Infrastructure Architect

Architecture and Design Define the target infrastructure architecture across on-premise data centres and Azure, including compute, storage, network, Kubernetes/OpenShift, middleware and database hosting. Design landing zones and platform patterns for the core banking system, API platform, Kafka, observability and integration workloads. Define high availability, active-active and active-passive topologies, backup and disaster recovery patterns with RTO and RPO aligned to service criticality. Produce reference architectures, high-level and low-level designs and architecture decision records. Qualifications and Experience Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. 12-15+ years in infrastructure engineering and architecture, with significant time in banking. Demonstrated architecture leadership in a large core banking transformation. Track record of designing HA and DR for tier-1 banking systems. Experience working with core banking vendors and global system integrators. Technical Skills Hybrid cloud architecture, with Azure strongly preferred. VMware virtualisation, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Linux and enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, object storage). Oracle database infrastructure including RAC, Data Guard and Exadata. Data centre and cloud networking, load balancing and security zoning. Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), GitOps and CI/CD. Observability and capacity management tooling. Understanding of BIAN-aligned, API-led and event-driven architectures. Preferred Certifications TOGAF 9 or 10. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Red Hat OpenShift or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). Oracle Exadata or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certification.

Desired Candidate Profile

Experience Level 12-15+ years in banking infrastructure and architecture Skills Azure Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code Employment Type Full-time