Head Of Infrastructure Architecture

1 week ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Equiniti Full time

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Role Summary

A critical leadership role within the Architecture & Strategy team and across the wider Product & Engineering teams. With broad infrastructure domain knowledge, involved in shaping and directing technology strategy for the whole enterprise and engaging with Product Owners, Business Leaders, Clients and Engineering teams to ensure delivery against requirements and EQ standards.

Accountable for end to end infrastructure designs, the assignment and coordination of infrastructure architecture resources to projects to ensure that business outcomes are met in a timely manner. They ensure continuous improvement, shape and approve strategies and provide input to the definition of standards and patterns.

May require some travel.

Business Function

The team has significant influence, interacting with Engineering, Product Leaders, Business Sponsors and frequently directly with Clients. Strong engagement with our principal technology suppliers, especially AWS, Microsoft and Dell, providing opportunities for collaboration.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain architectural, security and technical standards, reflecting evolving technology and emerging best practice
  • Communicate the context, purpose and value of architecture to the wider EQ organisation
  • Take an active role in contributing to the effectiveness of the architecture practice across EQ by developing improved ways of working and best practice. Collaborate and coach colleagues to support the improvement of the technology practice in EQ
  • Build awareness of the wider Equiniti environment by creating and communicating standards, architecture models and strategies.
  • Maintain a repository for infrastructure artefacts
  • Lead Architecture Design Reviews and other technical governance forums
  • Ensure that the Infrastructure Architects are equipped with appropriate training, tools and operating frameworks to deliver against the demand plan from both P&E and the business units
  • Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine potential impact on the Enterprise's architecture and Infrastructure & Operations strategy. Work with strategic suppliers to understand their future vision and strategy
  • Provide ongoing mentoring

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

  • Extensive Infrastructure Architecture experience - across Cloud (Primarily AWS but also Microsoft Azure), Hosting, Storage, Networking, Security and End User Computing
  • Experience leading a team of highly skilled specialists
  • Well versed in technologies, concepts, practices, and industry direction
  • Experience across multiple countries or strategic business units
  • Strong communicator, capable of understanding business requirements and translating them into technical approaches
  • Ability to build consensus between multiple stakeholders or service providers
  • Understanding and experience applying Information Security best practices, principles and accreditations (ISO27001)
  • Understanding of complex networking topologies and technologies
  • Create relevant build and design standards which promote re-use and shorten the delivery lifecycle of infrastructure assets
  • Ability to meet project deadlines, budgets and quality standards
  • Industry certification and knowledge of architecture and delivery frameworks would be an advantage (Eg. MCSE, TOGAF, AWS Certification, Cisco Accreditation)
  • UK SC Clearance preferred

Technical Ability:

In depth experience of designing, securing, implementing and supporting enterprise solutions for both traditional data centre and public cloud environments with the following technologies:-

  • AWS services - ideally Solution Architect qualified
  • Microsoft Active Directory spanning multiple forests and sites
  • Core Microsoft technologies e.g. SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, M365
  • Automated deployment, configuration management and monitoring systems such as Puppet, Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, New Relic
  • High availability and load balancing
  • SAN storage solutions
  • Infrastructure security platforms and tooling
  • Secure File Transfer Platforms and File Services

What We Offer

Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Pension contributions matched up to 10%

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan - Gives all Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners sell the company for a profit

Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary

Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at high street stores through EQ Wins Platform

Flexible Benefits - Ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.

Time Off - 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity

Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks

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