IT Infrastructure Architect - Contract

Job Description

-Responsible for developing an Infrastructure Architecture complimentary to the organisation's application and data architecture Software deployment
-Creating and maintaining infrastructure specific architectural principles and building infrastructure design patterns
-Manage external parties, local specialist and stakeholders
-Understand the business requirements and translate it to a IT strategy specific to the service offering
-Create a high level project plan and size the resources required to execute the project
-Be involved in scoping, designing and implementing IT systems and services
-Prepare systems and network documentation to ensure that the infrastructure is kept fully up to date
-Help build and manage the project plans for architecture related projects

Desired Skills and Experience

- Architectural, strategic and governance experience
- Subject Matter experience with the following infrastructure domains
- Database: Eg DB Farms, Data Warehousing, OLAP, Db Farms
- Experience leading an organisation and mentoring staff
- Experience with SAN and NAS technologies
- Extensive experience working with Windows Server, Virtual networks, Clustering/NLB, Office 365/Exchange Online, Active Directory and SQL availability groups
- Flexible with the ability to maintain effectiveness in a changing environment
- Team player who can work for the cause of the organization and the team
- Experience in the financial sector will be considered an advantage
- Fluent English, knowledge of German considered an advantage
- Significant experience working with architecture frameworks ISEB, TOGAF or Zachman on Agile projects
- Good team player, open, willing to acquire new skills and learn, reliable, flexible and with a positive attitude
- Broad technology experience

If you match the above skill set we look forward to receiving your application.