Cloud Infrastructure Architect

This role requires a strong engineering practitioner with deep infrastructure fundamentals, advanced automation skills, and the ability to design, build, code, and operate modern infrastructure platforms.
The successful candidate must demonstrate strong developer pedigree, extensive hands-on automation experience, and the capability to translate infrastructure architecture into executable code and pipelines.

Required Technical Skills

Infrastructure & Platforms

• Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)

• Windows Server

• Virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V)

• Networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing)

• Storage architectures

Automation & IaC

• Terraform (mandatory)

• ARM / Bicep / CloudFormation

• Ansible / Puppet / Chef

• Configuration management tools

Cloud & Containers

• Azure / AWS / GCP

• Kubernetes / OpenShift

• Containerisation (Docker)

• Cloud networking and security

Programming & Scripting

• Python

• PowerShell

• Bash / Shell scripting

• Git-based source control

Security & Compliance

• CIS benchmarks

• Security hardening automation

• IAM and access control

• Logging, monitoring, and alerting

Required Experience

• 10–15+ years overall IT experience

• 6–8+ years hands-on infrastructure engineering

• 4–6+ years infrastructure automation and IaC experience

• Proven progression as:

• Infrastructure Engineer → Automation Engineer → Architect

• Experience in Public Sector / Regulated environments preferred

• Demonstrated ability to design, code, deploy, and operate infrastructure

Nice to Have

• Experience with:

• GCC programmes

• Large-scale regulated platforms

• Knowledge of:

• DevSecOps and Secure SDLC

• Policy-as-Code (OPA, Sentinel)

• Cloud and platform certifications