Infrastructure Architect

Netcompany is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, recognised for disrupting the marketplace and helping to transform the IT sector. We deliver IT Transformation and Delivery services to some of the most well-known organisations in the UK and can count 18% of the FTSE 100 as clients, delivering services across several different sectors.

Netcompany have ambitious growth plans for the next few years and will continue to win and deliver multi-million-pound projects, offering a fantastic opportunity for all members of staff to grow with us and carve out a challenging, successful and rewarding career

The Infrastructure Architect will be responsible for overseeing the completion of technology components within IT projects. They will perform liaison between technical SMEs and business stakeholders, providing guidance on the customer journey, to ensure that: 

• Business goals are converted into a suitable project framework. 
• Requirements are robustly defined, in a manner that allows suppliers to be engaged appropriately. 
• Technical solutions align with enterprise IT strategy. 
• Design collateral is always produced to a high standard, covers the end-to-end service and is capable of assurance by the Architecture Governance function. 
• Delivery is coordinated across multiple technical disciplines. 
• Services are BAU-ready before they are handed to Operations. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Acting as the senior technology authority for a specific project or programme, ideally within in a Manufacturing Environment. 
• Collaborating with project management teams to interpret business needs and establish project boundaries that will inform the necessary technical specifications. 
• Demonstrable experience in the production of technical design documentation, working within a multi-supplier environment, planning, and delivering quality results within agreed time-scales. 
• Producing holistic service designs, which not only cover technology aspects, but which also address service support, management and maintenance needs. 
• Experience across full project lifecycle, from initiation to decommissioning. 
• Ability to model current, target and transition states, and define migration methods between these. Ability to decompose these into low-level tasks, for assignment to engineering teams. 
• Understanding of business analysis methods. 
• Provision of technical coordination across multiple teams and assignment of roles and responsibilities 
• Liaising with business governance functions e.g. Senior Management, Security, Enterprise Architecture, Service Acceptance etc. 
• Presenting complex technical architecture solutions to the end customer. 
• Ability to oversee the technical delivery of projects to the project manager and engineering team.

Technical Skills 

• Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 
• SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 
• SUSE/Red Hat Linux 7/8/9 
• NAS/SAN technologies 
• Windows 10/11, SCOM and SCCM 
• Client and client server applications 
• General networking knowledge 
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms an advantage, but not essential 
• Knowledge of Oracle RDBMS also an advantage, but not essential

• Knowledge of a broad range of technology solutions, within complex enterprises. 
• Experience of Network, Security and Storage technology solutions. 
• Appreciation and understanding of Cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure 
• Application integration, migration and business transformation. 
• TOGAF an advantage, but not essential 
• Service architecture, business analysis and service management awareness 
• SC Cleared or eligible 

Netcompany Academy

Through our Netcompany Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine-tune your strategic acumen. 

As you progress through the content, you’ll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

Essentials

• Must be willing to do UK based travel for projects.
• Must have the right to work in the UK
• Must be able to attain a UK Security Clearance

Benefits include

• 25 days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us.  We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at reasonableadjustments@netcompany.com.

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