.
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At CVS, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of London. Our hybrid model promotes work-life balance while fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams, ensuring that our employees have ample opportunities for professional growth and development. With a strong emphasis on innovation and security, we empower our Infrastructure Architects to lead impactful projects that shape the future of technology.
