Lead Infrastructure Architect

Advanced is a business that embraces innovation, enabling its customers to seize every opportunity and transform their business. Life at Advanced begins in an exciting environment in a role that matters.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a confident Lead Infrastructure Architect to join the Managed Services Business Unit within Advanced.

As a Lead Infrastructure Architect, you’ll implement new capabilities on customer facing projects across a breadth of technologies.  You are a self-starting, experienced architect able to confidently engage and act as a trusted advisor to senior customers stakeholders and internal colleagues on large and complex technology changes.  You will be able to quickly understand business context, translating strategic objectives and business requirements into technology solutions.  You will lead by example, producing high quality technical designs and providing implementation teams with technical leadership across the project life cycle.

Primarily focused on Professional Services technical project delivery, you’ll also support our presales team to shape compelling propositions to prospective and existing customers who engage us to bid on new transformation opportunities.

The responsibilities of a Lead Infrastructure Architect include:

• Evaluating business and operational challenges and current state impacts, using a consultative and engaging approach with our customers
• Presenting findings with recommendations, anticipated benefits and key risks
• Architecting, designing and implementing technical solutions for our customers, with a focus on physical and virtualised infrastructure on-prem and within a multi or hybrid cloud environment
• Being the Technical Lead and ‘go to’ on large and complex professional services projects
• Providing technical design assurance and quality control for technical design documents produced on other professional services projects
• Committing to continuous professional development in all areas of the role

• Minimum 5+ years in a similar role
• Experience in a customer facing environment, whether as part of a consulting organisation or professional services team.
• Experience of the IT Managed Services and IT Outsourcing business model
• In-depth technical knowledge of architects in areas such as:
  • Physical and hosted data centre technologies
  • Virtualisation
  • Storage, Hyper-converged, Converged Infrastructure solutions
  • Server Operating Systems (majoring on Wintel/Microsoft Windows Server)
  • LAN and WAN technologies
• Experience with some or all of the following vendor technologies
  • Dell Technologies
  • VMWare
  • Microsoft Azure including Stack HCI
  • Cisco
• A good knowledge of
  • Networking and Security
  • End-user compute & digital workspace
• Technical leadership in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.
• Comfort with multitasking across complex projects.
• Self-motivation and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Visualization and articulation of project parameters and scope.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Values Awards – Our quarterly employee-driven initiative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
• Performance & Talent – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger