Infrastructure Architect

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Architect (Infrastructure Architect) to join and strengthen our established Architecture Team within the IT Service.

This role is responsible for shaping and evolving the infrastructure architecture that underpins the University's digital services, ensuring our platforms are resilient, secure, scalable and fit for the future. You will provide technical leadership across infrastructure domains, working closely with technical specialists, service delivery teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders.

The Architecture Team sits within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and works alongside Project Management, Business Analysis, Technical Operations and Service Delivery functions. Together, we support major transformation programmes and continuous improvement initiatives, prioritised through the University's Technology Portfolio Board, with a strong focus on outcomes, sustainability and long‑term value.

As an Infrastructure Architect, you will:

• Develop and maintain a holistic infrastructure architecture roadmap aligned to the University's strategy
• Define architecture principles, standards and reference architectures, ensuring consistency and value across the technology landscape
• Lead architectural reviews of solutions and change initiatives, providing clear recommendations and options
• Explore and assess the introduction of new and emerging technologies
• Maintain current and target state architecture models using appropriate tooling
• Act as a trusted architectural advisor to projects, programmes and senior stakeholders

This is a permanent role based in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering flexible hybrid working and an attractive benefits package.

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