Solutions Architect, Infrastructure

To design and guide the implementation of resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure solutions that enable ICAEW's digital and operational services. The role ensures alignment between technology platforms and organisational goals, with a strong focus on cloud strategy, platform modernisation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and document infrastructure solutions that support business applications, data platforms, identity management, and end-user services.

• Champion cloud-first principles while supporting hybrid environments and the transition from legacy to modern infrastructure.

• Promote standardisation, automation, and reuse through infrastructure-as-code, platform templates, and scalable deployment patterns.

• Provide architectural oversight during implementation, ensuring that designs are realised effectively and with appropriate governance.

• Collaborate with service owners, IT operations, security teams, and third-party providers to align infrastructure with business needs.

• Contribute to the evolution of ICAEW's infrastructure strategy, including hosting models, lifecycle management, and automation standards.

• Extensive experience in infrastructure architecture and design, particularly in Microsoft-centric environments.

• Strong understanding of hybrid cloud infrastructure, Azure services, and modern workplace technologies.

• Familiarity with security, resilience, and operational frameworks (e.g. ISO27001, NIST, ITIL).

• Experience in agile and traditional delivery models, with the ability to work across project and BAU contexts.

• Demonstrable experience delivering infrastructure change in complex, regulated environments.

• Deep knowledge of Microsoft technologies, including Azure (IaaS, PaaS), Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, and Intune.

Why work for us?We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role.Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect.

We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development.Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that's in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Our employee benefits include:* A substantial suite of training and development* Flexible working arrangements* A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plansWe are a disability confident employer.

At ICAEW, you'll be part of an organisation that's shaping the future of business, finance and the accountancy profession on a global scale. Our bold 2030 Strategy puts members, innovation, sustainability and trust at the heart of everything we do-creating an exciting, forward-looking environment where your work has real impact. We invest in our people through our benefits package, continuous development and a supportive, inclusive culture that empowers you to grow and thrive. If you're looking for a role with purpose, influence and opportunity, ICAEW is a place where your future can truly take shape.