Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Job summary

The Infrastructure Platform Engineer is a senior technical leadership role focused on designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms for defense and aerospace operations.

Qualifications

• Extensive IT infrastructure experience in an architecture role.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms.
• Strong background in cloud architecture and hybrid infrastructure models.
• Experience with virtualisation, storage, and high-availability design.
• Track record of leading infrastructure modernisation programmes.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, or government IT environments.
• Expertise in infrastructure architecture patterns and design methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, including services and cost optimisation.
• Experience with virtualisation technologies.
• Proficiency in storage technologies and backup/recovery solutions.
• Strong networking knowledge including SDN and network security.
• Understanding of containerisation and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and high-availability design.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and technical depth.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and stakeholders.
• Commitment to security and compliance excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design and define enterprise infrastructure architectures.
• Develop cloud strategy and hybrid infrastructure roadmaps.
• Establish infrastructure design patterns and best practices.
• Lead capacity planning and infrastructure optimisation initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Lead design and implementation of cloud platforms.
• Architect virtualisation solutions and orchestration platforms.
• Design disaster recovery and business continuity architectures.
• Guide infrastructure modernisation programmes and technology refresh initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security requirements and standards.
• Lead technical teams and provide architectural direction.
• Establish governance frameworks and operational standards.
• Drive technical decision-making through design reviews.
• Document architecture decisions and technical standards.
• Architect security controls into infrastructure design.
• Ensure compliance with security policy and industry standards.
• Implement infrastructure hardening and vulnerability management.
• Optimise infrastructure costs and energy efficiency.
• Support operational readiness and incident response planning.
• Serve as technical authority for infrastructure discussions.

Skills

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